Job vacancy: Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury and Telford

Job summary

Main area: Anaesthetics
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: PRH/ANAE-OBS/CON/T3/018

Employer: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cross Site Working
Town: Shrewsbury and Telford
Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/09/2026 23:59

Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 consultant’s 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:

7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, and predictable (0.6 PA) and unpredictable (0.65 PA) emergency work.
2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.

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 that’s 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

MBBS, MbCHB or equivalent medical qualification
Royal College Diploma (e.g., FRCA, MRCP, FRCM)
ALS or equivalent certification
APLS certification
Level 3 Safeguarding Children training (within the last 3 years)

Desirable criteria

Higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD) or evidence of higher education

Entry Criteria

Essential criteria

Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
To be eligible for consideration for a consultant appointment by an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC), candidates must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and /or Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine/Medicine. We welcome applications from candidates who are within six months of achieving Specialist Registration through either the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR)
Minimum of four years of clinical experience of working in the NHS
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patient
Paediatric experience
Higher Obstetric training
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels
Excellent written and spoken English
Appreciation of, and ability to work effectively in the MDT

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

If you require the application form in an alternative format, please call the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402 or email us at [email protected]

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Our Commitment to Safety and Respect - The Trust is a signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and is committed to a safe, inclusive workplace free from sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Dr Chris De Klerk

Job title

Clinical Director

Email address

[email protected]

Additional information

Visiting

Appointments to visit the Trust should be arranged with:

Departmental contacts:

Dr Chris De Klerk, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Tel: 01743 261196

Dr Shelly Jurai, The Princess Royal Hospital

Tel: 01952 641222

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Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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