Consultant in Non-Acute Pain and Anaesthesia

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Main duties of the job The post-holder will: Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients. To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the hospital and community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community. Take part in multidisciplinary case discussions and meetings. Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines working closed with the clinical lead.
Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care. Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. To share with colleagues responsibility for the day to day management of patients. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.
Clinical Responsibilities The key duties and responsibilities are: Specialist Clinics Outpatient clinics Operating: as per specialty Teaching Other care of inpatients or outpatients Clinical and other administration as required by agreement Teaching, training and supervising of junior staff and undergraduates To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors Participation in Clinical Governance Teaching, research and administration Clinical Governance The post-holder will: Comply with the Trusts Clinical Governance policy, including clinical risk management, data collection and regular departmental audit projects Envisaged Job Plan The job plan is expected to consist of 7 Programmed Activities (PAs) and the exact details of job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after their appointment. The appointee will be expected to undertake: Outpatient clinics Commitment to the various pathways Ward referrals Take part in Consultant On-Call rota Attend Pain multidisciplinary meetings Attend additional multidisciplinary meetings within the MSK Directorate Theatre list

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