Job summary
Candidates are invited to apply for our new and exciting post aimed at senior trainees / post-CCT doctors in Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine. Our objective is to develop future leaders in this important emerging field. We offer a one-year fixed term contract with a start date of Wednesday 7th August 2024 (a six-month contract could be considered).
Main duties of the job
Based at University College Hospital, successful candidates will partake in an innovative programme aimed to improve a model of care for high-risk patients contemplating, undergoing and recovering from major surgery.
Set up as a unique opportunity to follow the patient throughout the surgical journey, fellows will manage complex hospital care on 2 Post Anaesthetic Care Units (PACU), exposing fellows to patients receiving level 1-3 post-surgery care, this is supported with consultant supervision. The on-call commitment will be covering PACU across both sites which operates 24 hours/7days a week (including attending and leading cardiac arrests).
There is a strong emphasis on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathways and fellows will work within a coordinated multi-disciplinary team. The fellowship is crafted to extend learning opportunities far beyond the traditional boundaries of both the anaesthetic curriculum and as such offers successful candidates both time and scope for wide-ranging professional development including, CPET training, prehabilitation and patient follow up.
Complementing these activities, Fellows will be involved in service evaluation and development, each working formally with senior colleagues in other specialties to ensure optimal patient management in line with the Royal College of Anaesthetists peri-operative care model.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Programme is designed around a 15-week rolling rota, consisting of 4 core elements: -
- Clinically based professional training (On call in PACU, Pre-operative clinics (including prehab) and emergency post op reviews)
- Academic Study (MSc/MD/PhD)
- Clinical research & Quality Improvement
- Developing leadership skills in POM
A key feature of the post is the opportunity to undertake the UCL Perioperative Medicine MSc which will underpin the academic component of the fellowship (each fellow will receive £10k funding towards the MSc). Fellows will also have the opportunity to be coached in health services research and improvement science under the supervision of seven Perioperative Medicine consultants with an interest in clinical-sciences research, offering a range of academic and publication opportunities.
Further research opportunities are available for health services and policy research within the UCL Centre for Perioperative Medicine, supervised by Professor Ramani Moonesinghe and team. These may include qualitative research associated with the RREAL team under the leadership of Professor Cecilia Vindrola, quantitative research (statistics) and mixed methods evaluations. This may link to ongoing projects such as the national Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme, or new initiatives including the NIHR Central London Patient Safety Collaboration. Applicants will be supported towards higher degree applications if desired, but those looking to join the programme for 1 year only are equally welcome, including those with no previous research experience.
There are additional opportunities for successful candidates to develop formal education expertise by joining a UCLH training faculty, developing masters level studies in a number of medical specialties. In addition, fellows wishing to train formally in trans-thoracic echocardiography can be taught, trained, and mentored to achieve BSE level-1 accreditation during the year and participate as a Perioperative/ICU Echo Fellow in a full and engaging department training fellowship programme.
In February 2023 we launched a pilot programme working in collaboration with UCL Global Business School for Health Leadership, giving our POM fellows an opportunity to learn and develop leadership skills to equip them to be the future Perioperative leaders.
The rota is banded at 1A.
UK and overseas students are encouraged to apply, and all applicants must be eligible for full GMC registration and have a background in Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine, having achieved competencies to ST3+ training year and FRCA.UK based trainees must seek approval for OOPE and will be supported in applications to the RCoA and GMC for OOPT / OOPR approval as appropriate. Previous anaesthetic and critical care experience is essential for this post.
For more information about the fellowship please click on the link for details:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/students-trainees-fellows/fellowship-perioperative-medicine
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Programme is designed around a 15-week rolling rota, consisting of 4 core elements: -
- Clinically based professional training (On call in PACU, Pre-operative clinics (including prehab) and emergency post op reviews)
- Academic Study (MSc/MD/PhD)
- Clinical research & Quality Improvement
- Developing leadership skills in POM
A key feature of the post is the opportunity to undertake the UCL Perioperative Medicine MSc which will underpin the academic component of the fellowship (each fellow will receive £10k funding towards the MSc). Fellows will also have the opportunity to be coached in health services research and improvement science under the supervision of seven Perioperative Medicine consultants with an interest in clinical-sciences research, offering a range of academic and publication opportunities.
Further research opportunities are available for health services and policy research within the UCL Centre for Perioperative Medicine, supervised by Professor Ramani Moonesinghe and team. These may include qualitative research associated with the RREAL team under the leadership of Professor Cecilia Vindrola, quantitative research (statistics) and mixed methods evaluations. This may link to ongoing projects such as the national Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme, or new initiatives including the NIHR Central London Patient Safety Collaboration. Applicants will be supported towards higher degree applications if desired, but those looking to join the programme for 1 year only are equally welcome, including those with no previous research experience.
There are additional opportunities for successful candidates to develop formal education expertise by joining a UCLH training faculty, developing masters level studies in a number of medical specialties. In addition, fellows wishing to train formally in trans-thoracic echocardiography can be taught, trained, and mentored to achieve BSE level-1 accreditation during the year and participate as a Perioperative/ICU Echo Fellow in a full and engaging department training fellowship programme.
In February 2023 we launched a pilot programme working in collaboration with UCL Global Business School for Health Leadership, giving our POM fellows an opportunity to learn and develop leadership skills to equip them to be the future Perioperative leaders.
The rota is banded at 1A.
UK and overseas students are encouraged to apply, and all applicants must be eligible for full GMC registration and have a background in Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine, having achieved competencies to ST3+ training year and FRCA.UK based trainees must seek approval for OOPE and will be supported in applications to the RCoA and GMC for OOPT / OOPR approval as appropriate. Previous anaesthetic and critical care experience is essential for this post.
For more information about the fellowship please click on the link for details:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/students-trainees-fellows/fellowship-perioperative-medicine
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent Final FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic qualification
- Current GMC registration
Desirable
- Entry onto the Specialist register for Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine
Experience
Essential
- 6 months previous Critical Care experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
- Evidence of leadership role
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent Final FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic qualification
- Current GMC registration
Desirable
- Entry onto the Specialist register for Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine
Experience
Essential
- 6 months previous Critical Care experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
- Evidence of leadership role
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).
