Anaesthetics - Obstetric Clinical Fellow

Job Overview

Maternity services at Wexham Park Hospital The maternity service at Wexham Park Hospital caters to a large, multicultural and multinational population.

We attend to over 5000 deliveries per year. The consultant led labour ward has 10 delivery rooms, a pool room, a dedicated emergency obstetric theatre and a smaller second theatre for cases such as manual removal of placenta or perineal tear repair.

Our caesarean section rate is 35 - 38% along with approximately 25 - 30% epidural rate for labour analgesia. Obstetric anaesthetic antenatal clinics are provided for the high risk parturient. HDU care can be provided on labour ward or within the main ICU which is close by.

The Birthing Centre, situated near ward 22, is a midwifery led birthing suite suitable for low risk pregnancies.

Main duties of the job

Provision Of Analgesia During Labour Including

• Performing and managing epidurals and combined spinal epidurals
• Initiation and maintenance of either morphine PCA (in the case of intra-uterine death) or remifentanil PCA
• Provision of anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section (category 1 – 3), operative delivery in theatre and for any postnatal surgery for example manual removal of placenta or perineal tear repair
• Postnatal follow up of all patients on ward 22 who have had an anaesthetic intervention and documentation of review on EPIC.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role requirements.

To discuss the post further, including an in-person meeting and visit to the department, applicants should contact Dr Nimisha Patel/ Dr Roshana Parbhoo (Consultant Anaesthetists) 0300 6153195.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Primary medical qualification recognised by the GMC
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Obtained awards/prizes during training
  
  

Professional/statutory registration

Essential criteria

• Full registration and licence to practice with the GMC
  
  

Previous clinical training / experience

Essential criteria

• Primary FRCA or equivalent
• 3 years practice as anaesthetist including experience undertaking on-call shifts in theatres, labour ward and ICU.
• One year experience of working in anaesthetics in the NHS, equivalent to CT3/ST3 or above,
  
  

Desirable criteria

• 3 years practice as anaesthetist in the NHS
• Final FRCA or equivalent
  
  

Experience in obstetric anaesthesia

Essential criteria

• Evidence of commitment to obstetric anaesthesia, including logbook of cases and blocks, and attendance at courses
• Proficient in the practice of regional anaesthesia for obstetrics including spinals, epidurals and combined spinal-epidurals
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Faculty on obstetric anaesthesia course e.g. PROMT/SimMOA
  
  

Experience in audit, QUIP and research

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in audit and QIPs
• Understands clinical governance
• Critically appraises and understands relevance of evidence base and applies it to clinical practice appropriately.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience writing policies, protocols or guidelines
• Experience in research, including postgraduate degree e.g. MD, PhD
• Presentations at regional and national meetings
• Publications in peer reviewed journal
  
  

Skills, knowledge and personal attributes

Essential criteria

• Able to teach colleagues from a range of specialties and grades
• Clinical skills commensurate with a specialty trainee
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrates professionalism in all interactions with colleagues, patients and relatives
• Recognises limitations of own clinical knowledge and experience and seeks help when needed
• Good leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills Able to prioritise and meet deadlines Willing to be flexible to accommodate the needs of colleagues and the service provided by the department
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualification
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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