Consultant Anaesthetist

Clinical: The provision of the highest quality patient care is the standard for all clinical work Clinical duties will be to provide pre-operative assessment and peri-operative care for elective and emergency patients across the spectrum of surgical specialties offered at Freeman Hospital, excluding cardiothoracic surgery Provision of anaesthesia for all directorate surgical specialities for elective and emergency patients On-call commitment to the general on call rota covering emergency theatre work Flexible sessions and sessions in emergency surgery may be included in the job plan Flexibility is expected in the weekly timetable to ensure efficient use of the Consultants time and directorate resources Work closely with consultant colleagues, Anaesthetic and Critical care Unit nurses, theatre staff, surgeons and ward staff to ensure good communication at all times for the benefit of high-quality patient care Clinical sessions will be of a nominal five-hour duration and include theatre anaesthesia with attendant pre- and post-operative care It is a condition of employment so far as reasonably practicable, that all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and in so doing be familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control Administrative: Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Directorate in cooperation with the Clinical Director and Directorate Managers To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives To become involved with the financial management of the Directorate budget at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to agreed standards but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources To participate in the collaborative working between the three peri-operative departments within the Trust in regard to management planning, clinical governance, risk management, therapeutics, equipment, education and training To participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multi-disciplinary quality improvement, audit, and risk management activities in peri-operative and critical care.

The aims of quality improvement & audit will include: Ensuring compliance with existing Trust and national guidelines relating to Anaesthesia and ICM Monitoring clinical outcomes with the aim of improving quality of patient care To improve patient care through the application of quality improvement methodology To attend monthly directorate audit meetings To provide a contribution to the work necessary for NHSLA/CQC- To assist the Peri-operative Clinical Director and Directorate Manager in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the time frame set out by Trust policy To report incidents and near misses through the Trusts incident reporting system Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Peri-operative and Critical Care Directorate, working in collaboration with colleagues.

Research: This Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile actively that improves patient care. The emphasis being studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research portfolio The Directorate recognises that high quality research is an integral part of development and quality care, and undertakes to support and encourage such activities wherever possible Teaching: Teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level is core directorate business and all staff are expected to make an active contribution Active involvement in clinical supervision of postgraduate trainees and foundation doctors in the directorate is expected from all Consultants Participation in the teaching and training of other health care professionals within the Directorate After appropriate training and CPD, most consultants are expected to be selected to be educational supervisors for anaesthetic trainees and fellows, accountable to RCOA College Tutor