Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
The appointees will join the current team of fifteen adult cardiothoracic anaesthetists and intensivists who provide cardiothoracic anaesthesia, intensive care and some non-cardiothoracic anaesthetic services. Applicants should have the FRCA (or equivalent), possess or be eligible for the CCST in anaesthesia, and must have completed a minimum of one year subspecialty training in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, as well as experience in heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The post is suitable for those candidates who wish to pursue a career in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiac intensive care. This post is required to continue to develop and support the department for significant cardiac and thoracic surgical workload.
The on-call consultant rota will be undertaken in conjunction with other consultant colleagues to provide cover for emergency work including transplantation in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiology catheter labs and cardiac critical care areas.
There is a significant commitment to research, audit and training of Trust Grade doctors, specialist trainees and critical care practitioners.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Henning Pauli on 0191 2137488, or via email at henning.pauli@nhs.net
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Provision of anaesthesia for a wide spectrum of cardiac, cardiology and thoracic surgical procedures including thoracic transplantation and MCS
Provision of Intensive Care for a wide spectrum of complex postoperative surgical patients including transplantation, short and long-term MCS as well as critically ill cardiology and heart failure patients
Administrative:
Active and consistent engagement with clinical governance and audit
Regular commitment to continuing medical education
Evidence of reflective practice
Research:
Significant involvement in clinical research
Presentations at regional and national meetings
Experience of conducting research projects
Teaching:
Ability to participate in the current teaching programs within the Directorate and the Trust.
Ability to participate with Medical Simulation Training.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Provision of anaesthesia for a wide spectrum of cardiac, cardiology and thoracic surgical procedures including thoracic transplantation and MCS
Provision of Intensive Care for a wide spectrum of complex postoperative surgical patients including transplantation, short and long-term MCS as well as critically ill cardiology and heart failure patients
Administrative:
Active and consistent engagement with clinical governance and audit
Regular commitment to continuing medical education
Evidence of reflective practice
Research:
Significant involvement in clinical research
Presentations at regional and national meetings
Experience of conducting research projects
Teaching:
Ability to participate in the current teaching programs within the Directorate and the Trust.
Ability to participate with Medical Simulation Training.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- FRCA or equivalent diploma
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography accreditation.
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Higher qualification in intensive care
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 12 months advanced training in Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia and cardiac intensive care.
- Experience in Cardiac and Lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices and ECMO.
- Minimum of one year experience in the NHS.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Desirable
- Experience with robotic thoracic surgery.
- Experience in management of advanced heart failure.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- FRCA or equivalent diploma
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography accreditation.
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Higher qualification in intensive care
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 12 months advanced training in Cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia and cardiac intensive care.
- Experience in Cardiac and Lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices and ECMO.
- Minimum of one year experience in the NHS.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Desirable
- Experience with robotic thoracic surgery.
- Experience in management of advanced heart failure.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
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).
