Consultant Anaesthetist

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

Consultants in Anaesthesia

This is part of a wider Dorset vision to transform our hospitals, community services and primary care to enable us to meet the needs of local people and deliver better outcomes for patients.

This is an exciting opportunity for applicants to play a key role in developing services.

These posts are the result of a demand/capacity gap analysis. The post are full-time10PA contracts (which include 1.5SPA, with additional SPA for defined roles, and the opportunity to take an optional additional PA) and includes contribution to the out of hours consultant on call rota.

There will be significant capital investment in this project with additional new build theatres at Poole. The Bournemouth site will have a new build large critical care, emergency department and maternity unit.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Working for our organisation

DORSET CLINICAL SERVICES REVIEW

This represents an exciting opportunity for all consultants in the Trust to be involved in shaping services for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

• Full GMC registration Fellowship / Membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or completed a period of education & training in anaesthesia recognised by PMETB Completion of CCT training in Anaesthesia. Applicants may be interviewed within 6 months of anticipated achievement of CCT, or suitable equivalents. Before applicants are put forward for shortlisting checks will be made to ensure they meet the essential criteria listed above

• Previous experience working as a Consultant or ST7 equiv level
• Postgraduate thesis/diploma Post CCT additional clinical experience

Clinical Training & Experience

• Knowledge commensurate with the above qualifications and the ability to offer expert opinion on range of problems in both emergency and elective aspects of patients. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients in theatre and in remote settings including transfers. Ability to perform within a multidisciplinary team.

• Relevant subspecialty higher or advanced level training in perioperative medicine, vascular, or ophthalmic anaesthesia.

Service Quality

• Demonstrable interest in risk management and patient safety. Evidence of interest in peri-operative care with aim of optimising patient pathway. Evidence of interest in quality assurance. Evidence of successful involvement in quality improvement work. Interest in developing the service aligned to the needs of our patients.

• Project led a service development programme from research to implementation

Management & Administration

• Ability to advise on the effective organisation of an anaesthetic service. The ability to manage and lead a multidisciplinary team. Evidence of participation in Appraisal/Revalidation Evidence of good self-organisational skills and timekeeping.

• Attendance to a leadership or management course

Teaching Experience

• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates. Ability to teach practical skills in anaesthesia.

• Relevant Teaching Qualification

Research & Audit

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems. Evidence of having undertaken projects in clinical audit. Evidence of successful audited change management. Have a full understanding and have participated in clinical trials relevant to the speciality. Ability to critically appraise published studies.

• Desirable- Publications in specialist Anaesthetic or Critical Care journals.

Personal Attributes

• A strong patient focus Honesty, integrity and reliability Flexibility to adapt to service needs and ability to cope with change. Friendly & enquiring, critical approach to work Resilience and remain calm under pressure Caring attitude to patients & staff Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, and other healthcare workers Commitment to maintaining own appraisal and revalidation requirements Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post and on call commitments Willingness to work in partnership with management Willingness and ability to integrate fully with Consultant colleagues in Anaesthesia and other specialties. Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level Willingness to accept the need to implement trust, directorate and departmental priorities

• Resilient & Compassionate

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.