Consultant Neuroanaesthetist with Interest in - Liverpool, United Kingdom - The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
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The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (WCFT) is an independent specialist neurosciences NHS Trust providing a high quality, integrated and multidisciplinary neurosciences service to Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and part of West Lancashire which totals a population of 3.5 million people.

The Walton Centre was rated as Outstanding for the second time by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following its inspection in April 2019.

The WCFT is the regional Major Trauma Centre for the North-West of England in partnership with Aintree University Hospitals as a part of Merseyside Major Trauma Centre Collaborative (MTCC).

The Hospital is 5 miles from the centre of Liverpool and is based in a virtually self-contained, purpose-built building which was opened in 1998.


The Centre has 99 neurosurgical beds, 29 neurological beds, 30 non-acute rehabilitation beds, 10 acute rehabilitation beds, 4 pain-relief beds and a Critical Care Unit with 20 beds.

The Walton Centre opened Sid Watkins building in 2015. This is a purpose
- built three-storey building used to rehabilitate brain and spinal injury sufferers, dementia patients and stroke victims. The Sid Watkins Building also includes out-patient facilities, temporary accommodation for patients families, training suites and offices.


The Walton Centre has recently expanded by building 2 additional theatres including an intraoperative MRI suite which became operational in May 2017.

Following recommendation from NHS England and Improvement that there is one lead provider of spinal services in the region, reconfiguration of spinal services across Cheshire and Merseyside has taken place, with the Walton Centre being the designated site.

Intra-arterial stroke thrombectomy service is now offered round the clock at the Walton Centre since Sept 2021.

Neurosurgery There are 25 Consultant Surgeons, 5 of which are Orthopaedic Surgeons, covering a range of specialist interests including tumours, neurovascular, functional/pain, skull base, major trauma, spine and complex spinal work.

There are over 3,800 elective neurosurgical admissions per annum and 3500 operations. There are seven fully equipped neurosurgical operating theatres.

Description of anaesthetic, theatre and critical care services at The Walton Centre The Department of Neuro-anaesthesia & Neuro Critical Care is an ACSA accredited department with 20 consultants and 3 speciality doctors providing daytime cover for theatres, critical care and neuroradiology.

There is a Clinical Director for Neuro-anaesthesia and Critical Care.

The post attracts 1.5 Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA) for Continuing Professional Development, Appraisal and Audit.

A further 1 SPA will be available for mutually agreed objectives and will be performance managed by the Clinical Director for Neuro-anaesthesia & Critical Care.

All consultants in the department are encouraged to contribute to supporting activities after discussion and agreement with the Clinical Director to enable them to be on a total of 2.5 SPA.

On call frequency is currently 1:9 with full staffing.

Annual leave may be taken in accordance with the Department Guidelines on Leave.

To ensure the smooth running of the service the postholder will ensure that, in conjunction with colleagues, adequate arrangements are made to cover planned absences and the expected approvals would go through leave planning.

Leave must be booked with appropriate time lines to allow effective service continuity. Mutually agreed flexible working patterns will be expected.


Subject to the provision of the Terms and Conditions of Service, he/she is expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.

The Appointee will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures.

He/she will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of their patients to be able to contact a Critical Care Consultant when necessary.

(b) All medical and dental staff are expected to comply with appropriate Trust Health and Safety policies and Infection Control policies.

(c) The Appointee will have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff who work with him/her and will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. If appropriate, he/she will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as a main source of advice to such doctors on their careers. (d) As part of the NHSLA accreditation of the Trust it is mandatory for the appointee to attend the Trust Welcome Event and the Basic/Advanced Life Support Course. 2.
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