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Job overview

Applications are invited for a Consultant in Anaesthesia at Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust (MCHFT). This exciting opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic team focused on providing high quality patient care for a diverse range of patients. 

The appointee will be based at Leighton Hospital, on the outskirts of Crewe. The locations benefits from a great position, surrounded by green fields and close to many charming small towns and villages. The Peak District and North Wales are within easy reach, and there are also good transport connections to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, and London.

The Treatment Centre comprises of 4-day case theatres, 5 endoscopy rooms and a recovery area. There are 7 inpatient theatres including one 24 hour a day emergency theatre and an orthopaedic barn theatre. 

The award-winning Maternity Department consists of a self-contained midwife led unit with 3 rooms with birthing pools. The delivery suite has 6 standard delivery rooms, 2 theatres and a 2 bedded recovery area.

The spacious Critical Care Unit located adjacent to the theatre suite has recently been expanded. This provides an integrated 18 bedded area with four potential isolation rooms and the ability to cohort into a four-bedded area separate from the main unit. 

A Surgical Admission Lounge (SAL) next to theatre admits patients on the day for elective operations. 

The proposed AAC date is 12/06/2024.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include anaesthesia for elective and emergency cases including paediatrics, obstetrics, orthopaedics and general surgery, with opportunities to contribute to all aspects of the department’s activities, and those of the wider Trust.

The job plan will include 8 PAs on average per week including 1.25 PAs for on call/weekend trauma.  The on-call rota is shared between the eligible general Consultant Anaesthetists, with an additional commitment of 3 trauma weekends per year. 

2.0 PAs per week comprising of 1.5 SPA for private CPD, audit, appraisal, education/supervision, and research and a further 0.5 SPA for service development roles, for which evidence of activity will be monitored

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.