Consultant in Anaesthesia with Specialist Interest in Paediatrics

Consultant in Anaesthesia with Specialist Interest in Paediatrics NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Anaesthetics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week (On call) Job ref 372-SURG-MD218 Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Town Huddersfield Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (dependent on experience) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/:00

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit

Job overview We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Substantive Consultant in Anaesthetics with a specialist interest in Paediatrics in Anaesthetics to join our team. The successful candidate will become part of a friendly, dynamic group of Anaesthetic and Intensive Care Consultants. We are committed to the ongoing development of our department and team, as well as advancing the wider organisational goals and culture.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust offers a rare opportunity for a fellowship-trained paediatric anaesthetist to develop a specialist children's practice within a progressive district general hospital environment. We currently provide anaesthesia for over 1,400 children each year and, uniquely among UK district general hospitals, undertake elective anaesthesia for infants from 4 weeks of age. The post includes dedicated involvement in infant surgery, MRI under GA, paediatric pre-operative assessment and service development. With substantial investment planned for a new paediatric admissions and theatre facility, the successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the next phase of children's surgical services at CHFT.

The example job plan is based around sessions in Anaesthesia and participation in the out of hours service.

This is an exciting time to be joining the trust, as plans to reconfigure are under way.

Main duties of the job Please see job description and person specification for full details

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility.

The successful applicant will take part in the general on call rota, either at Calderdale or Huddersfield depending on service requirements and prior discussion with the Clinical Directors.

Surgical specialties provided by the Trust include ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics, General, Ophthalmic, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Upper GI (including Bariatrics), Urological (including laparoscopic resections), Colorectal, Robotic and Plastic surgery. Some paediatric work is undertaken within these specialties.

Working for our organisation We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.

Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities This is a Full-Time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), including SPA 1.5 PA, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.

Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice.

For further information, or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Clinical Director for Operating Services, Matt Williams, at , or email

Clinical Director for Critical Care, Outreach, CVAD and Chronic Pain, Dr Marcus Beadle, at , or email

General Manager for Operating Services and Critical Care, Mrs Ruth Lush or email

Person specification Qualifications

• FRCA/FFICM (or equivalent)
• Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
• Specialist registration for Anaesthetics/Intensive Care is preferred (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Anaesthetics/Intensive Care specialty
• Minimum 6 months Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowship
• Competant anaesthetising down to 4/52 old / 4Kg for infant herniotomies and congenital cataracts
• Also, should have significant minor Anaesthetics/Intensive Care procedures experience and any other post graduate qualifications that can advance the department needs would be preferable
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Attendance at a recognised management course
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions

Teaching and Training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching course

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
• Good communication and empathy skills with patients
• Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
• Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
• Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
• Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
• Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• Evidence of innovation

General

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
• For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service

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