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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
162-M7502
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Obs Rota Medical Staffing
Town
Romford
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2025 23:59
Interview date
22/05/2025

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant Obstetric Anaesthesia with an interest in Maternal Medicine

YM72

 

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Job overview

The Trust seeks to appoint a Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist with a special interest in maternal medicine and high-risk Obstetrics.

The new appointee will share the caseload, facilities and trainee grade support with the existing consultants. Requirements of the post-holder are listed below.

The post is whole time and offers 9.32 programmed activities (DCCs), and 1.5 SPA. In conjunction with the existing consultants, the appointee will lead developments in anaesthetic services within the Trust. They will also have a general anaesthesia commitment within their job plan.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist with Interest in Maternal Medicine

The appointee will provide care to patients requiring an Obstetric Anaesthetic service. They will Contribute to the provision of a high quality, responsive Obstetric Anaesthesia service to Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with colleagues in Obstetrics and other clinical departments. This will involve caring for patients on the Labour Ward and Birthing Centre at Queen’s Hospital and other surgical specialty patients during general theatre days.

 

The post involves prospective 1:9 non-resident on-call duties, which may be subject to change due to service requirements.

Post-holders will be required to work on both sites if needed and provide Anaesthetic Consultant led services in theatres, obstetrics, A&E and wards.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708435000 ext. 4440.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council
  • Clinical experience with Obstetric anaesthesia in the UK
  • Holder of Certificate of completion of training (CCT) or CESR or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
Desirable criteria
  • Fellowship in Obstetric anaesthesia
  • Experience with high-risk Obstetrics
  • Experience with maternal medicine MDT

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elaine De Silva
Job title
Speciality Lead for Obstetric Anaesthesia
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
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