Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers the opportunity to work at Europe's largest specialized cardiovascular center, where you will provide high-quality anaesthetic care for complex surgeries. You will be involved in teaching and mentoring junior staff, contributing to research initiatives, and leading a multidisciplinary team. The organization is committed to excellence and innovation in patient care, making this a unique opportunity for professional growth and impact in the field of cardiothoracic anaesthesia.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration and CCT in anaesthesia required.
• Experience in the UK healthcare system and advanced echocardiography skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for complex surgeries and manage perioperative care.
• Teach junior medical staff and promote research within the department.

Skills

GMC Registration

CCT in anaesthesia

FRCA or equivalent

Advanced transoesophageal echocardiography skills

Experience in anaesthetising patients

Teaching skills

Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team

Education

Medical Degree

PhD/MD

Job description

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Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, London

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Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Consulting

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job overview

In October 2014, NHS England approved the case for change for the way that specialist cardiovascular services are provided across north and east London, enabling the creation of the Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centre was created by combining the services and staff from the London Chest Hospital and UCLH’s The Heart Hospital, along with those already running at St Bartholomew’s.

In October 2016, we completed the scheduled expansion of the Barts Heart Centre. This introduced state-of-the-art facilities: 10 theatres, 10 catheter labs (including 2 hybrid rooms), 255 general cardiac beds, with 98 higher acuity care beds including 58 Level 3 critical care beds.

Barts Heart Centre performs more heart surgery, HAC PCIs, MRI and CT scans than any other centre in the world. It is Europe’s largest specialised cardiovascular centre, covering a population of three million people across north and east London, west Essex and beyond. It brings together a wide range of expertise in clinical care, research and education for cardiovascular conditions.It also creates the world’s biggest centre of excellence for adults with congenital heart disease. The Thorax Centre provides multi-disciplinary care for patients with lung disease.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Main duties of the job

The Department of Perioperative Medicine (Intensive Care Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care and General Anaesthesia), led by Dr Jeremy Cordingley and Dr Martin Lees, the Cardiothoracic Surgical department (led by Mr Steve Edmondson), the Interventional Cardiology department (led by Prof Anthony Mathur) and the Electrophysiology department (led by Dr Mark Early) form part of the Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, led by Professor Charles Knight, CAG Director. The group works closely with the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the William Harvey Institute to promote clinical translational research. Recently, we announced exciting plans to found a joint UCL and QMUL Cardiovascular Institute. We also have well established links with referring district general hospitals and are committed to providing high quality specialist cardiac services for the whole population of north central and north east London and to work with the Network and partner DGHs to continue to improve access to cardiac, vascular and thoracic care. Barts Health is committed to achieving Foundation Trust status.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·Doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway;

·There would be greater opportunity for career progression – we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion;

·Becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world – who can share their knowledge and experience;

·Joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments

Person specification

Qualifications/Clinical Skills

• GMC Registration
• CCT in anaesthesia or, if in training within 6 months of CCT
• FRCA or equivalent
• Experience of UK healthcare system
• ALS/CALS

Special Knowledge/Abilities and/or Experience

• Proficient in relevant procedures such as vascular access, fibreoptic bronchoscopy
• Advanced transoesophageal echocardiography skills
• Higher training in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care, at least 6 months.
• Training and experience in cardiac critical care
• Experience in the perioperative care of patients including pain management
• Experience in anaesthetising patients for complex Aortovascular and Endovascular surgery
• Sound understanding of training relationships within the programme
• Ability to promote equality of opportunity in all aspects of medical education
• Experience working across boundaries (e.g. between specialties, local and national education providers, and across professional groups)
• TOE/TTE Accreditation
• Training in Acute Pain management

Teaching & Training

• Involvement in teaching junior medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals
• Evidence of training in teaching skills
• CALS, ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS instructor status
• Certificate of education

Personal Skills/Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly and intelligently in written and spoken English
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Ability to gain confidence and trust and ability to cope with pressure and adapt to change
• Leadership skills appropriate to leading a multidisciplinary team
• Directing and teaching medical, nursing and other professions allied to anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Research

• Actively encourages research with junior and other staff
• Published or submitted research
• PhD/MD

Other

• Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education Computer skills
• Experience in teaching and clinical audit