Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist

The postholder will have significant involvement in the delivery of cardiac anaesthesia both during daytime cover and as part of the cardiac consultant on-call rota. The department covers most anaesthesia specialities, and a dynamic individual with supplementary interests would be welcomed. It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.

The remit of the post holder will be to work flexibly within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients requiring anaesthesia particularly within cardiothoracic surgery. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Anaesthetic Department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

Main duties of the job

• All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service.
• As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
• Integral to these responsibilities is the following:

• The provision of a first-class clinical service
• Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Together with other colleagues, to provide a high-quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
• Shared responsibility with other colleagues and responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
• Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
• Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
• Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
• Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
• Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
• Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
• Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
• King’s is committed to providing Consultant-led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Qualifications & Higher Education

• Full Registration with GMC and completed subspecialty training programme in anaesthesia at time of appointment or equivalent experience.
• On the specialist register at the point of taking up the post.
• Must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Training and Experience

• Wide experience and accredited training in most aspects of anaesthesia including cardiothoracic surgery and capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital (e.g. maxillo-facial surgery and Day Surgery).
• Advanced cardiac training/fellowship and experience in TOE (transoesophageal echocardiography).
• Experience of delivering Anaesthesia at Consultant level and supervising junior colleagues within that capacity.
• Accreditation in TOE (transoesophageal echocardiography).

Administration

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of Anaesthetic services in a busy NHS Hospital.

Management and Leadership

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of anaesthetic services in a busy Teaching Hospital.
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
• Management course and/or qualification.

Audit

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
• Organisation of Audit/Journal Clubs and Morbidity & Mortality Meetings.

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research.
• Publication of relevant peer-reviewed papers in the field of Anaesthesia/ transplantation.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.