Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department. We are looking to enhance the mix of skills and specialist interests within the consultant body.

Specifically, we would welcome candidates with strong interests in regional or obstetric anaesthesia, and a track record of implementing Patient Safety initiatives.

The successful candidate(s) would deliver theatre sessions and join the general anaesthetic on-call rota (currently 1:16 band A)

Post may include Saturday activity within the job plan.

Main duties of the job
Provide High Quality Care to Patients

• The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
• Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
• Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.
• Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.

Research, Teaching and Training

• Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Director. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
• Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.
• Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers

We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds

We deliver a baby every 50 minutes

We operate on a patient every 16 minutes

We do 50 imaging procedures each hour

We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Job responsibilities
12.1 A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, Service Director and Divisional Medical Director including relevant general managers, on behalf of the Medical Director; this should be done within 3 months of starting the post. It is the post holders responsibility, working with the Service Director to ensure that the job plan reflects an average timetable of activity. However, consultants are senior professionals, and variation in activity is therefore to be expected.

12.2 The post holder and Divisional Medical Director/Service Director will review the Job Plan annually with relevant general managers. Either may propose amendment of the job plan. The expectation is that the Trust and the post holder will work together to benefit the patient and individuals will view the job plan as a guide which may be amended in line with service changes. The formulation of a job plan should not prevent a flexible approach to work to ensure the efficient running of the department.

12.3 The Trust will aim wherever possible to keep the job plan activity to a minimum consistent with achieving the best quality patient care and ensuring that members of staff work in accordance with the European Working Time Regulations. Job plans in excess of 10 PAs will be subject to annual review to ensure that all activity contained in the job plan is clinically and organisationally necessary.

Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff
• Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
• Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care

Education and Qualifications
Essential

• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on, or within 6 months of inclusion on, Specialist Register at time of interview)

Desirable

• Management / Leadership Qualification
• Higher Degree
• Education Qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience in high-risk surgery for emergencies and ortho-trauma

Desirable

• Experience in burns anaesthesia
• SIA or equivalent in obstetric / regional anaesthesia
• Previous consultant-level experience

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Highly organised, self-motivated and committed to personal development
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work with colleagues in a team and delegate appropriately
• Involvement in Governance and patient safety
• Understanding of and involvement in service development

Desirable

• Track record of achieving sustained change through Quality Improvement processes

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 (formerly known as CRB) 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).