Senior Clinical Fellow - ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE and SIMULATION

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks an Anaesthetics Trainee to support surgical and pain management teams. The position involves teaching, working within a high-fidelity simulation centre, and completing required competencies under the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Ideal candidates should have NHS experience. Competitive educational support and resources are provided, contributing to a collaborative learning environment.

Qualifications

• Must have NHS based experience and valid right to work.
• Support for completion of key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Responsibilities

• Access to pre-operative anaesthetic assessment clinics.
• Participate in teaching a multidisciplinary team of doctors and health professionals.
• Support for the Simulation Centre.

Skills

Experience of elective and emergency surgery for ASA 1-4 patients

Paediatric experience for children aged five and over

Experience of TIVA

Training in ultrasound guided regional techniques

Obstetric anaesthesia

Resuscitation and transfer

Pain management experience

Adult intensive care unit experience

Education

NHS based experience

Completed Core Level Anaesthetics Training

Job description

Overview

This is a full time fixed term one year contract. 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 post holder will also participate in teaching a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, medical students and Allied Health professionals in Croydon's High fidelity simulation centre.

Key Responsibilities and Training

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

Educational Support

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.

Simulation Centre

The post holders will also involve provide support for the Simulation Centre with the candidates working with multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver teaching across the trust.

Facilities and Work Settings

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

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

Additional Information

This post is advertised for applicants with NHS based experience and a valid right to work.

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:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• 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.