Trust Doctor (ST7+) in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Trust Doctor specializing in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care. The role offers experience in all aspects of cardiothoracic anaesthesia, including innovative procedures and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Candidates should possess an MBBS qualification and appropriate experience in anaesthesia and critical care. This is a unique opportunity to work at the premier cardiac center in the UK, contributing to patient care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in cardiothoracic anaesthesia (minimum 6 months).
• Eligible for full registration and licensing with the GMC at the time of appointment.
• Valid certification in ALS.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for cardiothoracic surgical procedures.
• Supervise junior medical staff on ICU.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Cardiothoracic anaesthesia

Critical care

Transoesophageal echocardiography

Communication skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

FRCA or equivalent qualification

Tools

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Job description

Overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Trust Doctor (ST7+) in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care

We are recruiting Trust Doctors in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Cardiothoracic Critical Care. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the UK's premier cardiac centre - Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centre (BHC) is a new venture formed by the merging of cardiothoracic services from the London Chest Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Heart Hospital. This has created the UK's largest cardiothoracic centre with nearly all specialist cardiac services for North Central and North East London and beyond, as well as highly specialised national services, brought together in the newly built hospital on the St Bartholomew's site. Barts Heart Centre has 10 operating theatres, 10 catheter labs and over 250 cardiac, vascular and thoracic beds, creating one of Europe\'s largest Cardiothoracic Centres. The new hospital contains 58 critical care beds. 2 ICUs and 1 HDU comprising 42 beds form the surgical cardiothoracic surgical critical care unit, adjacent to theatres. A fourth ICU of 16 beds on the 6th floor provides dedicated General ICU, admitting complex cardiac patients, together with cardiology and respiratory patients in addition to patients suffering from haematological disease. Patients in critical care are cared for with all types of organ support including extracorporeal respiratory and cardiovascular support (ECMO).

Job responsibilities

• These posts offer experience at stage 3 or post CCT (Higher and Advanced) training in all aspects of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, anaesthesia for structural and interventional cardiology procedures, critical care, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and thoracic aortic surgery.
• Experience gained will include Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) and that of innovative procedures such as Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and novel Cardiac Electrophysiology procedures.
• The post holder will also be expected to work across all three Critical Care Units (including the General Intensive Care Unit), Cardiothoracic Theatres and the Cardiology Laboratories and will have on-site responsibility for the more junior medical staff.
• We have specialist leads for transoesophageal echo, acute pain, critical care and teaching and training. The department has close ties to the Royal London for trauma and general anaesthetics.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Audit Day, Morbidity and Mortality Meetings and Teaching held 10 times per year
• Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings with Surgeons and Cardiologists
• There is weekly teaching and a journal club programme in which trainees actively participate, chaired by a consultant
• Weekly consultant led echo teaching
• Advanced teaching in cardiothoracic anaesthesia is provided by the Cardiac Anaesthesia Partnership (CAP)

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCA or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Evidence of excellence in training (e.g. medical school projects & prizes, post-graduate qualifications)
• FFICM or other qualification in Intensive Care Medicine

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

• Eligible for full registration and licensing with the GMC at time of appointment

Previous experience

Essential

• Previous experience in cardiothoracic anaesthesia (minimum 6 months) and Intensive Care Medicine (minimum 6 months)
• Completion of stage 3 Anaesthesia training or equivalent
• Ability to provide a complete employment history with no unexplained career gaps
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training

Desirable

• Demonstrable research experience
• Demonstrable teaching experience
• Demonstrable audit experience
• Ability to act in supervisory role overseeing junior anaesthetic and non-anaesthetic medical staff on ICU

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

• Valid certification in -ALS

Desirable

• Other resus courses (ATLS, APLS etc)
• Experience in echocardiography (transthoracic or transoesophageal)

Communication

• Good standard of written and spoken language to facilitate communication with patients, healthcare professionals and other staff