Fellowship in Cancer Surgery and Transplant Anaesthesia (ST7)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS teaching trust is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia for Cancer Surgery and Transplant Anaesthesia. This is a twelve-month fellowship for post-CCT anaesthetists to develop their skills in a supportive environment. Key responsibilities include covering in- and out-of-hours duties across various sites and participating in clinical governance. Candidates must have FRCA or equivalent and GMC registration.

Qualifications

• Specialist training in Anaesthesia with an interest in oncology and transplant anaesthesia.
• Ability to make decisions at ST7 level.
• Experience teaching medical, nursing, and PAM undergraduates and postgraduates.

Responsibilities

• Cover in- and out-of-hours duties across OUH sites.
• Participate in clinical governance activities.
• Manage the care of patients and department functioning.

Skills

Team leadership

Organisational skills

Good spoken and written English

Clinical audit

Education

FRCA or equivalent

GMC Registration

Job description

Overview

We are delighted to advertise a twelve-month clinical Fellowship in Anaesthesia for Cancer Surgery and Transplant Anaesthesia. This post is an exciting opportunity for a post-CCT anaesthetist or a senior anaesthetic registrar to join our team and develop their role as an anaesthetist with an interest in transplant anaesthesia. We pride ourselves in training excellence and have received excellent feedback from our previous fellow. The majority of our services are on the Churchill site in the Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, but patients are treated at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the West Wing. A wide range of surgical expertise is available in the Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre.

Specialist surgery is carried out by the teams responsible for management of the following cancer types:

• Breast
• Gynaecological
• Upper gastrointestinal (including oesophagus and stomach)
• Hepatopancreatobiliary (including liver, pancreas, gallbladder)
• Lower gastrointestinal (including colon and rectum)
• Head and neck
• Thyroid and endocrine cancers
• Urological (including bladder and prostate)

Main duties of the job

The post-holder's duties will cover in- and out-of-hours duties across any of the OUH sites. Opportunities for teaching, training and research will be available within the fellowship programme and will be agreed prior to commencement of the fellowship. The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust and external accrediting bodies. The post-holder will be required to keep up to date with their relevant area of practice and to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. The post-holder will work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, accepting that resources are finite and that changes requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. The post-holder will assume continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of their department. Office accommodation and secretarial support are available for this post.

Please see attached the Job Description for further details.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, with values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder's duties will cover in- and out-of-hours duties across any of the OUH sites. Opportunities for teaching, training and research will be available within the fellowship programme and will be agreed prior to commencement of the fellowship. The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust and external accrediting bodies. The post-holder will be required to keep themselves fully up to date with their relevant area of practice and to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. The post-holder will work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. The post-holder will assume a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of their department. Office accommodation and secretarial support are available for this post.

Please see attached the Job Description for further details.

Person Specification

Other Requirements

• GMC Registration

Qualifications/Training

• Essential: FRCA or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register in Anaesthetics OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Desirable

• Higher Medical Degree ATLS, ALS, MOET

Experience

• Essential: Specialist training in Anaesthesia and experience in multidisciplinary team working in complex cases; interest in research; ability to make decisions at ST7 level
• Desirable: Experience in Lower and Upper GI, HPB, Urology, Gynae-oncology, and Transplant Anaesthesia; publications/presentations; management of complex rotas

Skills and Knowledge

• Essential: Specialist training in Anaesthesia with onco-anaesthesia and transplant anaesthesia; evidence of team leadership; organisational skills for a large multi-site teaching hospital; management training and CPD commitment; good personal and interpersonal skills; good spoken and written English; experience teaching medical, nursing and PAM, undergraduates and postgraduates; experience of routine clinical audit
• Desirable: Knowledge of NHS organisation and modernisation agenda; computing skills; flexible problem-solving; perioperative medicine teaching; willingness to conduct and supervise audit

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