CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST - Obstetric Anaesthesia

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  • Birmingham
  • £109,725-145,478 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 11 days ago
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of England's largest teaching trusts, employing around 22,000 staff. It serves over 2.2 million patients annually across four hospitals--Good Hope, Heartlands, Queen Elizabeth, and Solihull--as well as various clinics and community services. UHB is committed to delivering excellent patient care and staff wellbeing, guided by its core values: Kindness, Connectedness, and Boldness.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 13 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.Main duties of the jobKEY SKILLSThe core component of this post is to provide anaesthetic cover for Obstetric Anaesthesia along with range of other specialty lists.The post holder must understand the significant ongoing changes in the Trust's services and be prepared to take an active part in the change program.About usUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.DetailsDate posted22 August 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£109,725 to £145,478 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number304-EW-1083601Job locationsQueen Elizabeth HospitalMindelsohn WayBirminghamWest MidlandsB15 2THJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesKEY RESPONSIBILITIESClinical Work - ObstetricsBWH 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 run 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 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.Also at BWH there are 2 Gynaecology theatres with all day gynaecology elective lists Monday -- Friday and 1 fertility theatre with half day assisted conception lists Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday. Consultants on the Obstetric On-call rota provide non-resident cover for emergency obstetrics and gynaecology supported by 2 resident doctors. There is predictable on-call time in the job plan for the obstetric follow up ward round at weekends.Teaching & TrainingThe successful applicant would be expected to have an active interest in teaching. Our registrar anaesthetic training has been adapted to reflect the new RCOA Anaesthesia curriculum. We have recently invited applications for trainees wishing to pursue a CESR pathway. Training is coordinated by the specialty education leads but involves informal and formal teaching by all consultants. There is also a departmental programme of teaching mapped to RCOA examination requirements which is co-ordinated by the junior anaesthetic staff with support from consultants.At BWH we receive Birmingham School of Anaesthesia resident doctors undergoing their IACOA, stage 1, 2 and 3 training. In addition resident doctors from across the West Midlands chose BWH for their Obstetric SIA. BWH recently opened a state of the art Women's Health and Neonatal simulation suite which enhances our anaesthetic and MDT training.UHB has an obligation to teach medical students and a commitment to the Birmingham and Warwickshire School's of Anaesthesia. Involvement in structured teaching and lecturing to both these groups will be expected. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply for the post of Honorary Senior Lecturer in the University department of Medical Sciences. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesKEY RESPONSIBILITIESClinical Work - ObstetricsBWH 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 run 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 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.Also at BWH there are 2 Gynaecology theatres with all day gynaecology elective lists Monday -- Friday and 1 fertility theatre with half day assisted conception lists Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday. Consultants on the Obstetric On-call rota provide non-resident cover for emergency obstetrics and gynaecology supported by 2 resident doctors. There is predictable on-call time in the job plan for the obstetric follow up ward round at weekends.Teaching & TrainingThe successful applicant would be expected to have an active interest in teaching. Our registrar anaesthetic training has been adapted to reflect the new RCOA Anaesthesia curriculum. We have recently invited applications for trainees wishing to pursue a CESR pathway. Training is coordinated by the specialty education leads but involves informal and formal teaching by all consultants. There is also a departmental programme of teaching mapped to RCOA examination requirements which is co-ordinated by the junior anaesthetic staff with support from consultants.At BWH we receive Birmingham School of Anaesthesia resident doctors undergoing their IACOA, stage 1, 2 and 3 training. In addition resident doctors from across the West Midlands chose BWH for their Obstetric SIA. BWH recently opened a state of the art Women's Health and Neonatal simulation suite which enhances our anaesthetic and MDT training.UHB has an obligation to teach medical students and a commitment to the Birmingham and Warwickshire School's of Anaesthesia. Involvement in structured teaching and lecturing to both these groups will be expected. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply for the post of Honorary Senior Lecturer in the University department of Medical Sciences.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • *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
Desirable
  • *Additional postgraduate qualification (e.g. MRCP,MRCS DipIMC, FICM)
ExperienceEssential
  • *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
  • *Recent experience in leading the management of Major Trauma patients and their intraoperative care.
  • *Experience in the peri-operative care of patients including pain management
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • *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
Desirable
  • *Additional postgraduate qualification (e.g. MRCP,MRCS DipIMC, FICM)
ExperienceEssential
  • *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
  • *Recent experience in leading the management of Major Trauma patients and their intraoperative care.
  • *Experience in the peri-operative care of patients including pain management

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