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Job overview

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT). The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond – come and take your place with us.

The Scheduled Care Directorate are looking to appoint a Consultant Anaesthetist on a permanent basis to join our growing team at Fairfield General Hospital (FGH). You will play a central role in both the delivery of safe, efficient and effective patient care; and in leading on-going improvements in anaesthetic, pre-op and theatre services. 

Main duties of the job

The post offers a 10 PA contract primarily to cover theatre work during the week dependent on the requirements of the service at Fairfield General Hospital (FGH). The post also includes on-call duties and pre-operative assessment clinic cover. While routine cover will be at the FGH site, there may be an expectation to occasionally work at other sites within the North East Sector

We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic candidates who can demonstrate:

- they have been on the specialist register for anaesthesia or have a reasonable expectation of achieving this within six months

- Expertise in regional anaesthesia is essential

- Expertise in performing upper and lower limb blocks also essential

 -Current APLS and ALS certificates

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.