Consultant in Anaesthetics

Transformationunitgm; Cwmbrân; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Wales is seeking a Consultant in Anaesthetics to cover various surgical activities. The role involves 7 direct clinical care sessions and on-call duties at the Grange University Hospital. Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register and hold full registration to practice. This position offers a supportive environment with comprehensive wellness services for staff. The location will be in Cwmbrân with some flexibility across associated hospitals.

Benefits

Comprehensive Occupational Health support

Professional development activities

Supportive peer discussions

Qualifications

• Candidates for Consultant posts must be on the GMC Specialist Register or have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.
• Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.

Responsibilities

• Undertake 7 DCC’s and 3 SPA sessions per week.
• Participate in the anaesthetics on-call rota at the Grange University Hospital.
• Provide emergency cover and manage pain at the Grange University Hospital.

Skills

GMC registration

Clinical experience

Teaching ability

Research skills

Management capacity

Education

GMC Specialist Register

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Anaesthetics.

These are a mixture of replacement and new sessions to cover expanding surgical activity. With the current reconfiguration of services across the Health Board, including the new Grange University Hospital, the post holder may be required to work at any site across the health board to meet service needs. On-call commitment will be based primarily in the Grange University Hospital.

The Anaesthetic Directorate provides services to more than 30 theatres across the health Board. As well as undertaking elective theatre lists, we provide 24-hour cover for all emergency surgery, Trauma and Obstetrics as well as the cardiac arrest team and emergency department at the Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran. There is a 24 bedded adult critical care unit supported by an outreach team and an active acute and chronic pain management service supported by a team of pain nurses. Paediatric wards include a High-Dependency Unit and a level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Obstetric unit serves approximately 5500 deliveries per year supported by 2 emergency theatres and a dedicated elective theatre.

Main duties of the job

The Grange University Hospital is supported by the local general hospitals of the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach. The Royal Gwent Hospital is a major elective and day surgery centre supported by a 9 bedded post-operative Surgical High Care unit which has 24 hour anaesthetic staffing. Nevill Hall Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr now operate as day surgery centres.

Substantive post holders will undertake 7 DCC’s and 3 SPA sessions per week. Applicants are expected to take part in the anaesthetics on call rota at the Grange University Hospital. Rota frequency is currently 2 in 32 but can change with appointments and attracts a banding intensity supplement appropriate to service which will be agreed via job planning processes. Candidates are reminded of the Clinical Futures Programme and should expect agreed changes in their working patterns over forthcoming years. ABUHB is looking for capable applicants with skills to support the future health care models in ABUHB.

All Health Board sites offer generous departmental facilities and busy professional development activities. Shared office accommodation and secretarial support with full IT facilities will be provided.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is committed to the well-being of our staff. Within the Anaesthetic department itself, there are two enthusiastic leads who share local oversight for Wellbeing, and there are also a number of trained and experienced mentors within the department. The department conducts regular (optional) informal meetings, known as ‘Circle’ meetings, incorporating open-ended and supportive peer discussions with colleagues. Expert professional support is also available to all Health Board employees through the Aneurin Bevan Employee Well-Being Service, which is a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving psychosocial well-being through the direct support of individuals and the working environments within which they work. Examples of what is available include access to trained counsellors and Psychological Therapy practitioners, as well as organisational systems intended to support doctors and other staff members following a serious incident. Additionally, comprehensive Occupational Health support is available for all employees.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

Enhanced check with barred list information, including an adults and children’s barred list check.

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.

Person specification

• Qualifications
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Clinical Experience

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Clinical Governance

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Teaching

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Research

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management

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Other Requirements

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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr James Tozer Job title Associate Clinical Director Anaesthetics Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01633 234164