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Consultant Anaesthetist

We are looking for candidates to join our team of anaesthetists working across our various sites to provide high level anaesthetic provision.

Torbay hospital has a reputation for having a friendly working environment, has excellent trainee feedback and is a national innovator in many areas including day surgery and peri-operative medicine.

We are one of the first departments in the country to have undergone and completed ACSA reaccreditation successfully, and the hospital is part of the HIP2 wave of major rebuild and refurbishment, which includes a new theatres build and will place a transformative digital environment at the heart of patient care.

Successful applicants will take part in the general on-call rota at Torbay and as such obstetric and paediatric anaesthetic skills are essential. Our on-call commitment has evolved to provide the highest quality consultant-delivered service whilst supporting a healthy work-life balance. General anaesthetists contribute to a 1 in 20 non-resident on call rota.

You will provide high quality consultant delivered care to all patients and provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior medical staff.

Why Work With Us

As an organisation, we value medical leadership, recognising this is key to delivering the best outcomes for our population.

We have invested in medical leaders and currently have a variety of leadership abd educational opportunities in the organisation.

If you are interested in creating a varied job plan combining these roles with a clinical role we would be happy to discuss these opportunities.

Outside of the hospital, the area offers a great lifestyle with beautiful countryside from the stunning South Devon coastline with its sandy beaches and pebbled coves to the rugged peaks of Dartmoor and the rolling South Hams. Please see our attached video link for a taster of what work-life balance means in our department.

Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist Register, Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full-time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

Detailed job description and responsibilities

Communication and working relationships

Patients

GPs

Colleagues

Junior Medical staff

Management

Other medical and service departments within the Trust

Liaison with other Trusts/Providers where necessary

Planning and organisation

To be able to plan treatment care effectively

Prioritise workload efficiently and safely

Analysis and judgement

To use best evidence based analytical judgement in providing care to patients

Responsibility and accountability

To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients

Provide clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital

Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train doctors in training and specialty doctors.

To be proactive in the department’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust

Responsibility for patients and client care

To be proactive in ensuring all patients receive rapid assessment,treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standards to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained

Policy and service responsibility

To adhere to policies and guidelines of the Trust

To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes

Responsibility for finance, equipment and other resources

Liaise with the Associate Medical Director, Associate Director of Operations and Operational Manager on budgetary issues

Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management

Recruitment, appointment, teaching and educational supervision of junior medical staff including educational contracts, organisation of study leave, annual leave and rotas

Information technology and administrative duties

To complete relevant medical records as per policies and procedures Use IT systems i.e. Picis, Galaxy, CLW, Vital PAC etc

Responsibility for research and development

To take part in research and development within the department