A fantastic opportunity has arisen due to the expansion of the Theatres and Anaesthetics department at the Trust. The investment is one of a wider suite of investments, including:
• £3m investment to refurbish the West Wing Theatre Suite, due for completion in early 2025.
• £687k investment in 31 AISYS CS2 Anaesthetic Machines
• £300k investment in 28 BeneVision N17 Monitors
• A new Simulation Suite as part of a £36m investment
• A state of the art 18-bedded Critical Care Unit
We have also put in place a benefit package, including:
• Expenses Policy with reimbursement up to £8k.
• Funding for four courses on the RCoA’s “Diary of Courses and Events accredited for CPD” during the first two years of employment.
• An increase in education costs from £800 to £5,000 per year in their first two years of employment to support embedding their clinical practice within the NHS and improving their knowledge & skills
• Payment for Royal College of Anaesthesia registration for the first two years of employment, at a total cost of £1k
• Funding of up to £10k to support the completion of a MBA (University of Birmingham), MSc in Healthcare Leadership (University of Birmingham) or NHS Leadership Academy Programmes (e.g. Edward Jenner, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Aneurin Bevin)
NB: For any of the aforementioned benefits, if you leave the Trust before completion of 12 months’ service you repay 100% and if you leave the Trust before completion of 24 months’ service you repay 50%
The post-holders will work in collaboration with the existing Anaesthetists to provide a high quality, progressive and professional Anaesthetic service in a broad range of surgical specialties.
This post is for a standard 10 Programmed Activities (PA) with negotiable additional PAs up to 2PAs.
The post-holders will work in collaboration with the existing Anaesthetists to provide a high quality, progressive and professional Anaesthetic service in a broad range of surgical specialties.
The appointee must be able to demonstrate experience in broad range of Anaesthetic specialities including good experience in obstetrics and paediatric anaesthesia.
There are opportunities to develop special interests in Anaesthetic Simulation, Bariatric Anaesthesia, Pre Assessments, ENT/Airway, Paediatrics, Perioperative Medicine and Regional Anaesthesia.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides a first class integrated acute and community healthcare service within the West Midlands serving a population of 270,000 residents. It employs more than 4,000 staff with a combined total income of just over £220m. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services with 550 acute beds.
£50m has been invested in healthcare services over the last 12 months across the hospital estate which includes two new, state-of-the-art MRI scanners, the creation of a new 18 bedded Intensive Care Unit a new Obstetric Theatre and expansion of the Neonatal Unit.
The Trust has a strong set of values very much aware of the need of meaningfully delivery of our strategic objectives, valuing our colleagues to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to strategically investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff.
Walsall Healthcare is the host organisation for Walsall Together - an ambitious and exciting programme to transform health and social care within the borough. The programme brings together local organisations including the CCG and GPs, Mental Health Trust and Council. Our joint vision is to address the changing needs of our population with integrated care solutions that maximise the potential of the individual person, the teams that support them and the wider health and care system
The working week is comprised of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), a further 2 Additional PAs is negotiable, with each PA having a nominal timetable value of 4 hours. This will comprise of 8.5 PAs on Direct Clinical Care with 1.5 PAs on Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for how work is organised, where it is located, what in general terms the work comprises and when it is to be performed.
For this post “direct clinical care” (DCC) (work relating directly to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) includes theatre work, pre and post-operative visiting, emergency work, outpatient pre-assessment activities, and administration directly related to the above, day time and out of hours.
“Supporting professional activities” (SPA) (that underpin direct clinical care) include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, clinical management and local clinical governance activities.
Full details and scope of responsibilities are provided within the job descriptions.
As part of the recruitment process, we require completion and return of the attached CCT CESR form to assist with confirmation of CCT/CESR and also please provide us your up to date CV. Please email the form and CV to wht.medicalrecruitment.team@nhs.net.
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Jan 2025