Applications are invited from exceptional individuals with first-class clinical expertise and excellent team-working skills to join the outstanding Consultant Anaesthetic team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. is seeking to appoint 3 consultants in anaesthesia to these exciting substantive roles. Candidates should evidence broad interest in Vascular, Regional, Neuroanaesthesia, Major Elective Orthopedics, Major Urology, Plastics, Gastrointestinal or Pre-operative assessment
Applicants should have a CCT or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC’s specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview.
If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance. Therefore it is important that you check your online account regularly.
COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, JOB SHARE APPLICATIONS WELCOME
Relevant clinical activity includes:
Vascular Network –, centralised in the SW to BFT in Oct 2014, providing regional endovascular services
Expanding regional anaesthesia service providing support to trauma and plastic surgery
Colorectal centre –leading ERAS service providing a full range of colorectal services
Bristol Urology Institute– tertiary referral centre for the South West and specialist robotic surgery
Specialist Elective Orthopaedic Centre including complex deformity spinal surgery.
Designated Major Trauma Centre
Bariatric Unit
Large Neurosurgical centre active research and clinical trial agenda with innovative treatments not delivered elsewhere in the UK.
Stroke Thrombectomy Service (24/7)
Plastics and Burns Unit
Breast Care Centre providing majority of services as day case
Busy Obstetric Unit with 6500 deliveries per year
Pain Clinic with an international reputation for Spinal Cord Stimulator insertion
An integrated pre-operative service including ERAS, Complex medical assessment, CPET, and Pharmacy
The Southmead Hospital Bristol site includes the maternity department and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the new Bristol Breast Care Centre, clinical research teams and Severn Pathology.
The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. The appointee will be required to reside no more than 30 minutes travelling time (by road) from the Southmead Hospital site for on-call purposes.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.
Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:
Better outcomes for our Patients
More opportunities for our People
Fairer more consistent care for our Population
Best Value for Public Purse
Our vision for five years from now:
Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
We will contribute to system financial balance
The post holder will have a varied programme covering a range of some of the above specialities. Job plans will be agreed with the clinical leads and take into account applicants clinical interest and expertise, and the requirements of the department.
Please see the attached Consultant Candidate Pack for further details - including draft job plans.
