Consultant in Anaesthesia

Job overview

Consultant Anaesthetist

We are looking for  candidates to join our team of anaesthetists working across our various sites to provide high level anaesthetic provision.

Torbay hospital has a reputation for having a friendly working environment, has excellent trainee feedback and is a national innovator in many areas including day surgery and peri-operative medicine.

We are one of the first departments in the country to have undergone and completed ACSA reaccreditation successfully, and the hospital is part of the HIP2 wave of major rebuild and refurbishment, which includes a new theatres build and will place a transformative digital environment at the heart of patient care.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will take part in the general on-call rota at Torbay and as such obstetric and paediatric anaesthetic skills are essential. Our on-call commitment has evolved to provide the highest quality consultant-delivered service whilst supporting a healthy work-life balance. General anaesthetists contribute to a 1 in 20 non-resident on call rota.

You will provide high quality consultant delivered care to all patients and provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior medical staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed job description and responsibilities

• Communication and working relationships Patients GPs Colleagues Junior Medical staff Management Other medical and service departments within the Trust Liaison with other Trusts/Providers where necessary
• Patients
• GPs
• Colleagues
• Junior Medical staff
• Management
• Other medical and service departments within the Trust
• Liaison with other Trusts/Providers where necessary
• Planning and organisation To be able to plan treatment care effectively Prioritise workload efficiently and safely
• To be able to plan treatment care effectively
• Prioritise workload efficiently and safely
• Analysis and judgement To use best evidence based analytical judgement in providing care to patients
• To use best evidence based analytical judgement in providing care to patients
• Responsibility and accountability To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients Provide clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train doctors in training and specialty doctors. To be proactive in the department’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust
• To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital
• Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train doctors in training and specialty doctors.
• To be proactive in the department’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust
• Responsibility for patients and client care To be proactive in ensuring all patients receive rapid assessment,treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standards to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained
• To be proactive in ensuring all patients receive rapid assessment,treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standards to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained
• Policy and service responsibility To adhere to policies and guidelines of the Trust To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes
• To adhere to policies and guidelines of the Trust
• To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes
• Responsibility for finance, equipment and other resources Liaise with the Associate Medical Director, Associate Director of Operations and Operational Manager on budgetary issues
• Liaise with the Associate Medical Director, Associate Director of Operations and Operational Manager on budgetary issues
• Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management Recruitment, appointment, teaching and educational supervision of junior medical staff including educational contracts, organisation of study leave, annual leave and rotas
• Recruitment, appointment, teaching and educational supervision of junior medical staff including educational contracts, organisation of study leave, annual leave and rotas
• Information technology and administrative duties To complete relevant medical records as per policies and procedures Use IT systems i.e. Picis, Galaxy, CLW, VitalPAC etc
• To complete relevant medical records as per policies and procedures Use IT systems i.e. Picis, Galaxy, CLW, VitalPAC etc
• Responsibility for research and development To take part in research and development within the department
• To take part in research and development within the department