This is an excellent opportunity for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join a leading orthopaedic centre of excellence. We are a specialist hospital with a reputation for innovation, and we are looking for consultants who have the drive to develop the service to world class status.

Set in idyllic surroundings, with beautiful places to live within commuting distance, and excellent schooling available, the job also offers fantastic flexibility and work-life balance.

This could be the perfect work life balance opportunity you have been waiting for. For those who wish to earn extra income there is also a busy on site private practice open to all, and regular well paid extra-contractual NHS work.

The Area

The Trust is situated in the beautiful Shropshire countryside, on the Welsh border, in the middle of an extensive unspoilt rural area but with excellent transport links, 30 minutes by road from Chester and Shrewsbury.

Manchester and Liverpool airports are about an hour by road, and Birmingham airport 90 minutes. The M54 motorway provides quick access to the national motorway network and there are reasonable rail links from Gobowen via Shrewsbury or Chester. Therefore, working at the Trust and living in Chester (Cheshire/North Wales), Shrewsbury or Shropshire is an option.

The Trust

As a leading specialist provider and established Foundation Trust, we cultivate an environment where our staff become pioneers in their field. With a reputation for innovation, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of musculoskeletal surgical, medical and rehabilitation services locally, nationally and internationally. We are at the cutting edge of medical excellence, with a growing research programme. According to the results of the NHS staff survey we are the Best Specialist NHS organisation to work for in the Country and CQC rated us “Outstanding” in providing care to patients, not forgetting to mention that we also produce the best hospital food in the country!

The Team

You will be joining an experienced team of 25 consultants, The hospital has nine inpatient wards including a private patient ward, plus a HDU ward, twelve operating theatres, as well as extensive outpatient and diagnostic facilities. The department is well-served with an extensive range of modern anaesthetic equipment including multiple ultrasound machines, advanced regional block equipment, video-laryngoscopes and fibreoptic bronchoscopes, non-invasive and invasive cardiac output monitoring, TIVA pumps, and high flow nasal oxygenation. We actively encourage pursuit of any relevant interests.

The department is highly active in quality and safety agendas, including regular Human Factor training sessions for all staff, running multi-disciplinary courses on the deteriorating surgical patient, in house ALS and APLS courses, and training of visiting trainees in regional and orthopaedic anaesthesia.

Any research or academic interests are actively encouraged and supported by the large on-site research team.

Benefits

• NHS Discounts, Pension, Further Education, Training and Development
• We offer flexible working, less-than-whole time working, job shares, extra annual leave purchase.
• Most weekend working is voluntary.
• Easy to park
• On site children’s nursery

For any informal enquires contact: Dr James Maybin at james.maybin@nhs.net

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Closing date: 13th December 2020