Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist

Job overview

Applications are invited for the position of substantive Consultant in Anaesthesia at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and with sessions and service to obstetric service at  Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) is a large university teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre with a stimulating and challenging case-mix.  Liverpool Women's NHS Trust (LWH) is a standalone tertiary obstetric and gynaecology unit with over 8000 deliveries a year.

A contribution to teaching, education and training of both undergraduates and postgraduates is expected at both trusts.

Main duties of the job

LUHFT provides a mixture of elective cancer, benign, orthopaedic, trauma and emergency care and LWH provides care for over 8000 deliveries including tertiary referrals from outside of the catchment area as well as providing a range of gynaecology services.

The job description demonstrates an example of the work pattern including on call commitments at LWH 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 including dedicated obstetric sessions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Obstetric  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.