About this role
Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long almost 900 year history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. Our values; caring, ambitious and inclusive guide us in everything we do and are central to how we deliver our plans. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Finally information regarding how we score on patient safety and experience can be found in the following specific report http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/about-us/how-we-are-doing/home.aspx
Main duties of the job
Evelina London Children's Hospital (ELCH) opened on 31st October 2005. It was constructed using charitable funding on the STH site and is accessed via link corridors from the St Thomas' Hospital building. It is now one of the UK's leading paediatric teaching hospitals. Our vision is to be a world leading centre of life-changing care for children, young people and their families. In 2016 Evelina London Children's Hospital achieved an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We treat 120,000 chidren every year.
The Paediatric Anaesthetic Group provides ~11000 anaesthetics a year. Just less than half are under the age of five and over 200 are neonates. From April 2022, all children's cardiac, respiratory, and intensive care services provided on the Evelina London Children's Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital sites came together as a single clinical directorate (CRIC) within the Evelina London Clinical Group. Other paediatric surgical services include general surgery, ENT (including specialist airway surgery), cleft and plastic surgery, nephro-urology (including renal transplantation), orthopaedic/spinal, ophthalmic and dental surgery. The Anaesthetic Services include a Pre-Assessment Clinic and an Acute Pain Service.
About us
The Department of Anaesthesia is seeking a full-time (10 PA) Substantive Consultant with a special interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team. The department is currently involved in many exciting initiatives and is looking for an individual with the appropriate skills to complement this team and help keep the service in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence. The team is also looking to expand in the near future. Evelina London Children's Hospital has recently opened a new stand-alone Children's Day Surgery Centre adjacent to the original hospital.
Job description Job responsibilities
We are looking for candidates trained in Paediatric Anaesthesia who are of the right calibre to add additional valuable contribution to our team. We encourage applications from those with interests in quality improvement, theatre productivity, IT, management, research and teaching. Additionally experience in paediatric acute pain management will be advantageous.
The department has a special interest in teaching & training, regional anaesthesia, patient optimisation & difficult airway skills. We have an active role in the Trusts high fidelity simulation centre. Our anaesthetic sites are equipped with Drger Primus or Fabius (MRI) anaesthetic machines, Phillips monitors & GE and Sonosite ultrasound for nerve blocks. There is close liaison with the PICU.
All new employment contracts include elective weekend working.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in a busy and progressive central London teaching hospital.
General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to Dr Davina Wong, Head of Service Anaesthesia and Theatres, ELCH [email protected]
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications Essential
Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise. On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
Desirable
Higher Qualification recognised by the University of London. Academic distinction or Prizes.
Clinical Experience Essential
Comprehensive training and clinical experience in anaesthesia equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Anaesthesia. At least 1 year of comprehensive training and clinical experience in Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesia
Desirable
Post CCT experience Overseas experience in an international centre of excellence Evidence of CPD in relevant sub-specialist areas e.g. pre-operative assessment Experience in anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery on children with co-incidental congenital cardiac disease
Clinical Skills Essential
Evidence of APLS or equivalent in the past 3 years Ability to organise and independently manage the safe conduct of operating lists. Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
Audit Management & IT Essential
Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management. Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
Desirable
Evidence of effective leadership. Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
Research. Teaching skill & experience Essential
Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research. Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff. Presenting and teaching preferably beyond immediate place of work
Desirable
Evidence of original research. Publications in peer reviewed literature. Teaching qualification. Collaboration in National Research Projects
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Evelina Childrens Hospital
London
SE1 7EH
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)