Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Obstetric anaesthesia

Job summary

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Locum Consultant to join our growing department. The successful applicant will be appointed to deliver obstetric anaesthesia on our busy and dynamic labour ward, provide emergency anaesthesia when on-call and deliver elective work based in their other subspecialty interests.

The Department of Anaesthesia is dedicated to delivering high quality, patient centred care for all our patients. It is an exciting time to join our enthusiastic and forward-facing department as we open our brand-new Intensive Care Unit, build two new dedicated paediatric theatres, replace our anaesthetic machines with state-of-the-art technology and get our services recognised through the Anaesthesia Clinical Accreditation Service (ACSA). We have an excellent reputation for teaching and learning, make a huge contribution to national research projects, are represented in senior management roles and have a strong commitment to quality improvement. All of this has been achieved through the creation of a supportive, kind and friendly department which allows us all to thrive. We look forward to hearing about the skills and knowledge you could bring to our department.

Main duties of the job

The Locum Consultant in Obstetric Anaesthesia position is a replacement post in order to maintain the minimum safe staffing requirements for service provision.

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care of Croydon patients, and to provide and develop anaesthetic services to Croydon Health Services patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of inpatient, outpatient and emergency work.

The successful applicant will provide strong visible presence across the organisation, be a role model of good leadership and effective communication at individual, team, directorate and whole organisation level.

About us

Box 3 - Working for your organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:o Croydon University Hospital o Purley Hospital o The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath o Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside o A minor injuries unit in New Addington The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our Vision:"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:o You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff o You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff o You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians o You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to homeo You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

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