Consultant in Anaesthesia with an interest in Neuroanaesthesia

The focus of this post is the delivery of high-quality anaesthesia in the West Wing theatre suite. There are in addition flexible sessions in the posts allowing the post-holder to maintain an interest and skills in other areas of anaesthesia. Out of hours the post-holder will be on call to provide emergency cover for the West Wing, which will include Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Maxillofacial Surgery, Interventional Radiology and Ophthalmology.

• Medical degree
• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia (or equivalent) or within 6 months at the date of interview Advanced training or fellowship in neuroanaesthesia
Desirable criteria
• ALS/ATLS/APLS provider, To be able to work independently at consultant level, and perform as a member of a team
• Advanced training or fellowship in neuroanaesthesia
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of completion of additional training in other relevant sub-specialty
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level, Excellent leadership skills
• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital
• Effective administrative and time management skills
• Knowledge of the NHS and the role of Clinical Networks
• Understanding of the complexities of working in a regional referral centre
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Evidence of research activity
Desirable criteria
• Leadership and Management qualification
• Education qualification, Diploma in medical education
• Experience in implementing change
• Peer reviewed publications, Full Driving licence, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.