Applications are invited for a substantive consultant position, joining the department of paediatric anaesthesia at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children provides secondary and tertiary health services for the south west of England and south Wales regions, being the site of regional and supra-regional services in paediatric oncology, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cardiac surgery, paediatric surgery, intensive care, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, respiratory medicine, nephrology, neurosurgery, plastics and burns.
The successful applicant will join a welcoming department of 24 consultant paediatric anaesthetists to provide emergency and scheduled anaesthetic care for patients having surgery under a wide range of surgical specialties. The post is a full time with direct clinical care, composed of weekday theatre sessions and a full on-call evening and weekend commitment. Consultants receive 1.5 sPA allocation for CPD purposes alongside departmental contributions. We welcome applicants with subspecialty expertise to both complement existing group activities and develop the department’s skills and profile.
Applicants are required to be on the GMC’s Specialist Register (or to achieve it within 6 months of the time of interview by CCT or CESR) and have at least 12 months suitable Paediatric anaesthesia subspecialty experience in a recognised centre in UK or abroad.
Informal enquiries regarding this post (and to arrange visits to the department) should be addressed to the Lead Consultant: Dr Alastair Keith.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
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