Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence. At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical., We are looking to appoint a substantive Consultant Anaesthetist (10PA), with an interest in Trauma and Regional Anaesthesia to support increasing demand, to develop patient pathways and work collaboratively with our Trauma team on service development. Our department has a reputation throughout the region for high anaesthetic standards and training. We are well represented at senior management level and on several national committees and organisations. We have a reputation for encouraging individual interests and for clinical, educational and managerial innovations. We aim to provide high standards for our patients and are a happy, cohesive department. We have recently been awarded Royal College of Anaesthetists ACSA accreditation, and have begun working towards applying for University Department status. We were one of the top performing departments within the Trust, based on a recent staff feedback survey. It is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team who believe in leading from the frontline with the aim of providing outstanding care to our community and investing in the well-being and development of our people., We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative team player with a special interest and recognised expertise in the provision of anaesthesia in trauma and regional anaesthetics. 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., All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. This is in order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
IMPORTANT: 1. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. 2. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. 3. All vacancies followed by INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered. 4. All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust employees. 5. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.


• Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
• FRCA of equivalent qualification
• Within 6 months of CCT in Anaesthesia at interview date
• Membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the United Kingdom or equivalent
• Current Advanced Life Support training
Desirable criteria
• Higher degree or other relevant qualifications related to anaesthetic practice, Fully trained in Anaesthesia - Level of training equivalent to that required to obtain a CCT in Anaesthesia in the UK as defined by the RCoA
• Excellent clinical knowledge of aspects of relevant anaesthesia practice and patient care
• Experience in service planning and development for anaesthesia in Interventional Radiology
Desirable criteria
• Higher or advanced training in a desirable subspecialty as indicated in job description
Audit, Management & ITEssential criteria
• Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines
• Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement projects, presenting data and implementing change as appropriate
• Good IT skills; use of patient and hospital databases
Desirable criteria
• Understanding of NHS management structures
• Previous involvement in clinical leadership roles, Evidence of providing good teaching and supervision to trainees
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of personal involvement in research
• Educational qualification, Contributes to improving patients experience
• See patients as individuals and involve them in decisions about their care
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient-centered service
• Demonstrates an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement, Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Our theatres provide elective, emergency and trauma surgery within multiple operating theatres allowing a throughput of ~26,000 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 20 operating theatres, in three separate complexes and one ring fenced Elective Orthopaedic Unit.
• 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.