Consultant Anaesthetist

To join the team of consultant anaesthetists who provide anaesthesia at RNOH

To provide pre and post-operative care

To participate in the teaching of trainee anaesthetists

To participate in postgraduate academic meetings of the anaesthetic department and departmental audit

To attend consultant administrative departmental meetings

To undertake audit of personal practice

To improve service delivery and participate with clinical governance in line with local and national guidelines

To undertake research

The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of anaesthesia and will undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility which relates to providing anaesthesia services.

The postholder will be expected to be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the anaesthetic department meetings, MDT and regular morning meetings. They will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as allocated by agreement across the department, including cover for colleagues annual leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.

The successful applicant will engage fully and proactively in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit.

The postholder will be expected to engage in continuing professional development.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer prior to the commencement date of the appointment.

The job plan shall be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, including a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external.

It shall also include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfill the job plan and the objectives.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Qualifications

Knowledge

Skills

Quality Improvement

Essential: - Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement (QI) methodology / audit / service improvement work

Desirable: - Evidence of leading on audit and QI projects, and presenting outcomes at national / international conferences

Trust Values

Essential: - Understands and committed to Trust values: oPatients first always oExcellence in all we do oTrust, honesty and respect for each other oEquality for all

Other Requirements