Applications are invited for the position of substantive Consultant in Anaesthesia at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a large university teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre with a stimulating and challenging case-mix.
We expect a contribution to teaching, education and training of both undergraduates and postgraduates. LUHFT is a newly merged organisation and this post is primarily based at the Liverpool University and Broadgreen Hospital site although opportunities to work in all areas will be available to meet your goals and aspirations for career development.
LUHFT provides a mixture of elective cancer, benign, orthopaedic, trauma and emergency care. The job description demonstrates an example of the work pattern but this will be discussed in more detail at pre interview meetings and upon successful interview.
Your role is primarily in delivering care for these areas but also to support the trust management in developing the service in the newly merged organisation as we integrate the legacy organisations with re organisation of services for the benefit of the city and wider community in our newly built hospital in the heart of the city.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Anaesthetist. The outline of the working week is given below, and applicants will be expected to participate in the department’s on-call rota. Further clinical sessions are available for applicants wishing to undertake an 11th PA in line with other department members. 1.5 core SPA are initially included in the job description for newly appointed consultants. This can be increased if additional roles or responsibilities are agreed, up to a total of 2.5 SPA. Applicants will be expected to undertake appropriate pre- and post-operative visits.
This advert closes on Thursday 10 Apr 2025