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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
About
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital-based health services to residents of Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, and surrounding areas such as Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, and parts of north-east Sussex. The Trust offers specialist services, including Oncology and Ophthalmology, across a wider region. Fordcombe Hospital, located near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024, focusing on planned care with two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day care beds, and diagnostic services such as X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy, alongside consultation and treatment rooms.
At MTW, we are committed to fostering a culture that allows staff to reach their full potential, offering career growth and development opportunities. We value the unique contributions of each employee in delivering the highest quality care to our patients. As a diverse employer, we actively welcome individuals from varied backgrounds and perspectives, believing that this diversity strengthens our organisation.
The NHS offers over 350 different career paths, with roles ranging from direct patient care to vital support services. The Trust provides flexible shift patterns and operates a successful Staff Bank for ad-hoc paid shifts. We also offer volunteer opportunities, and all vacancies are advertised on our website, where applications must be submitted online. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees voted us the second most recommended NHS Trust in the South East.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults, and appropriate pre-employment checks are conducted on all recruits in order to comply with Safeguarding requirements.
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Consultant Anaesthetist
Closed for applications on: 14-Oct-2024 00:04
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 14-Oct-2024 00:04
Key details
Location
- Site
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Address
- Cross Site
- Town
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
- Postcode
- ME16 9QQ
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Consultant Anaesthetist
- Interview date
- 08/11/2024
Job overview
We require enthusiastic and dynamic Anaesthetic Consultants with special interest in Regional Anaesthesia and/or Major Surgery to join our Department of Anaesthetics in Theatres and Critical Care Directorate.
Our two hospitals offer a varied scope of practice, with emergency and elective surgery split across the two sites.
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the hub for emergency General surgery, Paediatrics, ENT, Lower GI, Bariatric surgery, Gynaecology, Obstetric services and Trauma surgery, while Ophthalmic, Urology, Upper GI, Breast and Gynae-oncology surgery is based at Maidstone Hospital. There are opportunities to develop personal interests in amongst other things management, research, governance, perioperative medicine, long term vascular access and medical education within the new Kent medical school.
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The successful candidate will provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team.
Participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
Work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust’s patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides general hospital services to a population of approximately 480,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population. Around 120,000 new patients present each year to the Emergency departments. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone Hospital. The Trust’s Headquarters are at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust Chairman is Mr David Highton, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Medical Director is Dr Sarah Mumford. The Chief Operating Officer is Mr Sarah Davis.
Anaesthesia is part of Theatres and Critical care directorate which lies within the trusts Division of Surgery. Other directorates within the division include Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Specialist surgeries and Head and Neck services.
We are a major orthopaedic centre and a new ringfenced orthopaedic block is under construction on the Maidstone site which will include 3 barn theatres. In the trust orthopaedics perform a full range of upper and lower limb procedures including specialist pelvic and paediatric surgery. We have a full complement of US machines and provide some lists dedicated to awake, block only surgery. There is scope for further service improvement with development of a continuous nerve block catheter service and the potential to establish block lists for foot and ankle surgery under sedation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trust’s Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Registered with GMC
- On the specialist register, or within 6 months of acquiring CCT
Desirable criteria
- ALS/APLS/ATLS or NLS provider or instructor
- Additional complimentary post graduate qualification
- Additional graduate or intercollated degree
- Associate fellowship FICM
Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and documented competence in any one or more of the following specialist areas • Trauma and orthopaedics • Regional anaesthesia • Major cancer surgery • Perioperative medicine
Desirable criteria
- Experience in awake block lists, breast blocks, continuous nerve block catheters
- Regional Anaesthesia qualification
- POETTS accreditation or further training in Perioperative Medicine
Audit
Essential criteria
- Understand the principles of audit
- Evidence of participation and completion of audit projects
Desirable criteria
- Completed and presented the audit loop in a number of audits
Research
Essential criteria
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication skills
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills skills for the use of email, Microsoft Office, etc
- Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate or advanced IT skills
Management
Essential criteria
- Evidence of organisational ability
Desirable criteria
- Attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Helen Burdett
- Job title
- Consultant Anaes & CD Theatres Critical Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01892635759
- Additional information
Dr James Wood
Consultant Anaesthetist and Deputy Clinical Director for Theatres and Critical Care
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