Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
We have an opportunity for the correct candidate to be appointed to the role of Consultant in Anaesthetics with an interest in Obstetrics
This post will be based Cross Site . There are St Helier and Epsom based sessions incorporated into the job plan
10 Programmed Activities
On Call duties are 1 in 12 delivered at St Helier Hospital
The successful candidate must be dedicated to the pursuit of excellence always placing the patient first.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 420,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care to a wider area covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
AAC Interview Date: Monday 17th March 2025
Main duties of the job
The Epsom & St Helier Anaesthetic department is aligned with the STG teaching programme for medical students and the South Thames School of Anaesthesia training programme.
There is a well established Simulation teaching programme which may give opportunities for suitably qualified applicants.
We score highly in national Hip Fracture audit data and are one of the busiest 5 units in London.
We have a dedicated daycase Paediatric Hospital with visiting Surgeons from St Georges and a very busy Obstetric Unit which accepts outside referrals
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
- Entry onto GMC or within 6 months of CESR
- ALS training
- 6 months SIA/Stage 3 Obstetrics training or equivalent
- Stage 3 paediatric anaesthesia training or equivalent
- Stage 3 in airway anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
- Specialist interest in sub specialties
Clinical Expereince
Essential criteria
- Stage 3/SIA broad experience in delivering peri operative medicine for high risk patients
- Stage4 3 Broad rabge of delivering aneasthesia for elective and emergency surgery )
Teaching expereince
Essential criteria
- Stage 3 teaching experience for undergraduate and post graduate trainees
- Stage 3 SIA in airway management skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising Junior Drs
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hasmita Bagia
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Cross Site
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372 735 270
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