Consultant in Obstetric Anaesthesia - Birmingham

pulse

Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham · WC1X 8HB

Posted Jul 21, 2025

Temporary
Acute Doctors

Job description

Job Title: Obstetric Anaesthesiologist
Grade: Consultant
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Working Hours: Full-Time
Rate: Lucrative rates

We are excited to offer you an opportunity as an Obstetric Anaesthesiologist Consultant. If you are passionate and experienced, looking to make a meaningful impact in Anesthesiology, this position is for you. Join us in delivering exceptional medical care.

You will handle a diverse workload across various surgical specialties, with opportunities for subspecialising.

What will your responsibilities be?

As an obstetric anaesthesia consultant, you are the cornerstone of safe, compassionate care for pregnant patients undergoing labour and delivery. You expertly manage pain relief through techniques like epidurals, provide anaesthesia for caesarean sections and emergency procedures, and respond swiftly to critical situations such as eclampsia or haemorrhage. Your clinical judgment ensures high-risk patients receive tailored care, while your leadership fosters seamless collaboration with obstetricians, midwives, and neonatal teams. You uphold safety by checking equipment, documenting meticulously, and guiding junior colleagues. Beyond the theatre, you shape best practices through audits, teaching, and protocol development—making you not just a clinician, but a guardian of maternal wellbeing.

Benefits:

With competitive hourly rates, daily and weekly payroll services, and revalidation and appraisal services, you will be well-supported in your role. You will also benefit from having a dedicated and responsive consultant to assist you. Additionally, you will have access to CPD events & training courses, exclusive locum opportunities with more preferred supplier contracts than anyone else and rewarding recommendation and loyalty schemes. This comprehensive support system ensures you can focus on delivering the best patient care while advancing your career.

Qualifications and Experiences:

GMC Specialist Register - Obstetric Anaesthesia
FRCA
CCT or CESR
6+ months NHS Consultant Obstetric Anaesthesia exp

How to apply?

Apply now to join our team. To find out more, please contact us. Know someone interested? Refer them! If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £500 per recommendation, once they have worked over 200 hours

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.