Consultant Anaesthetist

• To provide a consultant-level anaesthetic service for elective and emergency services
• To provide high quality patient care, minimising risks and maintaining patient safety in accordance with the GMC's Good Medical Practice
• To help in the delivery of effective services within the agreed budget
• To co-operate with other departments and agencies to meet the objectives of the Anaesthetic Department
• To accept to work flexibly within a nominally fixed timetable

• To supervise junior staff as appropriate
• To provide leadership and health-management skills
• To maintain the Directorate principles of effective multi-disciplinary team working
• To ensure personal knowledge of, and compliance with, Trust and departmental protocol

• To help provide training, supervision and career development to junior doctors of all grades in the Anaesthetic Department
• To contribute to the education of medical and nursing students, paramedics and trainees in other specialities as required. We have recently increased our teaching commitments to the medical schools of Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCA or equivalent medical qualification
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register for anaesthesia (CCT) or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of specialist training at the time of interview. If not eligible for entry on to the Specialist Register, must be able to provide strong evidence of meeting CESR eligibility criteria.

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Anaesthetics.
• At least seven years of providing obstetric anaesthesia
• At least seven years of providing emergency / on call anaesthesia
• At least seven years of providing major trauma anaesthesia
• At least seven years of providing resuscitation care
• At least two years of providing critical care medicine

Essential

• Formal training and experience in management relevant to anaesthesia in the NHS or equivalent training or experience elsewhere, for example Head of Department, Governance Lead or similar lead role.
• Experience of teaching trainees to a standard required by the RCoA (with evidence of suitable teaching / supervision qualification)
• Ability to supervise and initiate quality improvement projects by trainees and to develop trainee presentations at national and international level.
• Ability to deliver teaching for both undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Evidence of affecting clinical governance.
• Experience of various audits in which you played lead role, together with contributions to service improvement and risk management projects.