Advanced Clinical Fellowship in Anaesthesia

Job responsibilities

We have Clinical Fellowships available in the following areas:

• Emergencies & Trauma Anaesthesia
• Hepato-pancreato Biliary & Upper Gastrointestinal Anaesthesia
• Neuroanaesthesia
• Obstetric Anaesthesia

There is also the option of undertaking an Academic Fellowship, with on-call duties and an element of elective clinical work incorporated as part of the role. Whether this research time can be counted towards CCT will depend on the applicants specific circumstances, and therefore applicants are strongly encouraged to contact us in advance in this regard. The primary purpose of the clinical work will be to assist the service, but there will be opportunities within this for the Fellow to enhance their technical and non-technical skills.

The overall benefits of the Fellowships include, amongst others:

1. Become a true expert in a subspecialist area of anaesthesia
2. Development of technical and non-technical skills through recurrent exposure to challenging cases
3. Integration into regular theatre teams, within a friendly, supportive department
4. Dedicated time to develop non-clinical practice, for the benefit of the Fellow, the department, and our patients
5. An opportunity to submit work for presentation at national and international meetings, as well as submission for publication
6. On-call experience in the relevant sector (subject to service requirements)

Each Fellowship will have a Fellowship Supervisor to provide both clinical and non-clinical guidance.

The structure of the Clinical Fellowships are based around the 2021 RCoA Anaesthesia Curriculum, which enables HALOs to be completed during the Fellowship. As approximately 60% of the time would be spent undertaking clinical practice in the chosen subspecialist area, assuming the Fellow achieves the desired competencies, the relevant HALO can be completed as part of the SIA training. The remaining part of the SIA curriculum* can be achieved by completing one of the other non-clinical domains:

• Management and Professional and Regulatory Requirements
• Safety and Quality Improvement
• Education and Training
• Research and Managing Data

*Note, at time of writing, the non-clinical SIAs had not been approved by the GMC.

Any other additional training requirements that need to be completed as part of SIA training, will still apply for example Multiple Trainer Reports.

Should the prospective applicant be post-CCT, or not wish to count the Fellowship towards their training time, these educational sign-off specifics will not necessarily apply.

We would strongly encourage applicants to contact the Advanced Clinical Fellowship Lead, Will Tomlinson, prior to application, to confirm eligibility and discuss their plans. Email: William.tomlinson@nhs.net.

Qualifications

Essential

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) or equivalent
• Completed or will have completed Stage 2 by Fellowship start date if in a UK based training programme
• Full registration with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Completion of Certificate of Training ( CCT )
• Other postgraduate qualification

Research

Desirable

• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Appropriate training and experience in General Anaesthesia, to allow candidate to fulfil all the required roles
• Completion of at least 3 years of anaesthesia practice in the NHS, with a minimum of 2 years being at Specialty Trainee level or equivalent
• Documented experience in intensive care
• Experience in working with indirect Consultant supervision in an elective and emergency capacity

Research

Essential

• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Experience of teaching and supervising student doctors and doctors in training

Desirable

• Experience leading on interprofessional learning

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Evidence of participation in CPD within the last 12 months

Desirable

• Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Management and Administration

Essential

• Evidence of the understanding of the systems and structures of NHS management

Desirable

• Experience in a management/ patient safety role

Clinical governance and audit

Desirable

• Active involvement in clinical governance
• Evidence of completion of an audit project or quality improvement project

Personal attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates behaviour consistent with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals' PROUD values
• Good oral and written communication skills

Research

Desirable

• Ideas for research projects whilst in Fellowship post

Teaching and Training

Desirable

• Ideas for educational projects/teaching development whilst in Fellowship post

Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Ideas for own CPD plan whilst in Fellowship post

Management and Administration

Desirable

• Awareness of current issues within the NHS

Clinical governance and audit

Essential

• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
• Evidence of active involvement in designing and undertaking clinical audit
• Understands the principles outlined in Good Medical Practice

Personal attributes

Essential

• Good time management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).