Job overview

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest employers, with a wide-ranging portfolio of specialty work and a strong academic record. In partnership with The University of Manchester and other collaborators we are rapidly making Manchester the centre of cutting-edge research to improve healthcare worldwide. The Trust has Biomedical Research Centre status awarded by the National Institute of Health Research.

Saint Mary’s Hospital for Women and Children was founded over 200 years ago.

This large and vibrant hospital provides tertiary services to the North West in Obstetrics, Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Gynaecological Oncology, Urogynaecology, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, Neonatal Medicine and Neonatal Surgery.

Main duties of the job

This is a 12 month fixed term renewable appointment within the Directorate of Anaesthesia at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust. This post will provide applicants the experience of working within a busy tertiary referral centre for obstetric anaesthesia. The post is ideal for applicants who have some experience in obstetric anaesthesia and who wish to develop obstetrics as an ongoing career aim or for those keen to advance their skills in preparation for ST4 or portfolio pathway application. RCOA stage 2, stage 3 and special interest areas (SIA) modules are all supported in this unit. There are many areas in which the applicant can further develop their obstetric portfolio. Applicants with a specific area of interest may wish to concentrate their efforts in that particular area.

The opportunities for research are extensive, including reviewing the placenta accreta spectrum, TEG coagulation profile of the parturient, enhanced recovery in obstetrics, heart disease in pregnancy, maternal critical care and obstetric anaesthesia clinic database analysis to name a few. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to the authorship of guidelines, quality improvement projects, and audits. It is expected that the candidate will contribute to a national publication and /or a presentation at the Obstetric Anaesthesia Association (OAA) meeting whilst in post.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.