Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia (YC72) - Paediatric Anaesthesia - Manchester University NH[...]

We have vacancies in the following sectors. Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) is the largest tertiary Paediatric Hospital in the UK. The successful candidate would be joining a department of 40 Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists delivering sessions across RMCH, The Christie Hospital, Trafford Hospital and Wythenshawe hospital. The department provides anaesthesia for a wide range of paediatric surgical specialities including neurosurgery, complex airway, hyperinsulinism, palatofacial surgery, burn injury, paediatric urology including bladder exstrophy, renal transplant surgery and neonatal surgery. The post attracts 10 PAs. Weekend elective work may be required in the future. Candidates should demonstrate proven experience in Paediatric anaesthetics.

Main duties of the job: The new consultant will provide anaesthesia for the services provided by the hospitals. Provision of services, including a 1 in 15 on-call rota, will be shared with other consultant anaesthetists at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The appointee will be contracted for a 10 PA job, made up of 10 direct clinical care PAs and 2 supporting PAs for teaching, audit, CME/CPD, mandatory training, clinical governance and other administrative duties. The job plan is flexible to meet the needs of the service. The clinical commitment will consist of a variety of surgical specialities and the appointee would be expected to work at RMCH and all its affiliated sites and to cover for colleagues' annual, study and sick leave.

Working for our organisation: MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. You’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Diversity Matters: MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team.

Person specification:

• Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise
• FRCA or equivalent Diploma CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or in training post with a proposed date for CCT within 6 months
• Significant experience in anaesthesia
• Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS
• Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
• Advanced training in paediatric anaesthesia or demonstrable experience
• APLS or equivalent
• At least 18 months Tertiary Paediatric Anaesthesia experience or training
• Relevant medical experience outside anaesthesia
• ATLS
• Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues
• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor
• Extensive / formal experience in medical education including regional teaching
• Life support course instructor
• Active consistent engagement with clinical audit
• Regular commitment to continuing medical education
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
• Significant involvement in clinical research
• Presentations at regional and national meetings
• Publications in peer reviewed journal
• Good organisational skills
• Commitment to team working
• Good interpersonal skills
• Flexibility in a changing work environment
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.