Job summary
Applications are invited for 6 or 12-month fellowships in anaesthesia sub-specialties based at St Mary's Hospital. We invite applications with start dates from Nov 23, Feb 24 and Aug 24 (start dates).
These posts are ideally suited to Specialist Registrars approaching the end of their training, or an anaesthetist who has completed their training and is looking to round off their sub-specialty experience prior to securing a consultant post.
St Mary's is a Major Trauma Centre situated in NW London that treats in excess of 2500 adult and paediatric trauma patients per year (busiest in London) from diverse backgrounds. In 2014, NHS England named it the best MTC in the UK. We are also a tertiary referral centre for vascular anaesthesia and do over 300 arterial cases per year including open, endovascular and bypass procedures.
As well as experience in managing complex cases, there are excellent opportunities to participate in high quality audit and research. See our website below for the previous achievements of our fellows.
We can also offer a combination of sub-specialities within the 12-month fellowships to suit successful candidates. In order to facilitate shortlisting, applicants should clearly state in their application which fellowship they wish to be considered for.
Only online applications will be considered. We would encourage prospective applicants to read the job description including the person specification carefully to ensure they fulfil the minimum
Main duties of the job
In addition to clinical duties which includes protected training lists, one day a week is dedicated to fellows undertaking activities that enhance their non-clinical skills such as education, research, quality improvement and publication preparation. This time can also be used to further clinical activity elsewhere in the Trust or at other hospitals. As a Senior Clinical Fellow, the post holder will take part in a 1 in 8 senior tier on-call rota alongside other clinical fellows and senior trainees at their respective clinical sites.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality vascular/regional/bariatric/trauma and emergency anaesthesia within a one to one consultant supervised environment initially, and then go on to manage cases with indirect supervision.
- To gain specialist subspeciality experience
- To communicate with and participate in anaesthetic services for high dependency and critical care specialities.
- To engage in clinical governance activities specific to subspeciality anaesthesia as well as for general anaesthesia including critical incident reporting, attendance of morbidity and mortality meetings, perform audit and participate in mandatory training.
- To actively engage in teaching and training of other members of the anaesthetic department and hospital staff.
- Engage in quality improvement activity, additional management and administrative tasks as deemed appropriate to the position.
- To actively support and participate in audit and research projects to increase clinical and academic excellence within the department.
- To contribute to the development of anaesthetic guidelines at a local, regional and national level.
- The post holder will also have an NHS service commitment to the anaesthetic on call rota, a 1 in 8 full shift pattern, as the senior registrar on call. This covers emergency theatre work, anaesthetic requirements for trauma calls at the Major Trauma Centre and overseeing anaesthetic care of the obstetric anaesthetic registrar. Emergency theatres include specialities for general surgery, vascular, orthopaedics, gynaecology and orthoplastics as well as the occasional medical emergency. They will participate as a trauma team member at trauma calls when on duty.
- There is a strong departmental tradition of performing research and audit in this service and of publishing results
- Previous experience of research and completed audit will be expected
For specific details of each fellowship please refer to individual adverts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality vascular/regional/bariatric/trauma and emergency anaesthesia within a one to one consultant supervised environment initially, and then go on to manage cases with indirect supervision.
- To gain specialist subspeciality experience
- To communicate with and participate in anaesthetic services for high dependency and critical care specialities.
- To engage in clinical governance activities specific to subspeciality anaesthesia as well as for general anaesthesia including critical incident reporting, attendance of morbidity and mortality meetings, perform audit and participate in mandatory training.
- To actively engage in teaching and training of other members of the anaesthetic department and hospital staff.
- Engage in quality improvement activity, additional management and administrative tasks as deemed appropriate to the position.
- To actively support and participate in audit and research projects to increase clinical and academic excellence within the department.
- To contribute to the development of anaesthetic guidelines at a local, regional and national level.
- The post holder will also have an NHS service commitment to the anaesthetic on call rota, a 1 in 8 full shift pattern, as the senior registrar on call. This covers emergency theatre work, anaesthetic requirements for trauma calls at the Major Trauma Centre and overseeing anaesthetic care of the obstetric anaesthetic registrar. Emergency theatres include specialities for general surgery, vascular, orthopaedics, gynaecology and orthoplastics as well as the occasional medical emergency. They will participate as a trauma team member at trauma calls when on duty.
- There is a strong departmental tradition of performing research and audit in this service and of publishing results
- Previous experience of research and completed audit will be expected
For specific details of each fellowship please refer to individual adverts.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within 24 months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- FRCA or equivalent
- ATLS / ETC or equivalent
- Evidence of experience in critical care
Desirable
- APLS or paediatric critical care experience
- MD, PhD
Language/ Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent understanding of English, both written and oral
Academic Achievements including Research/Publications
Desirable
- Peer reviewed publication/s in anaesthesia, intensive care or emergency medicine
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement.
Desirable
- Have presented quality improvement work or audit at a conference
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Have set up or lead a teaching programme
Clinical Expertise in Specialty/Sub Specialty
Essential
- IT Skills and computer literacy
- Experience of treating patients after injury
Desirable
- Previous work in a major trauma centre
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within 24 months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- FRCA or equivalent
- ATLS / ETC or equivalent
- Evidence of experience in critical care
Desirable
- APLS or paediatric critical care experience
- MD, PhD
Language/ Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent understanding of English, both written and oral
Academic Achievements including Research/Publications
Desirable
- Peer reviewed publication/s in anaesthesia, intensive care or emergency medicine
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement.
Desirable
- Have presented quality improvement work or audit at a conference
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Have set up or lead a teaching programme
Clinical Expertise in Specialty/Sub Specialty
Essential
- IT Skills and computer literacy
- Experience of treating patients after injury
Desirable
- Previous work in a major trauma centre
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
