Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Anaesthetist to join their dedicated anaesthetics team. This role involves providing high-quality obstetric care, supporting trainees, and delivering flexible on-call support. The successful applicant will work across two hospitals, contributing to the expansion of elective services. This position offers excellent opportunities for professional development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Registered medical professional with anaesthetic experience.
• Ability to provide support and training for trainees.
• Experience in managing emergency theatre sessions.

Responsibilities

• Support trainees and contribute to training.
• Deliver clinical and quality targets.
• Provide flexible on-call support during emergencies.
• Cover various theatre sessions based on special interest.

Skills

Excellent team working skills

Exceptional communication skills

Professional attitude

Ability to work in a multi-professional team

Job description

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for your organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The on-call anaesthetic cover at PRH is as follows:

• The first on-call cover the CEPOD theatres, attend resuscitation calls and support the second on call in ITU patient care. The CEPOD theatres at PRH predominantly cater for gynaecological, paediatric, head and neck, trauma, and maxillofacial emergencies.
• The second on-call is provided by the STs, specialty doctors and specialists, working full shifts – primarily for ITU.
• There is an obstetric anaesthetic on-call rota with specialist obstetric anaesthetists covering the labour ward out of hours. Currently 1:8.
• There are two consultants who prove support to the resident tiers. Consultant 1 covers CEPOD and Obstetrics, Consultant 2 covers ITU and paediatric resuscitation.

Currently there are Emergency departments and Intensive Care units at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital. The medical “acute take” and acute Orthopaedics is split between both Hospitals. The CEPOD theatres at RSH cater for adult general surgery, urology, vascular and ophthalmic emergencies.

Head injured adults needing Surgery or admission to a Neurosurgical unit are generally transferred to Stoke -on -Trent’s Neurosurgical Unit or to the University Hospital in Birmingham. Paediatric patients requiring intensive care are stabilised by a MDT comprising paediatric and anaesthetic staff and are transferred to PICUs in Stoke- on- Trent or Birmingham and are coordinated by the KIDS and Neonatal transfer service.