Locum Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist

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.

• MB ChB or equivalent
• FRCA, MRCP or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC
• Have CCT in Anaesthesia or be expected to attain such within 6 months of interview date, or be included on the Specialist register, High standard of clinical skills and expertise in anaesthesia
• Experience in the perioperative management of high-risk patients undergoing complex surgery
• Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Orthopaedics
• Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Trauma
• Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: General, urological and gynaecological surgery
• Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Transfer medicine
• Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Non-theatre anaesthesia
• ALS training
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Obstetrics
• Advanced training or equivalent in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
• ATLS training or equivalent
• Expertise in difficult airway Management e.g. Advanced training in Airway Management.
• Interest and training in echocardiography
• Expertise in ultrasoundguided regional anaesthesia for upper and lower limb surgery, e.g. Advanced training (or equivalent) in general, urological and gynaecological surgery)
• Evidence of participation in individual and group psychological work in pain medicine., Evidence of life-long learning
• Participation in clinical audit and/or service improvement projects.
• Participation in reflective practice and incident reporting processes.
Desirable criteria
• Involvement in research projects relevant to anaesthesia, critical care or pain medicine.
• Commitment to continue research towards higher qualification., Evidence of participation in bed-side and class-room teaching.
• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a Clinical Supervisor.
Desirable criteria
• Experience of teaching nonmedical professionals
• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor.
• Educational qualification., Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on anaesthetic problems for planned procedures and emergencies
• Initiative and ability to co-ordinate teams
• Leadership potential.
• Punctual
• Committed to speciality and enthusiastic about the role of anaesthetists.
Desirable criteria
• Experience of supervising core trainees and registrars, with feedback., Evidence of involvement in the management of an anaesthetic department
• Ability to organise and advise on efficient anaesthetic services.
Desirable criteria
• Management Training
Presentations and PublicationsEssential criteria
• Presentations at regional and/or national meetings
Desirable criteria
• Publications relevant to the post, Membership of relevant societies
Desirable criteria
• Attendance at meetings, Overseas experience/experience in other UK regions., Evidence of the ability to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations and work in a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Confident without arrogance.
• Enthusiasm to support others
• Positive approach to lessons learnt
• Flexibility, embraces change., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Applications are invited for the position of Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The post is for 12 months but the trusts are looking for expansion to increase substantive cover in the next 12 months
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., Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. For agenda for change banded roles; salary payments will reflect the 2023/24 pay scales. The 2024/25 pay scales will be paid in October 2024 including any backpay due. Therefore should the successful applicant start in post prior to October, the salary will initially reflect the 2023/24 pay scales.