At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team providing anaesthesia for obstetric patients in a major hospital.
- Company: Royal Cornwall Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in a stunning coastal location.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Enjoy a vibrant community with excellent leisure activities and career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while enjoying a balanced lifestyle in beautiful Cornwall.
- Qualifications: GMC registration and advanced obstetric anaesthesia experience required.
The predicted salary is between 113565 - 150569 £ per year.
Applications are invited for the post(s) of Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro. The Royal Cornwall Hospital is situated in the City of Truro. We have a broad range of elective services, with a diverse emergency workload, and a changing demographic with an increasing obstetric population.
The Hospital is a major District General Hospital; a major trauma unit, a vascular centre, with comprehensive cancer services, providing over 30,000 anaesthetics per year, and over 4,000 births, with over 570 beds. We have 27 operating theatres and anaesthesia delivery areas and 18 critical care beds, with further expansion planned. We have recently opened an Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit to look after high-risk surgical cases. We operate to a budget of £470 million, with approximately 6,000 staff.
We are looking for Consultants in Anaesthesia with a broad range of skills to become an active member of a flexible team of 64 consultants and 8 SAS anaesthetists. We deliver anaesthesia across 4 sites namely the Royal Cornwall Hospital, St Michael's Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital and St Austell Surgical Hub. There is agreed government funding for a new Women and Children's extension to the hospital to include obstetric theatres, 2 paediatric theatres and 2 further theatres.
Main duties of the job
The requirements of application for the post in Obstetric Anaesthesia include experience at an Advanced Obstetric level. Wider skills in audit and governance, and management and leadership would be particularly desirable.
Each job plan within the department is designed to deliver a balanced opportunity to enable professional and relationship development, to ensure quality anaesthetic provision and successful revalidation. Opportunities exist for all consultants within the fields of teaching, academia, research, education and management and leadership.
We are committed to balance well-being and professional interest throughout a career in Anaesthesia at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. We are delighted to offer an interesting yet life-style compatible 1:30 general anaesthesia night-time on call and a consultant delivered CEPOD and TRAUMA service with excellent national outcomes.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospital is situated in the Cathedral city of Truro in the centre of the Cornish Peninsula. The surrounding countryside is renowned for its spectacular rural and coastal scenery. Cornwall is well known for its surfing beaches, coastal and inland sailing waters and numerous equestrian opportunities.
The Trust (RCHT) is part of the Cornwall Healthcare Community, working in partnership with other local trusts to deliver high quality healthcare services across the county. The Trust has close links to medical specialist services in the South-West Peninsula and beyond. Serving a widespread local population, as well as thousands of visitors to Cornwall each year, poses a number of unique healthcare challenges.
The strong heritage of Cornwall has been further enhanced with the opening of the Eden Project and the National Maritime Museum. Over recent years there has been an unprecedented growth in high quality restaurants and family orientated leisure facilities.
The Trust delivers acute medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 570,000 and has a higher proportion of elderly people than the national average. The population more than doubles during the busy holiday periods. We focus upon professional satisfaction and personal well-being, and we are fortunate that our work and social environment provides the facilities to do so.
Person Specification
- Qualifications
- Essential: GMC Registration with a licence to practice, FRCA or equivalent, On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of interview date.
- Desirable: Experience in Anaesthesia Antenatal Assessment and Maternity High Risk MDT Planning, Professional Management and Leadership, Obstetric Anaesthesia at Advanced level.
- Experience
- Essential: Completed Higher Training Obstetric Anaesthesia, Experience in clinical audit and governance, Emergency CEPOD and trauma experience, Paediatric Anaesthesia in accordance with Royal College expectation of Adult General Anaesthetist with Certificate of Completion of Training, Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Desirable: Completed Advanced Training Obstetric Anaesthesia, Completion Obstetric Fellowship, Specialist expertise in audit and governance, leadership and management or other areas specific to Anaesthesia, Experienced in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Consultant - Obstetric Anaesthesia in Cornwall employer: National health service
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