Specialty Doctor in Obstetric Anaesthesia

The Trust seeks to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Obstetric Anaesthetics, this is a 24 months fixed term contract post and applicants will be expected to have suitable experience within Anaesthesia to be considered for this post.

The new appointee will share the case load, facilities and trainee grade support with the existing consultants and other consultant physicians. Requirements of the post holder are listed below.

The post is whole time and offers 9 programmed activities (PA’s), and 1. SPA in conjunction with the existing Specialty Doctors, the appointee will lead developments in anaesthetic services within the trust.

The job advert will close early if sufficient applications are received.

• Contribute to the provision of a high quality, responsive anaesthetic service to Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with colleagues in critical care, surgery and other clinical departments.
• Comply with the agreed job plan, which will be reviewed annually.
• Participate in an emergency out of hours resident on-call cover for general anaesthetics or obstetric anaesthesia or critical care (if required).
• Contribute to postgraduate and continuing education for medical, nursing, technical staff, GP’s and other allied professions.
• Deputise in the absence of departmental colleagues in cases of annual leave and (where practicable) short-term sickness.
• Contribute (in co-operation with the Audit Committee) on a regular basis to the clinical audit process undertaken within the Trust, and where appropriate at a broader regional level.
• Encourage and participate in appropriate research initiatives approved by the local Ethical Committee. Experience in research and audit is advantageous.

Under the leadership of our Chair Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, we provide care for the residents of three of the most diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London.

As we recover from Covid-19, we’re proud to be leading the way nationally in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change. We are tackling the backlog in many ways including having super-clinics in the evening and weekends; using state-of-the art diagnostic equipment; and streamlining the way we work.

• Maintain an up to date knowledge of current anaesthetic practice.
• Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients. Attend departmental meetings.
• Support the Divisional Director, Specialty Lead, Associate medical Director and other professional colleagues in the management of the department in order to ensure the maintenance of high standards, a good quality of patient care and the development of the service within the Clinical Governance framework.