Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in General Anaesthesia

The Trust offers surgical specialities in the form of Urology, Orthopaedic Trauma, Ophthalmic surgery, Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Head & Neck Surgery, some Paediatric Surgery and ENT surgery. We also have a busy pre-operative assessment service that not only includes daily pre-operative assessment clinics but also CPEX testing.

The post holder will be expected to deliver elective theatre sessions on both hospital sites. The colorectal surgery department is mainly based on the Shrewsbury site and is the 10th largest colorectal cancer unit in the UK (ACPGBI data) with 10 colorectal consultants and 6 upper GI consultants who together cover the busy on-call rota. All six upper GI surgeons do bariatric surgery.

RSH is a major contributor to the NELA project with over 300 emergency laparotomies a year and is also an approved site for the FLOELA trial looking at goal directed fluid therapy in the same cohort of patients.

Enhanced recovery is a key part of departmental practice and SATH has made a commitment to continually improve the service. The colorectal department is in the process of acquiring a surgical robot.

The Trust has recently invested and acquired a suite and Intuitive da Vinci Xi robotic system to perform robotic surgery in various specialities. This creates an exciting opportunity to get involved in anaesthetic service provision and planning in colorectal, urology and gynae-oncology robotic surgery.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:

Covering CPD, teaching, research, audit, QI, leadership, simulation, guideline development, and more

We actively encourage consultants to develop specialist interests, and there is genuine scope to carve out a niche whether thats obstetrics, simulation, human factors, digital innovation, education, governance, or service redesign. You will be joining a department that values initiative, supports ambition, and celebrates expertise.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services.

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We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

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