ConsultantAnaestheticsPermanent

Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Telford

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, highly driven Consultant Anaesthetist with a passion for obstetrics to join our expert and energetic team. This is an ideal opportunity to be part of a dedicated anaesthetics team in which there are many development opportunities. We are currently growing our elective caesarean section capacity and expanding the Obstetric Anaesthetic team, which provides a unique opportunity for a consultant looking to drive improvements to help us deliver the highest quality care to our patients.The successful applicant will work obstetric sessions at the Princess Royal Hospital. Additional theatre sessions may be based at either The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or The Princess Royal Hospital depending upon your special interest. The post will consist of 10 PAs with on-call responsibility at PRH.

Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Main duties of the job include:

All consultants are expected to provide support to the trainees and actively contribute to training and also continuity of service at senior level.

To have professional attitude to work well in a multi professional team

To have excellent team working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi professional team.

To have exceptional communication skills, especially in the compassionate dealing of the patient in pain

To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners, and particularly in response to the Ockenden report

To be flexible and deliver elective and emergency theatre sessions

To provide on-call support out of hours

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS, MbCHB or equivalent medical qualification
Royal College Diploma (e.g., FRCA, MRCP, FRCM)
ALS or equivalent certification
APLS certification
Level 3 Safeguarding Children training (within the last 3 years)
Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and /or Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine/Medicine via one of the following: - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patient
Paediatric experience
Higher Obstetric training
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels
Ability to be compassionate towards patient in pain and in vulnerable situations
Excellent written and spoken English
Appreciation of, and ability to work effectively in the MDT

Desirable

Higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD) or evidence of higher education