Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Transplant Anaesthesia at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Addenbrooke's is the teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge and is a flagship NHS hospital having achieved NHS Foundation Trust status in July 2004. It has strong international links particularly through the University and it is a world-class centre for medical research.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join a team of 12 Transplant Anaesthetists covering a dedicated 24/7 transplant on call rota. Our transplant numbers have a seen a year-on-year increase for the last five years (peak pandemic periods notwithstanding). At present, we perform 100-120 liver, 10-15 multivisceral, 10-15 pancreas and 150 kidney transplants per year. Our 1 year and 5 year risk adjusted survival rates for adult elective deceased donor first liver transplants are 96.0% and 87.5% respectively (2021 data). We are actively involved in the research program into organ optimisation using normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) and normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). This post will include sessions in other surgical subspecialties according to mutually agreed job planning. The on call commitment will be for transplant and Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) rota.
Applicants should be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT (or equivalent) in Anaesthesia or be within six months of receiving a CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
About us
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will join an expanding, innovative and dynamic department of more than 100 substantive Consultants, 50 trainees and 20 Senior Clinical Fellows/Clinical Fellows, providing anaesthetic services in this thriving, modern teaching hospital. Addenbrookes not only provides a broad range of medical services for people living in the Cambridge area but is also a regional/supra-regional referral centre for a number of specialties including cancer surgery, neurosurgery, transplantation, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and paediatrics.
As a world-renowned teaching hospital, there is unparalleled capacity for teaching and research including involvement in the high fidelity simulation centre, and research projects within the department as well as the wider biomedical campus.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will join an expanding, innovative and dynamic department of more than 100 substantive Consultants, 50 trainees and 20 Senior Clinical Fellows/Clinical Fellows, providing anaesthetic services in this thriving, modern teaching hospital. Addenbrookes not only provides a broad range of medical services for people living in the Cambridge area but is also a regional/supra-regional referral centre for a number of specialties including cancer surgery, neurosurgery, transplantation, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and paediatrics.
As a world-renowned teaching hospital, there is unparalleled capacity for teaching and research including involvement in the high fidelity simulation centre, and research projects within the department as well as the wider biomedical campus.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Standards
Essential
Professionalism
Essential
Clinical Skills
Essential
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential
- Specialty Specific skills relating to the post
Commitment to Clinical Gov
Essential
- Commitment to Clinical Governance
Communication Skills
Essential
Personal Skills
Essential
Understanding of the NHS
Essential
Commitment to Ongoing Prof Dev
Essential
- Commitment to ongoing professionalism development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Standards
Essential
Professionalism
Essential
Clinical Skills
Essential
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential
- Specialty Specific skills relating to the post
Commitment to Clinical Gov
Essential
- Commitment to Clinical Governance
Communication Skills
Essential
Personal Skills
Essential
Understanding of the NHS
Essential
Commitment to Ongoing Prof Dev
Essential
- Commitment to ongoing professionalism development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).