This full-time consultant post sits in the Anaesthetic Department at Glenfield Hospital, part of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. The work centres on a safe, efficient anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care, including preoperative assessment, specialist high-risk clinics and the non-resident on-call rota. The department supports cardiothoracic surgery alongside cardiology, respiratory, vascular and renal services, with growing perioperative medicine work as the trust expands pre-operative assessment. Fit depends on a cardiothoracic anaesthesia SIA or fellowship and full FRCA or equivalent.
What the job involves
- Provide a safe and efficient anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care, including preoperative assessment and perioperative care
- Maintain the highest clinical standards and share day-to-day responsibility for patient management
- Provide specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinic work
- Take part in the Consultant Anaesthetist non-resident on-call rota
- Support the Consultant-delivered Perioperative Medicine Service
- Supervise, train and professionally manage junior medical staff, including named training responsibilities where appropriate
- Appraise and assess juniors, and teach undergraduate students and other clinical staff
- Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences and coordinate care across the community and partners
- Cover colleagues' annual leave and other absences, working flexibly during maternity service reconfiguration
- Take part in service development and business planning with consultants, the CMG, GPs and commissioners
- Take part in clinical audit and Trust clinical governance processes
- Undertake teaching, research and administration, and manage budgets where appropriate
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent
- FRCA or equivalent
- SIA or fellowship in cardiothoracic anaesthesia
- Fully trained in anaesthesia
- Current ALS certification
- TOE exam
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Higher Specialist Training accreditation, or Specialist Register eligibility within 6 months of interview, or CESR route and working towards it
Experience
- Leading teams
- Clinical audit and quality improvement work
- Recent research and development activity
Skills & knowledge
- Clear, logical, analytical thinking
- Organising and prioritising clinical workload
- Working in a multidisciplinary team and supervising juniors
- Knowledge of clinical governance and the modern NHS
- Clear written and spoken English with empathy and emotional intelligence
Nice to have
- Membership of relevant specialist societies or associations
- Higher degree, such as MSc or MD
- Clinical or research commitment with a relevant specialty interest
- Management training on an accredited course
- Awareness of service development issues
- Management and administration experience
- Track record of successful change management
- Postgraduate qualification in teaching and training
What’s offered
- Study leave for continuing professional development
- Support for non-clinical professional activities inside and outside the trust
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