Consultant Anaesthetist inWrexham inWrexham PUBLISHED FRI 25 OCT 2024

Band Consultant: £106,000 to £154,760 a year per annum PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

24-HOUR TRANSPLANT

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board r5dOZJ3k

The role of Consultant Anaesthetist at Wrexham Maelor Hospital involves providing high-quality anaesthetic care, with a significant focus on obstetric services, including Labour Ward coverage, elective Caesarean sections, and ante-natal anaesthetic assessments. This full-time position, created due to retirement, requires a commitment of ten programmed activities per week, with seven dedicated to direct clinical practice and three to supporting professional activity. The hospital facilitates approximately 2,700 to 3,000 deliveries annually and features robust support systems, including a 24-hour epidural service, dedicated obstetric theatre, and access to a critical care team for high-risk cases.

Candidates will join a dynamic team in a medium-sized hospital, which serves a population of around 300,000 and boasts comprehensive specialty services. The department ensures a supportive environment for trainees in obstetric anaesthesia, who are integrated into the team for hands-on training. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for additional insights into the position and expectations.

The Wrexham Maelor Hospital is a medium-sized District Hospital. For most specialties it serves a population of around 300,000. It is situated on the outskirts of the town of Wrexham (pop 42,000), which is near the Welsh/ English border. The Hospital has around 650 beds with 180 consultants. Most major specialties and subspecialties are available on site with the exception of cardiac, neuro and transplantation surgery. Visiting consultants provide outpatient services for plastic surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology and specialist paediatric services. The Maelor is the sub-regional centre for upper GI surgery for North Wales.

This is a full time substantive post, which has arisen due to retirement. The post is for ten PA's per week of which, typically, seven will be for direct clinical care (DCC) and three for supporting professional activity (SPA), as specified in the Welsh Consultant contract.

The post will have a major obstetric component, consisting of Labour Ward cover, Elective Caesarean Sections and Ante-natal anaesthetic assessments. The hospital has an Obstetrician led delivery unit with approximately 2700 - 3000 deliveries per annum. There are 10 weekday consultant anaesthetic sessions for Labour Ward, three elective caesarean section lists per week and an Anaesthetic Assessment clinic. A 24 hour epidural service is provided, as is a dedicated obstetric theatre on the delivery suite. A high observation area is available on labour ward. Support for "sick" mothers is provided from the Critical Care team.

Dedicated Resident cover is provided 24 hours/day by trainees / Specialty Doctors, who are competent in Obstetric anaesthesia. Trainees are also attached on a modular basis for core obstetric anaesthetic training.