This is a full time Locum Consultant post for which we are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative team player to join our Anaesthetic department. Upon appointment the final job plan will be agreed ensuring both individual and Trust / departmental objectives align.
The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Anaesthetic department with the present consultants. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work flexibly with colleagues to ensure the maintenance of a continuing high quality service meeting patient needs and to raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.
The successful candidate will:
- Have duties that include provision of anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, post-operative visits, administration, teaching and audit.
- Work in multidisciplinary teams providing high quality care to patients and work well with colleagues providing an advisory and consultation service.
- Participate actively and enthusiastically in the clinical governance, teaching and management activities of the department.
- Participation and involvement in meetings and business planning in the anaesthesia service.
Our theatres provide elective, emergency and trauma surgery within multiple operating theatres allowing a throughput of ~23,000 cases each year. The department works with the multi-disciplinary team from numerous specialities; including ENT, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, General surgery etc. to deliver surgical care safely and of a high standard. The department works to support the latest technologies, such as robotic surgery and have two state of the art Robots used for Urology, Upper GI and Colorectal surgeries.
The main site at RBH comprises of 19 operating theatres, in three separate complexes and one ring fenced Elective Orthopaedic Unit and 1 procedure room.
South Wing Theatres - 7 theatres
Redlands Theatres - Ring fenced Orthopaedic Unit, 4 theatres.
Central Theatres - 5 theatres
Maternity Theatres - 3 theatres, 1 procedural room
Prince Charles Eye Unit and West Berkshire Community Hospital provide elective services within a self-contained day bed unit:
West Berkshire - comprises of 2 operating theatres and 1 procedural room
Prince Charles Eye Unit - comprises of 2 operating theatres. The team specialise in Ophthalmology only within the unit.
The department also supports services provided in Interventional and diagnostic Radiology, as well as external contracts with BHFT Dental Surgery, Prospect Park and Broadmoor.