This role is vital to the delivery of high-quality safe patient care at Wirral UniversityTeaching Hospital (WUTH), offeringa rare opportunity for an inspiring and talented individual to help shape the future of our service.
The organisation is currently embarking on a journey of transformation.We are seeking an individual who can motivate and lead our excellent team to achieve our strategic ambitions, to ensure we are delivering outstanding, safe patient-centred care.
You will be joining a team of 42 consultants and 10 SAS anaesthetists providing elective and emergency perioperative care. We gained Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) in August 2018.
We have two major sites, one at Clatterbridge Hospital providing purely scheduled care, and another at Arrowe Park Hospital which also provides urgent and emergency care.
We have an enthusiastic acute pain team with two consultants and two full time nurse specialists
Our critical care unit has 18 level II & III beds, providing a full range of support for patients in the post-operative period.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Trust Fellow in Anaesthesia position available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Thursday 9 Jan 2025
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