This post is to provide, develop and expand services including High Dependency Care, Maternal Critical Care, and Gynaecology including Reproductive Medicine, Gynecological Oncology & Robotic Surgeries and Obstetrics provided at the Liverpool Women's Hospital.
Main duties of the jobA core component of this post is a clinical commitment to the Trust's Main Delivery Suite and is intended to provide the appointee with the opportunity of continuing and expanding the obstetric anaesthetic services already established at the Liverpool Women's Hospital.
The work on delivery suite encompasses elective and emergency obstetric anesthesia in supporting the busy unit.
Close teamwork with anaesthetic, obstetric and midwifery colleagues are essential, as this is a tertiary referral center for complicated obstetric problems.
Taking part and developing the high dependency care along with routine obstetric anaesthesia and analgesic tasks is a pleasant and challenging field to teach trainees and develop research active in the department and Trust.
About usLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families.
Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place.
We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible.
As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future.
We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Job responsibilitiesThere is a whole day (2 sessions) Gynaecology Oncology list working in a busy and vital area of Gynaecology.
Patients of wide age range and fitness require surgical assistance and anaesthetic cares.
Commitment includes a further 2 sessions made up of theatre lists or Preoperative assessment clinic in Gynaecological Surgery at the Liverpool Women's Hospital.
The department expects and promotes good teaching and training for junior anaesthetic staff and the successful appointees will contribute in this area along with providing training for other groups of staff within the Trust.
The on-call commitment will be shared with Consultant Colleagues at LWH, and will be equivalent to 1:12 and attract an availability supplement of 3%.
Supporting professional activity time (SPA) is offered initially as 1.5 PA (6hrs) (1 PA on site and 0.5 PA flexible) for purposes of, among others, continuing professional development, enhanced appraisal and revalidation, with further SPAs granted after agreement of a job plan with the Clinical Director and Medical Director.
Person SpecificationSkills, Knowledge and AptitudesAble to work within the existing directorate framework and compatibility with all existing consultant staffCommitted to specialty and enthusiastic about the role of anaesthetistsCommitment to team workingGood communication and interpersonal skillsGood organisational skillsLeadership qualitiesExcellent written and spoken EnglishAbility to cope under pressureEnthusiastic and motivatedExperience of supervising anaesthetic traineesExperience of teaching non-medical professionalsEvidence of a caring and responsible attitude to colleaguesQualificationsMBChB or equivalentFRCA or equivalentFull GMC registrationCCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT date on the date of interviewMinimum of 7 years' experience in anaesthesiaMinimum of 1 year worked within the NHSAdditional postgraduate training (MRCP, MD etc)ExperienceSmooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstancesHigher level training in obstetric anaesthesia with recent, wide knowledge and experience of high risk obstetric anaesthesiaHigher training in general, urological and gynaecological surgeryHigher training in day case anaesthesiaMinimum of 6 months training in intensive care at ST levelALSAdvanced level training in obstetric anaesthesia or evidence of managing anaesthetic services on a labour ward - including elective/emergency section lists and input into the care of complex parturientExperience with anesthesia for the Robotic SurgeriesAdvanced level training in general, urological and gynaecological anaesthesiaDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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