Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia CW

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Job summary

1 x Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced anaesthetist who has interest and aptitude in obstetric anaesthesia. The post is suitable for an ST4+ level trainee or a candidate with equivalent anaesthesia experience and competence. Applicants must have completed Stage 1 training and the Primary FRCA examination (or equivalent overseas qualification) and must be competent in siting labour epidurals/ CSEs and in the initial assessment and stabilisation of obstetric emergencies.

Main duties of the job

This is a 6 month post initially, with a possibility to extend to 12 months. The post holder would join a busy department managing a large volume of high-risk pregnancies. There is scope for moulding the position to a degree to match the particular interests and needs of the successful applicant.

Clinical duties will be based on labour ward, and on anaesthetic lists within the hospital. There will be a 1:8 on-call commitment on the obstetric rota. Fellows will be offered dedicated time off to facilitate projects and teaching during the fellowship period. Support will be provided as required in terms of Portfolio improvement, interview preparation, and career advice/ guidance.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

  • We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
  • We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
  • We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
  • We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
  • We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
  • We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Details

Date posted

31 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£37,068 to £57,570 a year + On calls & London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-PCD-SCF-122-B

Job locations

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Maternity Unit caters for high- and low-risk cases and a philosophy of midwife-led care co-exists with high-risk interventional obstetrics. The delivery rate is currently > 6000 per year.

The epidural rate is ~50%. Regional anaesthesia is used in ~90% of caesarean sections. Our caesarean section rate is ~30%.

We provide a joint cardiac service working with the adult congenital heart disease team at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and Professor M Johnson and his team of maternal medicine specialists, to deliver approximately 100 women per year with complex heart disease.

We are a service provider for patients with abnormally invasive placenta and accept regional case referrals of these parturients.

The Chelsea & Westminster Hospital is the centre for in-utero transfers of neonates who require surgery within West London and we provide Level 3 neonatal care for premature and sick babies. The Trust is the lead centre for paediatric surgery in West London.

There are two dedicated obstetric theatres, and a 5-bedded nurse-led recovery and HDU area. We run elective caesarean section lists daily, alongside emergency cases. We are actively exploring a dedicated elective theatre pathway away from the main Labour Ward in line with EMBRACE recommendations.

The private maternity unit has a separate resident consultant on-call rota providing cover out of hours.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Maternity Unit caters for high- and low-risk cases and a philosophy of midwife-led care co-exists with high-risk interventional obstetrics. The delivery rate is currently > 6000 per year.

The epidural rate is ~50%. Regional anaesthesia is used in ~90% of caesarean sections. Our caesarean section rate is ~30%.

We provide a joint cardiac service working with the adult congenital heart disease team at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and Professor M Johnson and his team of maternal medicine specialists, to deliver approximately 100 women per year with complex heart disease.

We are a service provider for patients with abnormally invasive placenta and accept regional case referrals of these parturients.

The Chelsea & Westminster Hospital is the centre for in-utero transfers of neonates who require surgery within West London and we provide Level 3 neonatal care for premature and sick babies. The Trust is the lead centre for paediatric surgery in West London.

There are two dedicated obstetric theatres, and a 5-bedded nurse-led recovery and HDU area. We run elective caesarean section lists daily, alongside emergency cases. We are actively exploring a dedicated elective theatre pathway away from the main Labour Ward in line with EMBRACE recommendations.

The private maternity unit has a separate resident consultant on-call rota providing cover out of hours.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Stage 1 Anaesthetic Training (or equivalent experience)
  • Understanding of and evidence of participation in clinical Governance and Audit

Desirable

  • Experience in teaching/simulation
  • Experience in Research

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Flexible, objective and assertive
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Well organised, conscientious; ability to complete projects
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Primary FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic qualification
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • ALS certification
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

  • APLS/ATLS or equivalent
  • Higher degree
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Stage 1 Anaesthetic Training (or equivalent experience)
  • Understanding of and evidence of participation in clinical Governance and Audit

Desirable

  • Experience in teaching/simulation
  • Experience in Research

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Flexible, objective and assertive
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Well organised, conscientious; ability to complete projects
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Primary FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic qualification
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • ALS certification
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

  • APLS/ATLS or equivalent
  • Higher degree

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Emma Casely

emma.casely@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

31 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£37,068 to £57,570 a year + On calls & London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-PCD-SCF-122-B

Job locations

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH


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