Locum Consultant Anaesthetists in Carshalton

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Job overview

Locum Anaesthetic Consultant General - 10 Months. This post will hold a line on the 1/12 on-call rota at ST Helier Hospital. We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be appointed to the role of Locum Consultant. The Anaesthetics department is a friendly and supportive one. It has achieved ACSA Accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists and is proud of this achievement. It scores highly each year in the national hip fracture database report and is one of the busiest five units in London. Its National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) pathway and patient outcomes score as excellent. The Epsom & St Helier Anaesthetic department is aligned with the St George's Hospital teaching programme for medical students and the SW Thames School of Anaesthesia training programme. It has a well-established simulation teaching programme which provides opportunities for suitably qualified applicants.

Main duties of the job

• To always comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
• To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
• To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and be professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
• To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
• To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and outpatients under your care.

Further responsibilities

• To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
• To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, contributing as appropriate to postgraduate and continuing medical education.
• To devote time, through agreement on a regular basis, for teaching and training of medical students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.
• To participate in the active teaching program for undergraduates and junior doctors, including the Elena Power Simulation Centre and airway skills training for paramedics.

Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CESR or equivalent.
• ALS training.
• EPALS / APLS training.
• SIA stage 3 experience in peri-operative medicine for high risk patients.

Clinical Experience

• Broad range of experience in delivering anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgery for patients of all ages.
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR.
• Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists.
• Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development.

Teaching Skills

• Broad range teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
• Ability to teach clinical skills.
• Experience of supervising junior doctors.

Research Experience

• Ability to contribute to change management.
• Ability to critically review research.
• Publications in peer review journals.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the department.

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’ There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you’re attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

Our diversity and inclusion commitment

ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.