Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

at  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

This is an additional post. It will attract 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) comprising 8.5 for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1.5 for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). Timetable below.
A timetable is set out below with two-weekly pattern of job plan providing a range of clinical activities to maintain skills. The job plan may evolve once the successful candidate is in place with mutual agreement.
Consultants within the department are expected to work with Anaesthesia Associates, supervising them in a 2:1 capacity, or 1:1 on a high turnover list.
The post holder will provide consultant delivered anaesthetic services for all specialties (for which they have appropriate training), which will be allocated according to service need. The rota is published on a weekly basis and distributed to all relevant staff.
The post holder, in addition to clinical duties, will be expected to: -
Participate in continuing professional development and attain the required standards in CPD as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Undertake teaching and training
Participate in both the appraisal and job planning processes
Be involved in and aware of the Clinical Governance issues of the Trust
Participate in clinical audit
The post holder will be required to participate in an on-call rota. Currently this rota is on a 1 in 16 basis and is paid at category A level, which currently attracts a supplement of 3%.
Direct Clinical care - Includes Emergency Work, outpatients, multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care. Activities (PA’s) that take place between 7pm to 7am Monday to Friday, weekends or on public holidays will have a timetable value of three hours.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.
This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.
We believe healthcare is better when provided by supported and dedicated staff, so if you are innovative, forward thinking and dedicated to high quality patient care come and join our amazing team.
At the Dudley Group everyone is welcome, please ensure you have read our Recruitment Equality Statement included in the advert.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

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