About this role
Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of England 's largest teaching trusts, employing around 22,000 staff. It serves over 2.2 million patients annually across four hospitals-Good Hope, Heartlands, Queen Elizabeth, and Solihull-as well as various clinics and community services. UHB is committed to delivering excellent patient care and staff wellbeing, guided by its core values: Kindness, Connectedness, and Boldness.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is seeking a Consultant Anaesthetist to join its progressive anaesthesia department. Our surgical specialties, include complex areas like neurosurgery, cardiothoracics, hepatobiliary surgery, and Europe 's largest solid organ transplant program.
Applications are invited for a Consultant Anaesthetist specialising in the provision of anaesthesia for Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant surgery. The successful applicant will join 16 other Consultant Anaesthetists working within the Liver Unit at QEHB. Candidates with a proven interest and significant experience in the management of anaesthesia for Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant surgery are invited to apply.
Main duties of the job
The core component of which is to provide anaesthetic cover for HPB and Liver Transplant surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, both in normal working hours and on call.Additionally post holders will contribute to anaesthetic cover for a range of surgical specialty lists.
This post will be part of a team of Consultants that work flexibly across the full range of anaesthesia services to the Liver Unit:
*Pre-operative assessment of patients for complex hepatobiliary surgery, predominantly for cancer of the liver or pancreas.
*Pre-operative assessment of patients for liver transplantation
*Peri-operative management of hepatobiliary and transplant patients, including near patient coagulation monitoring, inotropic and in theatre renal support, management of massive haemorrhage and use of invasive monitoring.
*Attendance at HPB and Liver Transplant audit and governance meetings
*On call for liver transplantation/HPB emergencies, rota 1/7 with some flexibility.
The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will join a team of 16 consultants in providing Liver anaesthesia on-site at QEH. The core component of which is to provide anaesthetic cover for HPB and Liver Transplant surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, both in normal working hours and on call. Additionally post holders will contribute to anaesthetic cover for a range of surgical specialty lists.
The post holder must understand the significant ongoing changes in the Trust 's services and be prepared to take an active part in the change program.
We have included a suggested job plan in Appendix 1, but the successful candidate will be invited to discuss these options with the Specialty and Departmental CSLs on appointment.
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 GMC Specialist Registration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)