Consultant Anaesthetist with interest Obstetric Anaesthesia
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Birmingham
GBP 10,000 - 40,000
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6 days ago
Job summary
Due to planned expansion we are excited to invite applications for a Consultant Anaesthetist specialising in the provision of Anaesthesia for Obstetrics within the Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH) to join 12 other Consultant Anaesthetists working at BWH. Alongside the Obstetric sessions, the post offers the successful candidate an opportunity to complete their job plan with a wide variety of sessions at BWH and QEHB. On-call commitments will be on the Obstetric on-call rota which covers emergency obstetrics and gynaecology.
The Birmingham Women's Hospital adjoins the QEHB site. Anaesthetic services for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Fertility are provided by the QEHB Anaesthetic Department through a Service Level Agreement. The hospital, in partnership with UHB, is the Maternal Medicine Regional Network Hub also housing the Regional Neonatal Unit and Foetal Medicine Department.
We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate into our friendly Obstetric Anaesthetic team. This is an exciting time to join due to recent and ongoing changes in our services. Our second on-call tier of Resident doctors commenced in November 2022 to improve the quality and safety of our service out of hours. We are planning to launch anaesthetic high-risk clinics in the near future through expansion of our consultant numbers.
Clinical Work - Obstetrics
BWH is the tertiary obstetric centre for the West Midlands. It has approximately 7500 deliveries a year with extensive Foetal and Maternal Medicine departments including the regional GUCH service in addition to dedicated Renal, Rheumatology, Diabetes, Endocrine, Haematology, Cardiac, Gastrointestinal & Neurology clinics with input from relevant UHB specialists and maternal medicine obstetricians. There are Liver, Cardiac, Haematology, Renal and Respiratory MDTs. The Maternal Medicine team also have close links with regional Oncology, Immunology and Dermatology clinicians. We have been commissioned to deliver the anaesthetic aspect of the regional maternal medicine service, and are unique in having job planned time for regional MDT.
BWH has 2 obstetric theatres and runs all day elective obstetric lists Monday to Friday. Daily there are two consultant anaesthetists supported by a team of post IACOA resident doctors. One consultant leads the elective work with the other covering the delivery suite.
There is a 4 bedded maternal enhanced care unit for the care of complicated or seriously ill mothers on the delivery suite to which over 400 mothers are admitted per year. Advice or transfer for level 3 care is provided by the Intensive Care team at QEHB.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
* Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
* Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
* Experience of high-risk obstetric anaesthesia such as would be encountered at a tertiary centre.
* Evidence of extended training and experience in anaesthesia for surgical specialties such as general surgery, plastics, emergency and urology.
* Experience in the peri-operative care of patients including pain management.
SKILLS & ABILITY
* Leadership skills and experience of developing multidisciplinary and multi-professional teams.
* Builds a strong and effective relationship with patients, relatives and colleagues.
* Ability to gain confidence and trust.
* Ability to cope with pressure and adapt to change.
* Experience of a management role.
* Leadership skills appropriate to effecting change.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GMC Registration.
* Inclusion on Specialist Registrar or, if in training, eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months.
* FRCA or equivalent GMC Specialist Registration.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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 Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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