NHS Highland CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST
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NHS Highland CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST Raigmore Hospital Inverness VACANCY Consultant in Anaesthesia Raigmore Hospital Inverness 40 hours per week £80,653 (GBP) to £107,170 (GBP) per annum Tenure: Permanent Thank you for your interest in joining NHS Highland. This information package contains details relating to the local area, this post and the Terms and Conditions of Service. NHS Highland is committed to becoming a learning organisation, recognising that staff require access to opportunities to learn, maintain and develop skills and knowledge, and we recognise the importance of valuing and supporting our staff throughout their time here. We offer: • Policies to help balance commitments at work and home and flexible family friendly working arrangements • Excellent training and development opportunities. • On-site library services at the Centre for Health Sciences • Access to NHS staff benefits/staff discounts • Cycle to Work Scheme • Excellent student support • Access to NHS Pension scheme Applications are invited for Consultants in Anaesthesia at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. These are substantive posts and are available on a ten programmed activity basis (8 DCC: 2 SPA). A number of posts may be available and these will be to cover an expansion of anaesthesia provision. Applicants with a broad general interest would be welcomed. This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and able individual join a friendly and dynamic department in an area with a fantastic outdoor lifestyle. The Anaesthetic Department has 27 Consultants (8 Intensivists), 2 Associate Specialists, 6 Speciality Doctors and 11 Specialty Trainees. The on-call for anaesthesia covers all general emergencies, trauma and obstetrics (~1:14). There is a separate on-call for Intensive Care Medicine. Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to a CCT in Anaesthetics or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. For further information or to apply for this exciting role, please contact the NHS Scotland International Recruitment Service: Telephone: +44141 278 2712 Email: [email protected] Web: www.international.scot.nhs.uk GLOSSARY AHP Allied Health Profession BPSD Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service CAPA Choice and Partnership Approach CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CCT Certificate of Completion of Training CESR Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration CPD Continuing Professional Development CPN Community Psychiatric Nurse DCC Direct Clinical Care EEA European Economic Area FBT Family Based Treatment GIRFEC Getting it Right for Every Child GMC General Medical Council HR Human Resources HSCP Health and Social Care Partnership IP Inpatient(s) IPCU Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit LD Learning Disabilities NHS National Health Service OOH Out of Hours OP Outpatient(s) PA Programmed Activity PVG Protection of Vulnerable Groups RMN Registered Mental Nurse SCA Scottish Centre for Autism SPA Supporting Professional Activity UK United Kingdom WTE Whole Time Equivalent JOB DESCRIPTION NHS Highland Consultant in Anaesthesia The Post Whole-time Consultants in Anaesthesia for NHS Highland based at Raigmore Hospital. Appointment will be on the basis of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) with 8 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions and 2 Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) sessions. Applicants with a broad general interest would be welcomed. Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care The department consists of 27 consultants and 9 SAS doctors: Dr Mike Duffy Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM (Service Lead) Dr Dan Baraclough Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Ken Barker Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Gordon Bathgate Consultant in Anaesthesia (Clinical Lead Anaesthesia) Dr Ross Clarke Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Mario Fernades Consultant in Anaesthesia (College Tutor) Dr Ben Greatorex Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM Dr Hamish Hay Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Kristina High Consultant in Anaesthesia (Clinical Lead Obstetrics) Dr Ian Hunter Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM Dr Sandy Hunter Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM Dr Chic Lee Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM Dr MikeLeggate Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Marian MacKinnon Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM Dr Ruth Neary Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Dora Paal Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Jenny Parsons Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Hal Robinson Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Ian Skipsey Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr John Smith Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM Dr Dev Srivastava Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Michael Stallard Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Jonathan Whiteside Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICM (Clinical Lead ICU) Dr Emma Whyte Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Morven Wilson Consultant in Anaesthesia Dr Gumer Robayna Associate Specialist Dr Ruth Sinclair Associate Specialist Dr Charu Agrawal Specialty Doctor Dr Ross Howell Specialty Doctor Dr Olutola Laditi Specialty Doctor Dr Morag Sutherland Specialty Doctor Dr Kate Whiteside Specialty Doctor Dr Michael Wilkie Specialty Doctor Dr Nadia Strock Specialty Doctor There are four CT1s, four CT2s, and three or four ST3s linked to the Aberdeen School of Anaesthesia. There is also a supernumerary F1 attached to the intensive care unit. All of these posts have royal college and deanery approval for training. Mrs Morag Ritchie is the department administrator and her office is located close to theatres and the intensive care unit. Duties and responsibilities You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service, and will share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service you are expected to observe the NHS Highland Board’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession, on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of NHS Highland. In particular, where you formally manage employees of NHS Highland, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff, involved in the care of your patients, to be able to contact you when necessary. You are required to comply with the NHS Highland Board’s Health & Safety Policies. You will be responsible for the training and supervision of the junior medical staff with whom you work, and you will be expected to devote time to this activity on a regular basis. In addition you will be expected to ensure that junior staff have access to advice and counseling. If appropriate, you will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades, as the person responsible for overseeing their training, and as the initial source of advice to such doctors, on their careers. Job plans It is a requirement for all consultants to have a job plan. The proposed job plan is in the attached information pack. Agreed job plans will be prospective and will set out: • All professional commitments • Time and service commitments • Accountability and management arrangements • Objectives • Resources • Any agreed extra programmed activities All job plans will follow the model format contained at Appendix 4 of the New Consultant Contract. The job plan will be subject to review at least annually, or more often, if changes to staffing resources, or working practices, or the consultant’s circumstances require it. Anaesthesia The provisional programme is attached. The on-call is dedicated to anaesthesia, and subject to small changes, is ~1:14 with prospective cover. There is a separate intensive care medicine on-call rota. There are 2 anaesthetists resident in the hospital overnight - this typically comprises of an SAS/Specialty doctor and a trainee (CT2 or ST3). They are expected to work collaboratively, but one of these covers the ICU and the other covers theatres & obstetrics/epidurals etc. The main theatre suite has 10 operating theatres and also an obstetric theatre within the labour suite. They are currently undergoing a major renovation/update. Six of the theatres have been completed and work is planned to continue for another 6 months. The successful candidate will be required to have a broad range of skills and work with the following surgical specialties: • General Surgery (including upper GI) • Vascular • Orthopaedics and Trauma • Gynaecology • Obstetrics • Ear, Nose and Throat • Urology • Maxillo-facial/Dental • Ophthalmology Obstetrics The maternity unit has approximately 2000 deliveries a year. There are daily scheduled caesarean section lists and we provide a 24 hour epidural service. In the last 12 months there were 680 caesarian sections performed at Raigmore, 336 of these were elective. Labour ward/theatres is staffed with a consultant anaesthetist mon-fri 0800-1800 hrs. There are currently 6 consultant anaesthetists with regular sessions and an interest in obstetrics. Acute pain The Acute Pain Service is delivered by 2 Consultant Anaesthetist and the daily management of pain problems in the in-patient population is dealt with by two senior nurses. The acute pain service is not only involved in the daily management of patients but also provides in-house education to all the staff in the hospital. Paediatrics We have a lead Paediatric