Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics

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Base: Glangwili General Hospital and Prince Philip Hospital, Carmarthenshire

Applications are invited for a locum General Anaesthetist to work 10 sessions per week within the Glangwili General and Prince Philip General Hospitals in Carmarthenshire.

The post is immediately available for a fixed term up to 31/3/2023, and there is an on-going active recruitment programme in place.

The successful applicant will be supported by a compliment of 22 Anaesthetic Consultants who are responsible for the provision of an Anaesthetics service to the population of the Carmarthenshire area within the Hywel Dda University Health Board.

The department covers Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen and Prince Phillip Hospital in Llanelli comprising of two vibrant NHS District General Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

Glangwili Hospital has 403 Inpatient beds, providing acute surgical and medical services to the area. It also provides all consultant led obstetric care and paediatric services for the south of the region and all ENT surgery for the Health Board.

Prince Phillip Hospital has 218 inpatient beds and provides acute medical services and elective surgery, including Orthopaedics, Breast Surgery, Urology, Colorectal and General Surgery.

Prince Philip will shortly provide an expanded day surgery service with a new build comprising of two operating theatres. This will increase the day case capacity in Carmarthenshire and support an increase in inpatient flow through Prince Philip.

There is currently a 1:10 consultant on call rota in place with the intention of expanding to 1:11 following this appointment. The cover for theatres at both hospitals includes the surgical, trauma, obstetric and paediatric emergencies, although no out of hours surgery is normally undertaken at Prince Philip Hospital.

This post does not have a Critical Care component.

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients. You will provide leadership, develop teaching, supporting and training multidisciplinary teams, participate in CPD as well as developing and delivering a comprehensive service in Anaesthetics

About Us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire, 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres. Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.

You will enjoy excellent conditions of employment, whilst building your future in one of the best locations in the UK. The pace of life can be fast or slow, with a diverse range of people sharing an envious work-life balance across the region.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

The Department of Anaesthetics has active training and research programmes and maintains strong links across Wales through the various clinical networks relevant to the department, allowing effective development of areas of subspecialty, managerial or academic interest.

The Department is supportive of opportunities for individuals seeking employment with the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS Cymru), or Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCTS Cymru) (subject to separate competitive recruitment).

Please ensure that you read the person specification carefully and that you meet all the essential criteria prior to applying. We encourage pre-interview contact and visits.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• FRCA or equivalent
• Batchelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree
  

Desirable

• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
• On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due ) within 6 months of interview date Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
  

Essential

Clinical Experience

• Broad based experience in Anaesthesia Ability to anaesthetise children
  

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS in Wales
• Higher or Advanced training in DGH work
• Ability to anaesthetise children >1 year old for routine procedures
• An interest in obstetric medicine
  

Clinical Governance and Research

Essential

• Understanding clinical governance and quality improvement principles
• Understanding critical appraisal of clinical evidence.
• Evidence of participation in clinical governance
  

Desirable

• Participation in a research, service evaluation or quality improvement project
• Involvement in guideline creation
• Publication in a medical textbook or peer reviewed journal
• Presentation at a national or international medical conference
  

Personal Development & Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of participation in teaching sessions for doctors, medical students or other multi-disciplinary staff
• Experience of supervising junior doctors
  

Desirable

• Evidence of organising educational programmes for doctors, medical students or other multi-disciplinary staff
• Medical education qualification
  

Management

Essential

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Willingness to participate in clinical management
  

Desirable

• Evidence of management training
  

BMJ Ref: BMJ-85645/100-MED-GGH-216-L