Senior Anaesthetist — Liver Transplant & HPB Surgery

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Anaesthetist with a specialist role in liver and pancreas transplantation and major hepatobiliary surgery at Freeman Hospital.

The post involves pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anaesthetic management, post-operative care, and a role in the on-call liver transplant anaesthesia rota; with opportunities to contribute to teaching, audit, and governance within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
• Higher Degree.
• Special skills training in the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist perioperative care including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anaesthetic management and post-operative care to patients undergoing liver and pancreas transplantation, major hepatobiliary surgery and other complex operative procedures.
• Participate in the consultant liver transplant anaesthetic on-call rota and provide senior anaesthetic expertise for urgent and out-of-hours liver and pancreas transplantation.
• Balance liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and other anaesthetic activity as agreed through the consultant job-planning process.
• Contribute to the wider work of the Perioperative and Critical Care Directorate.

Skills

Liver transplant anaesthesia

Complex hepatobiliary surgery

Clinical governance

Leadership

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC Registration

Specialist Register (within 6 months)

Higher Degree

Special skills training in the specialty

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Anaesthetist with a specialist role in liver and pancreas transplantation and major hepatobiliary surgery at Freeman Hospital.

The post involves pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anaesthetic management, post-operative care, and a role in the on-call liver transplant anaesthesia rota; with opportunities to contribute to teaching, audit, and governance within a multidisciplinary team.