Locum Consultant Anaesthetist specialising in Obstetrics Anaesthesia

Job summary

We are excited to invite applications for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist specialising in the provision of anaesthesia for Obstetrics within the Birmingham Womens Hospital NHS Trust (BWH). Due to planned expansion the successful applicant will join 12 other Consultant Anaesthetists working at the BWH.The post will also involve duties at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Sessions at UHB can be tailored to the individuals interests. On-call commitments will be on the Obstetric on-call rota at BWH.

Candidates with an interest in the management of anaesthesia for Obstetrics are invited to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate both extensive interest and experience within this field.

Main duties of the job

Obstetric Service and Anaesthetic Team for BWH

The Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH) adjoins the QEHB site and offers a complete range of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Services including assisted conception. There are several Regional centres on site, including the Regional Cytogenetics and Regional Genetics laboratories. The hospital, in partnership with UHB, is the Maternal Medicine Regional Network Hub and also houses the Regional Neonatal Unit and Fetal Medicine Department.

BWH has around 7500 deliveries a year with extensive Fetal 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, as well as multidisciplinary pre-pregnancy counselling services for all the above specialties. In addition to the specialist clinics, there are Liver, Cardiac, Haematology, Renal and Respiratory MDTs. The Maternal Medicine team also have close links with regional Oncology, Immunology and Dermatology clinicians.

There is a 4 bedded High Dependency Unit for the care of complicated or seriously ill mothers on the delivery suite to which over 400 mothers per year are admitted. Advice or transfer for level 3 care is provided by the Intensive Care team at QEHB.

Job responsibilities

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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