Anaesthetic Clinical fellow

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and supportive team at a forward-thinking NHS Trust, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality anaesthetic care. This full-time Clinical Fellow position offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills in a diverse range of surgical specialties, including paediatrics and critical care. With a strong emphasis on teaching and professional development, you will receive comprehensive support in completing key competencies and preparing for the FRCA exam. Be part of a community that values its staff and is committed to continuous improvement in patient care.

Benefits

Parking

Gym

Health and Wellbeing Programme

On-site Nursery

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in anaesthetics required.
• Full GMC registration is essential for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthetic services for various surgical specialties.
• Participate in clinical teaching and support departmental activities.

Skills

Anaesthetics

Critical Care

Resuscitation

Pain Management

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Education

Full GMC Registration

Primary FRCA

Job description

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

One full time posts from December 2024. The post is CT3 equivalent with the appointed candidate supported in completion of all key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additional support with FRCA exam practice is provided with a strong department teaching programme.

Main duties of the job

Anaesthetic services are provided for 10 Main Theatres covering a wide range of surgical specialties including: General and Vascular Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial and Dental, Paeds, Gynaecology, Urology, Orthopaedics and Trauma. There is a separate Day Surgery Unit with 4 fully equipped theatres. There are 2 theatres and a recovery bay in the labour ward complex for elective and emergency cases. The intensive care unit provides high quality care for 15 level 3 and level 2 beds.

The Fellow would be expected to spend his clinical service commitment in the anaesthetic department and an additional 1 in 8 on-call commitment with internal cover either to theatres or ITU (EWTD compliant shift system).

There is daily clinical teaching in the theatres and once weekly teaching held on the unit, organised and supervised by the Consultants.

Involvement in high quality research & development is strongly encouraged at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, as this supports both the delivery of high-quality clinical care.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:

1. Croydon University Hospital
2. Purley Hospital
3. The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
4. Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
5. A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:

"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"

Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:

1. You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
2. You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
3. You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
4. You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
5. You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Title: Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

Post: one Full time post

Grade: Medical & Dental

Hours: 40 (including 1:8 on call commitments in either critical care unit or theatres commensurate with experience).

Department: Anaesthetics & critical care

Reports To: Anaesthetic lead and divisional lead

Accountable To: Anaesthesia divisional lead

GENERAL

The remit of the postholder will be to support the departments of Anaesthesia and ITU in day to day activities. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department.
PURPOSE OF JOB

The post is CT3 equivalent with the appointed candidate supported in completion of all key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additional support with FRCA exam practice is provided with a strong department teaching programme.

The CT3 Equivalent post will offer the following:

1. Access to pre-operative anaesthetic assessment clinics
2. General anaesthesia with experience of elective and emergency surgery for ASA 1-4 patients
3. Paediatric experience for children aged five and over and experience of TIVA
4. Regional anaesthesia with training in ultrasound guided regional techniques
5. Obstetric anaesthesia with 3 months experience in obstetrics including management of ASA 3 parturients
6. Resuscitation and transfer as part of the medical emergency team and involvement in intra-hospital transfers
7. Pain with access to pain management clinics and acute pain ward rounds
8. Intensive Care with three months experience in adult intensive care unit for those trainees with only three months completed at core level

Doctors in these posts will also be allocated named educational supervisors, ability to attend teaching sessions and departmental quality improvement meetings. They will be helped in preparing for the Primary or Final FRCA exam. The SLAP (South London Anaesthetic Primary) course exclusively run at Croydon has to date achieved very high pass rates.

The post holder will be actively encouraged to take exams and attend/ contribute to in house teaching.

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria

• Full/Limited/Provisional GMC Registration

Experience

Essential criteria

• minimum of 2 years experience in anaesthetics

Examination

Essential criteria

• Primary FRCA

We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS

Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application.

If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub - [e-mail]

In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed.

WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Anaesthetic Fellow (PDF, 696.3KB)
• CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
• Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
• CHS Accommodation (PDF, 1.4MB)