Locum Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesia

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1.    Together with the other Consultants to provide a service for Anaesthesia  This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

2.    Shared responsibility with the other Consultants for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis.  Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

3.    Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

4.    Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

5.    Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

6.    Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.

7.    Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s Business Plan.  This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

8.    Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for anaesthesia services. 

9.    Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty.  This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained. 

10.  Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced.  This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

11.  Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

12.  Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.  To undertake annual training/updates in infection prevention and control.

13.  Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

14.  Be accountable for implementation of the Code of Practice within own department/area of responsibility.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.    You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.

2.    You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.

3.    You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

4.    You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

5.    The post-holder has an important responsibility for, and contribution to make to, infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures, which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training.  These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

6.    All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.  You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

7.    This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended   to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post-holder.

As a new postholder the job plan will be reviewed after six weeks.  New Consultants are encouraged to be supported by a mentor either from within the department or the London PGMD service; the clinical lead can assist facilitating this.