Consultant Anaesthesia With an interest in Obstetrics and Orthopaedics

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Anaesthetist with a particular interest in Obstetrics and Orthopaedics. We provide anaesthetic services across all our hospitals: The Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, Newham Hospital and St Bartholomew\’s Hospital (Bart\’s).

At the Royal London Hospital we provide: POA, Pain – acute and chronic, Trauma and orthopaedics, gynae-oncology, gynaecology, urology, HpB, colorectal, ENT, general and plastic surgery, neurosurgery, vascular, renal, maxillofacial, dental, paediatrics, obstetrics and interventional radiology.

Main duties of the job

This post is a substantive consultant post in anaesthesia based at The Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate may be asked to cover surgical lists at other sites across the Trust if required. The post holder will be an employee of Bart\’s Health and there may be future opportunities or requirements to work at one of the other hospitals in the Bart\’s Health group. This is a general post with an interest in orthopaedic surgery and obstetrics for a consultant anaesthetist. The appointee must be able to work flexibly and be able to cover all the specialties provided for at The Royal London Hospital.

Your primary base will be the Royal London Hospital. If you have a strong desire to work in a team that makes patient care, safety, and patient experience as its top priority, and you have a special interest in obstetrics and orthopaedics, we would love to hear from you.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain\’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Clinical Skills

Essential

• GMC Registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• CCT in anaesthesia or equivalent or, if in training within 6 months of CCT
• FRCA or equivalent
• ALS/APLS
• Higher training in orthopaedic trauma or regional anaesthesia
• Advanced training in obstetrics

Desirable

• Experience of UK healthcare system

Special Knowledge/ Abilities and/or Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in a wide variety of anaesthesia, and the management of major trauma
• Experience in the peri-operative care of patients including pain management
• Audit experience

Desirable

• Experience in anaesthesia specialties in the job plan
• Clinical management training
• Experience in Clinical Governance
• Experience in setting up courses for nursing/ AHP staff

Personal Skills/ Qualities

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and intelligently in written and spoken English
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Ability to gain confidence and trust
• Ability to cope with pressure and adapt to change
• Enthusiasm/ approachability

Desirable

• Leadership skills appropriate to leading a multidisciplinary team
• Directing and teaching medical, nursing and other professions allied to anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Research

Essential

• Understands research methodology
• Actively encourages research with junior and other staff
• Active participation in research

Desirable

• Experience of research presentations to learned societies on topics related to anaesthesia

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education

Desirable

• Experience in teaching and clinical audit
• Computer skills
• Service development

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