Consultant in Anaesthetics WSI in General & Obstetric Anaesthesia

Job overview

We are delighted to advertise 2 Consultant posts in Anaesthesia with interesest in General or Obstetric Anaeshesia at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.  The Consultant Anaesthetists will be responsible for delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to the service users in accordance with the trusts values, procedures, and operating policies. The posts are ideally suited for consultants with a specialist interest in ‘Obstetric Anaesthesia’ or ‘Generalists’ with subspecialist interests in anaesthesia for major surgery, perioperative medicine, or Paediatric anaesthesia. Obstetric posts consist of regular sessions on labour ward and maternity theatres. Other sessions are negotiable to suit the applicant’s sub-specialty interests. Options include sessions in Gynae-oncology, ENT, Colo-rectal, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Pre-assessment, and Peri-operative Anaesthesia.

There are ample opportunities to develop personal interest in, amongst other things, management, governance, peri-operative medicine, service development and education and training. .

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will join the current department of 49 existing highly motivated and respected anaesthetic consultants, including 15 who currently provide obstetric cover, supported by a team of 18 experienced speciality doctors and trainees from both Birmingham and Stoke School of Anaesthesia. All consultants at the Trust work cross-site at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), the City Health Campus (previous City Hospital), and Sandwell Health Campus (previous Sandwell General Hospital), with theatre services at all sites. Maternity services are based exclusively at MMUH.

The appointee will be expected to work flexibly at the locations, depending on the needs of the service and the appointee’s sub-specialty interests. We currently provide an on-call cover for each site on a 1 in 16 frequency. Initially posts are for 10PAs with additional sessions available if mutually agreeable. Requirements for training are described in the Person Specification. From the non-clinical perspective, strengths in the fields of either medical education and simulation training or service development and risk management would complement the department well. The department is looking for enthusiastic candidates who will bring new skills, knowledge, and techniques to the department. It is essential that consultants joining the department are flexible, forward-looking, and committed. The department prides itself in flexible job planning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Clinical Director:   Dr KP Krishnan 0121 507 4343 / 0121 507 3415,

Email: [email protected]

Dr Mark Howes: Subspecialty Lead for Anaesthesia [email protected]

Dr Hannah Bawdon: Subspecialty Lead Obstetric Anaesthesia: 01215074343/3415 [email protected]