Consultant Anaesthetist

**Job overview**:
UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.

Our multiple sites, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield allow people to be treated as close to home as possible.

We are a Regional Centre for cancer, bone marrow transplants, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis; thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe.

We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. We are a designated a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK's only 20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC).

We have over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
The core component of this post is to provide anaesthetic cover for a variety of surgical services.

Due to retirement we are looking to recruit a Consultant Anaesthetist (General Duties). Successful applicants will undertake anaesthetic sessions across a range of surgical specialties including general surgery, trauma, plastics, urology and gynaecology.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

**Job description**:
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- GMC Registration
- Inclusion on Specialist Registrar or, if in training eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months
- FRCA or equivalent

**Desirable**:

- Evidence of extended training in management of the difficult airway

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Evidence of extended training and experience in anaesthesia for surgical specialties such as general surgery, plastics, emergency and urology
- Experience in the peri-operative care of patients including pain management

**Desirable**:

- Experience in management of major trauma patients
- Experience of regional blockade for pain management and anaesthesia in trauma patients

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:

- Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education
- Managerial skills
- Commitment to quality improvement and patient safety
- Actively encourages research with junior and other staff

**Desirable**:

- Experience in teaching and clinical audit
- Computer skills
- Published / submitted research

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
**Certificate of Sponsorship**:
**UK Professional Registration**:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.