Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Perioperative Medicine

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Anaesthesia with a special interest in:Perioperative medicine at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH).10 Programmed Activities will be offered 8.5 Direct Clinical Care (which includes 0.5 PA for on call) and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities.The specific job plan will be developed in partnership between the needs of the department and the successful applicant. It is expected that the initial job plan will be reviewed after 6 months of service. Initial job plan will include sessions within all major units at the RNOH including the peripheral nerve injury unit, sarcoma unit, joint replacement unit, spinal unit, shoulder unit, foot & ankle unit, and anaesthetic pre-assessment clinic. Candidates must be able to demonstrate clinical experience at either fellowship or consultant level for perioperative medicine, including anaesthesia for complex orthopaedic and complex spinal deformity surgery.Job plans may be changed to accommodate where possible the specific requests of the candidate and the needs of the department.Currently the Trust permits flexibility in time and space to accommodate SPAs.

Non-fixed commitments include

To join the team of consultant anaesthetists who provide anaesthesia at RNOH To provide pre and post-operative care To participate in the teaching of trainee anaesthetists To participate in postgraduate academic meetings of the anaesthetic department and departmental audit To attend consultant administrative departmental meetings To undertake audit of personal practice To improve service delivery and participate with clinical governance in line with local and national guidelines To undertake research