The successful candidates will join a busy anaesthesia department that caters to a wide range of surgical subspecialties such as neurosurgery, complex colorectal surgery, and major urology. The role offers opportunities for involvement in research, teaching, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives. The ideal candidates will demonstrate significant experience in areas such as neuro-anaesthesia, robotic surgery, and perioperative medicine, ensuring high standards of care in a dynamic hospital environment.
We are seeking to recruit 2 locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join our department at Charing Cross Hospital.
The successful candidate will provide clinical services in anaesthesia, perioperative care, attending theatre and pre-operative assessment clinics as part of a team-based approach for adult patients. An on call commitment exists and is on a 1:15 rota.
Charing Cross Hospital is a busy teaching hospital and regional/national referral centre for several surgical specialties, including neurosurgery, head and neck cancer, airway surgery, plastic surgery, major urology and complex colorectal surgery. In addition we have one of the busiest mechanical thrombectomy for stroke services in the UK.
Applicants should be on the Specialist Register with a CCT in Anaesthesia, or within 6 months of gaining a CCT.
The jobs are paid as 10 PA per week for a whole-time contract - 9 DCC and 1 SPA.
9 PA per week of clinical activities including - pre-operative assessment clinics, elective and emergency theatre work, peri-operative medicine including acute pain and MDT meetings and on-call activity (0.5 PA).
Work will mostly be spread over the five weekdays, but may include weekend or evening work.
1 PA per week of Supporting Professional Activities - including audit, clinical governance, teaching, research, educational supervision of junior staff and CPD.
On-call will be at the Charing Cross site and is on a 1:15 rota. This is remunerated as 0.5PA with an on call supplement of 3%.
About us
The post holders will work a 10 PA contract based at Charing Cross Hospital, joining an on-call rota set at 1:15.
We are looking for outstanding anaesthetists with significant experience in our major sub-specialties including neuro-anaesthesia, urology, major robotic surgery, regional anaesthesia, orthopaedics, colorectal surgery, perioperative medicine, and head and neck/airway anaesthesia.
The successful applicant will become part of our busy department. The workload demands a flexible and responsive service to both emergency and elective work within the operating theatre environment, emergency department and in remote sites including MRI, CT and interventional radiology.
In addition to a broad range of both elective and emergency clinical work, the post-holder will have ample opportunity to be involved in research, teaching and training, governance and leadership opportunities, as well as QI projects.
For a full job description and person specification please see the supporting documents.
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