Anaesthetics Consultant with Special Interest

Anaesthetics Consultant with Special Interest We are delighted to offer two exciting opportunities for exceptional Consultant Anaesthetists to join our expanding department at Northampton General Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). These roles offer the chance to shape and lead anaesthetic services within two key specialty areas:o Major Head & Neck Surgery - supporting one of the region's busiest specialised centres, delivering complex cancer and airway surgery anaesthesia.o General Anaesthesia - providing high-quality care across a broad elective and emergency caseload including general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, ENT and urology. You will join a large, supportive and forward-thinking department of 43 Consultants, working within modern theatre facilities and a new state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit. The post offers excellent opportunities for education, research, innovation and professional development through our partnership with the University of Leicester. If you are motivated, collaborative and passionate about delivering outstanding perioperative care, we would love to hear from you. Main duties of the job As a Consultant Anaesthetist at UHN, you will deliver safe, high-quality perioperative care for elective and emergency patients across multiple surgical specialties. Working closely with theatre, surgical and critical care teams, you will: Clinical Responsibilities Provide consultant-delivered anaesthetic services across major and general surgical specialties, aligned to your appointed post. Deliver perioperative care from pre-assessment through to postoperative review, ensuring excellence in safety, optimisation and recovery. Participate in the 1:12 on-call rota, including out-of-hours emergency theatre and obstetric anaesthesia support. Contribute to critical care support as appropriate, working alongside the dedicated Critical Care Consultant team. Leadership, Governance & Service Development Take an active role in shaping the future of the anaesthetic service through quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and innovation. Support departmental leadership in theatre optimisation, human factors, perioperative pathway design and service transformation. Engage in continuous improvement projects, simulation-based education, and the expansion of regional anaesthesia and advanced airway skills. Education & Research Teach undergraduate medical students, postgraduate trainees and multidisciplinary staff as part of UHN's commitment to excellence in education About us Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals. Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details and information. Person Specification Qualifications MBBS or equivalent Full GMC Registration FRCA or Equivalent CCT in Anaesthesia or within 6 months of the interview Membership of specialist societies Further postgraduate qualifications in or allied to anaesthesia Clinical Experience Anaesthetic management of a wide range of head and neck, obstetric, general, orthopaedic, emergency, trauma, and major surgery with the completion of higher training module set out by the RCOA old curriculum or Level 3 of the current curriculum. Advanced training module or Specialist Interest area module of the new curriculum in relevant area for job plan 1 Obstetric anaesthesia/Higher or advanced module or SIA equivalent for Job plan 2 Interpersonal Skills Commitment to team working Good organisational skills and punctuality Good written, verbal, and aural communication skills Caring attitude towards colleagues Appropriate leadership development courses and structured activities Management Willingness to work as a member of the wider trust Awareness of current service development opportunities and challenges Willingness to share administrative responsibilities Desire to further develop in the appointed post and contribute to the service development Audit & Research Experience of audit and quality improvement project Willingness to actively in the departments audit and quality improvement Presentation at recognised national and or international meetings. Published or ongoing relevant research Teaching Experience of and commitment to postgraduate teaching Experience of and commitment to undergraduate teaching Understanding of current education processes and requirements for training in Anaesthesia and ITU Evidence of attendance at anaesthesia meetings Evidence of training in teaching Evidence of achieving GMC standards Educational Supervisor role Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Anaesthetics Department - Northampton General Hospital Anaesthetics Department - Northampton General Hospital #J-18808-Ljbffr