Job summary
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join our expanding anaesthetic department. This is a fixed-term expansion post for 12 months in the first instance to start as soon as possible to address the surgical backlog and optimise theatre capacity. This post has on-call responsibility for general anaesthetic and labour ward duties.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a split site NHS Trust which provides anaesthetic services at High Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals. The successful applicant will be expected to work at both sites.
The Anaesthetic Department provides anaesthesia services to support General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT and Maxillo-Facial, Ophthalmics, Trauma and Orthopaedics (including spinal orthopaedics), Burns and Plastic Surgery, anaesthesia for spinal injury patients, Breast, Urology, Paediatric, ECT and Interventional Radiology.
The post is for 12 months and would be ideal for those just finishing their Specialist Training and looking for experience working as a Consultant. There are likely to be substantive consultant opportunities soon, and the department has a strong history of appointing locum consultants into substantive posts after appropriate application processes.
Main duties of the job
POST: (Include 'Generalist 'on-call commitment)
The successful post holder will be expected to work at both Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe hospitals to deliver Consultant level anaesthesia. This could include emergency, trauma, plastics trauma, ophthalmics, obstetrics, or anaesthesia for spinal injured patients on the SMH site, or anaesthesia for elective surgery, or pre-operative assessment on the Wycombe site for the specialties previously listed.
Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register. It is Trust policy that without CCT, an offer as Locum Consultant can be given for a 6 months fixed term contract, with possibility of it being extended for a further 6 months, but cannot go over 12 months in total.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB, BS or equivalent GMC registration qualifications
- FRCA or full equivalence
- CCT holder in Anaesthesia or Registration on GMC specialist Register in Anaesthetics. OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
Experience
Essential
- General training in Anaesthesia to specialist level or equivalent (at least one year NHS experience)
- Ability to make decisions at Consultant level
Desirable
- Extensive years WTE
- Post CCT experience
- Evidence of completion of (or equivalent) : Advanced training in Anaesthesia for orthopaedics and/or regional anaesthesia
- Evidence of completion of (or equivalent) : Advanced training in Obstetric Anaesthesia
- Evidence of completion of (or equivalent) : Advanced Training in Peri-operative Medicine
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of good leadership skills
- Ability to organise a team and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a Consultant
- Management training and experience
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good spoken and written English. Good communication skills
- Experience of teaching health care workers, doctors in training and undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
- Empathy, good listening skills
- Patience, good social skills
- Evidence of good team working, ability to cooperate, persuade and negotiate within a senior clinical management team
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS.
- Published audit or research
- Ability to cope under pressure
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for modernisation of the NHS
- Communication skills training
- Experience of Educational supervision
- Training in teaching
- Ability to change and adapt.
- Computing skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and license to practice, with no conditions in place
- Ability to travel to and between sites
Trust Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views and opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB, BS or equivalent GMC registration qualifications
- FRCA or full equivalence
- CCT holder in Anaesthesia or Registration on GMC specialist Register in Anaesthetics. OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
Experience
Essential
- General training in Anaesthesia to specialist level or equivalent (at least one year NHS experience)
- Ability to make decisions at Consultant level
Desirable
- Extensive years WTE
- Post CCT experience
- Evidence of completion of (or equivalent) : Advanced training in Anaesthesia for orthopaedics and/or regional anaesthesia
- Evidence of completion of (or equivalent) : Advanced training in Obstetric Anaesthesia
- Evidence of completion of (or equivalent) : Advanced Training in Peri-operative Medicine
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of good leadership skills
- Ability to organise a team and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a Consultant
- Management training and experience
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good spoken and written English. Good communication skills
- Experience of teaching health care workers, doctors in training and undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
- Empathy, good listening skills
- Patience, good social skills
- Evidence of good team working, ability to cooperate, persuade and negotiate within a senior clinical management team
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS.
- Published audit or research
- Ability to cope under pressure
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for modernisation of the NHS
- Communication skills training
- Experience of Educational supervision
- Training in teaching
- Ability to change and adapt.
- Computing skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and license to practice, with no conditions in place
- Ability to travel to and between sites
Trust Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views and opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
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).
