Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

UHL is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. We serve the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and specialist services over a much wider area. Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our expanding team at the University Hospitals of Leicester. If you are ambitious about what you do and strive to improve patient experience, bring your dedication and determination here and you will benefit from the support of an experienced and enthusiastic multi-professional team committed to the delivery of brilliant patient care. This is a full time post for 12 month, many of our previous post holders have proceeded to a substantive position. within the Trust To provide Consultant Anaesthetic cover for anaesthesia, elective and emergency surgery at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care. To participate in an Anaesthetic On-Call Rota and/or weekend emergency or trauma cover. To support the provision of consultant delivered perioperative care. Deliver a high quality anaesthetic service, supporting the department with a positive attitude towards flexible working. Supervise and train junior anaesthetists. Work with the acute pain team to provide safe and effective postoperative analgesia to patients. Take part in pre assessment and high risk clinics. Teaching Post-graduate and under-graduate, research and administration. Work with the Clinical Governance team to enhance patient safety. To work flexibly to help cover the workload of the CMG. Our new strategy, \’Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities\’ was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We Have Four Primary Goals high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence And we will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all: we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, and we are one team This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Akeeban Maheswaran Job title: Head of Service, LRI Email address: Akeeban.maheswaran@uhl-tr.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0116 258 6174 Dr Paramita Ray – Deputy Head of service Paramita.ray@uhl-tr.nhs.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr