Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics

at  North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The post will be based at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, but the post holder will be required to work at other sites within the Trust.
Applications are welcome from candidates wishing to work full or part time in Anaesthetics. In the course of his/her work the job holder liaises with nursing, professional and technical, social work and administrative staff.
An educational supervisor will be assigned to provide support. Appraisal and Job Planning is carried out at regular intervals, and forwarded to the specialty lead. The programme of training for each individual doctor will be flexible depending on his/her particular needs and stage of training.
The post currently attracts a discretionary recruitment premium of up to 10% (based on basic salary) per annum. This is payable for up to 4 years and is reviewed by the Trust on an annual basis.
The department of anaesthetics works across the Trust, although all Consultants have a site base for their on-call. There is an expectation that all anaesthetists will be willing and able to work sessions in both hospitals to enable all to maintain a full range of anaesthetic skills.
The case mix and anaesthetic on-calls are different at both sites and consequently are described separately below.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a safe and high quality of patient care underpinned by our Trust values. It is expected that all employees demonstrate their commitment to these in their daily activity.
In addition to this you may be asked ‘Values-based interview questions at interview.
Please see the job description for more information about this post.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered

Please refer the Job description for details