Job summaryExciting opportunities are now open at East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT) for innovative and forward-thinking clinicians to join our well-established Anaesthetic Department.Following significant investment at Macclesfield District General Hospital, in a brand-new purpose-built ICU Unit, the successful applicant will have a unique opportunity to provide safe, effective, and personal care to the population of rural Macclesfield.Additional private practice opportunities also exist at the neighbouring Spire Regency, located adjacent to Macclesfield District General Hospital, with which we boast excellent relationships.We are looking forward to talking to you about your career aspirations and encourage you to watch our recruitment videos on the East Cheshire NHS Trust website.Hours per week: 10 PA'sMain duties of the jobThe vacancy is for 10 Programmed Activities, 5.57 Direct Clinical Care, with 1.5 associated Supporting Professional Activities plus 1 SPA (Trust activity). The post will involve about 6 daytime theatre sessions or sessions in ICU, which will be flexible depending upon the service requirements. The successful applicants will be expected to participate in the 'out of hours' consultant 1:12 on call rota at ECT.Our employees are our priority and your health and well-being is important to us. Please visit our Health and Wellbeing video on our East Cheshire NHS Trust website.We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce.About usNHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year's experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment historyPlease be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpagewww.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.We look forward to receiving your application.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialFRCA (Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthesia)Clinical ExperienceEssentialClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCTEvidence of ability to change clinical practice and service provisionCan evidence up to date practice in line with recent initiativesManagement and Administration ExperienceEssentialEvidence of developing changeDesirableAbility to engage and communicate the benefits of organisational change to stake holdersPrevious experience in higher level hospital managementClinical EffectivenessEssentialDemonstrate understanding of principles of governance and auditDesirableExperience of having to undertake an auditOtherEssentialPlease refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirementsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast Cheshire NHS TrustAddressMacclesfield DistrictGeneral HospitalVictoria Road, MacclesfieldSK10 3BLEmployer's websitehttps://www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)