Job summary
Bart's Health NHS Trust
Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetist
Based at Royal London Hospital
This 6 to 12 month post is a senior fellowship for anaesthetists with at least five years of anaesthetic training.
An additional tier of senior clinical fellows is being recruited to manage the increase in acuity and out of hours work at the Royal London Hospital (RLH). Out of hours this is focused on supporting the increasing numbers and complexity of cases on labour ward and the increase in Mechanical Thrombectomy provision at RLH. The fellows will also be facilitating the surgical strategy, moving high acuity surgery to RLH. During the daytime they will undertake some solo mentored lists with the rest of the time dedicated to career development see below.
Main duties of the job
The post also offers the opportunity for a senior clinical fellow to obtain advanced competencies in one of a number of surgical specialties undertaken at RLH eg neuro, complex obstetrics, perioperative medicine and high risk preassessment, regional anaesthesia, trauma anaesthesia major abdominal surgery or to develop their CV by undertaking QI projects or research; or get targeted support for exam preparation or work towards CESR. Each successful candidate will have a dedicated educational supervisor to support their career goals.
Out of hours they will work with a team of an anaesthetic core trainee, a obstetric anaesthetic registrar, a paediatric anaesthetic registrar and a senior anaesthetic registrar.
The Department of anaesthesia provides a service for all surgical specialities within Bart's Health and is involved in many exciting initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for dynamic individuals with the appropriate skills to join a first class multi-disciplinary team providing the full range of services to the majority of East London and beyond in a progressive London teaching hospital environment.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council s Specialist Register.
Details of the job plan and full Job Description and Person Specification are included in the application pack.The Government has announced that the legal requirement for all NHS workers in England, to be double vaccinated, is currently under legislative review.
We do however encourage those in roles that have face to face contact with patients to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless they are medically exempt), and are continuing to support the vaccination uptake for all staff as this remains the best line of defence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council s Specialist Register.
Details of the job plan and full Job Description and Person Specification are included in the application pack.The Government has announced that the legal requirement for all NHS workers in England, to be double vaccinated, is currently under legislative review.
We do however encourage those in roles that have face to face contact with patients to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless they are medically exempt), and are continuing to support the vaccination uptake for all staff as this remains the best line of defence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent
- 12 months training in general anaesthesia
Desirable
- Experience of UK healthcare system
- Completion of an approved core anesthetics training programme
- Primary FRCA/ Equivalent
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in the peri-operative care of patients in-cluding pain management
- Audit experience
Desirable
- Experience in management of high risk surgical cases.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Involvement in teaching un-dergraduates, junior medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals
Desirable
- ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS
- Involvement in undergrad-uate education.
- Involvement in postgradu-ate education
Research
Essential
- Understands research meth-odology
- Actively encourages research with junior and other staff
- Active participation in re-search
Desirable
- Published or submitted re-search to indexed journals
- Experience of research presentations to learned societies on topics related to anaesthesia
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent
- 12 months training in general anaesthesia
Desirable
- Experience of UK healthcare system
- Completion of an approved core anesthetics training programme
- Primary FRCA/ Equivalent
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in the peri-operative care of patients in-cluding pain management
- Audit experience
Desirable
- Experience in management of high risk surgical cases.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Involvement in teaching un-dergraduates, junior medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals
Desirable
- ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS
- Involvement in undergrad-uate education.
- Involvement in postgradu-ate education
Research
Essential
- Understands research meth-odology
- Actively encourages research with junior and other staff
- Active participation in re-search
Desirable
- Published or submitted re-search to indexed journals
- Experience of research presentations to learned societies on topics related to anaesthesia
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
