Job overview

This is a locum anaesthetic consultant post and will cover sessions on labour ward including elective caesarean section lists at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital (QCCH) as well as major general surgery lists at Hammersmith Hospital (HH).

 

QCCH is one of the oldest maternity hospitals in the UK and is internationally renowned for the care of women with complex medical and obstetric problems and is also a tertiary referral unit for fetal care. Specialist services include maternal medicine, dedicated obstetric medical clinics for women with haemoglobinopathies and other haematological disease, cardiorespiratory disease including pulmonary hypertension, renal and liver disease. We have a 2 bedded maternity HDU with a dedicated HDU midwifery team, able to provide non-invasive ventilatory support and manage full invasive monitoring. QCCH is a designated centre for the management of abnormally invasive placenta. This post requires subspecialty interest, experience and training in obstetric anaesthesia.

 

HH provides complex cancer surgical services in the areas of gynaecology, endocrine, hepatobiliary and upper GI specialties and is a regional and national referral centre for these specialities. HH is also a busy kidney transplant centre. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to deliver peri-operative care to patients undergoing these complex procedures, including providing anaesthesia for these specialties in our new robotic theatre suite.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a dedicated team of obstetric anaesthetic consultants at QCCH providing daytime cover for labour ward and separate consultant cover for all day elective caesarean section lists. At QCCH the delivery rate is approximately 5,700 per annum with a caesarean section rate of approximately 50% and a regional analgesia rate exceeding 60%. There are two newly refurbished operating theatres with four recovery beds, two level 2 HDU beds, four large high risk delivery rooms to accommodate multiple and complex births and a further ten delivery rooms on the labour ward.

 

In addition to sessions at QCCH, the post holder will be expected to provide anaesthesia for a variety of surgical specialities at the Hammersmith Hospital including upper GI, hepatobiliary, endocrine, gynae-oncology, urology and renal including transplantation. The job plan will be flexible and formulated in partnership with the successful candidate. This arrangement allows us to respond to service requirements efficiently, as well as facilitating CPD, educational and annual leave requirements. 

Although two hospitals, QCCH and Hammersmith are considered as one anaesthetic department.

The job includes a 1:8 on call component which covers obstetrics only.  There is a dedicated resident anaesthetic registrar (ST5-7 level) covering labour ward.

Candidates are warmly invited to visit the department to discuss the role.

Working for our organisation

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Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.  Please talk to us at interview.