Consultant Anaesthetist

Applications are invited for this exciting opportunity to join the anaesthetic team of 64 Consultants and 8 SAS doctors at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The department is a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative department covering a wide range of specialties. We deliver anaesthesia across 4 sites namely the Royal Cornwall Hospital, St Michael's Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital and St Austell Surgical Hub.

General Anaesthesia (with an interest in Pre‑operative assessment)

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Anaesthesia
• To share with colleagues the responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the Anaesthetic department.
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students where applicable.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.
• To participate in quality improvement, data analysis and information presentation, and service development, as appropriate.
• To attend care group and directorate business, operational and governance meetings as appropriate.
• Fulfil duties of weekly timetable including any out‑of‑hours responsibilities.
• Deliver pre‑operative assessment and cardiopulmonary exercise testing sessions and contribute to development of digital perioperative medicine (POM) pathways.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

Essential

• GMC Registration.
• GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT (or equivalent) in Anaesthetics at time of interview.
• FRCA or equivalent.

Desirable

• Perioperative medicine Specialist interest area.
• CPET competency.

Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a broad range of problems in Anaesthesia.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Experienced in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance and the benefits of how this improves the quality of care provided to patients and ensuring this is embedded in clinical practice.
• Experience in pre‑assessment to Higher competency.
• Emergency CEPOD and Trauma experience.

Desirable

• Professional Management and Leadership.
• Duty Floor Anaesthetist Systems of Emergency Support and Acute Theatre Staff and Patient Scheduling.
• Post‑Anaesthetic Level 1.5 Care experience.
• Extensive transfer experience across all age ranges.

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks

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