Trust Doctor

This post is a senior fellowship for anesthetists with at least five years of aesthetic training. This constitutes part of an additional tier of senior clinical fellows being recruited to manage the increase in acuity and out of hours work based at the Royal London Hospital. The majority of the post holder's daytime work will be in Trauma Anaesthesia and associated specialties, with dedicated time allocated to projects (academic, quality improvement governance to support the service and the fellow's own personal career development. In addition, the successful candidate will have a dedicated educational supervisor to support their career goals. Out of hours work represents the service provision component of this post and is focused on supporting the increasing numbers and complexity of cases on labour ward and the increase in Mechanical Thrombectomy provision at RLH. Dr Jo Organ j.organ@nhs.net Consultant Anaesthetist, Trauma Anaesthesia Fellow Programme LeadDr John McKenna john.mckenna1@nhs.net Consultant Anaesthetist, Trauma Anaesthesia Group Lead 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 Gain experience of anaesthesia for acute resuscitative surgery including laparotomy, thoracotomy, craniotomy, vascular repair and other procedures as required. Gain experience in the management of major bleeding, including massive transfusion, use of ROTEM point‑of‑care testing and damage control resuscitation. Gain experience in the provision of regional anaesthesia to support chest wall injury, amputation and other skeletal trauma. Gain experience in anaesthetic care for higher complexity interventions such as REBOA and ECMO. Gain experience of trauma MDT planning, both in the acute resuscitation phase and in the in‑patient service. Gain experience in anaesthesia for contributory specialties to resuscitative and reconstructive Trauma, including orthopedics, vascular, hepatobilary, plastics, general surgery, interventional radiology and maxillofacial surgery. Job responsibilities Design and conduct an audit or QI project, with the aim of publication/presentation locally and nationally, and to participate in on‑going departmental research. Gain experience in service development and writing clinical guidelines. Contribute to the trauma governance process including case review and morbidity & mortality meetings. Though the on‑call component may vary to reflect the service provision needs, the post holder will gain experience supervising and supporting colleagues in elective and emergency work. Person Specification Qualifications GMC Registration MBBS or equivalent 5 years of anaesthetic training Desirable Experience of UK healthcare system Completion of an approved core anaesthetics training programme Primary FRCA / Equivalent Knowledge Essential Experience in the peri‑operative care of patients including pain management Experience and demonstrated interest in Trauma Anaesthesia Audit experience Desirable Experience in management of high‑risk surgical cases Experience in Regional Anaesthesia Teaching & Training Essential Involvement in teaching undergraduates, junior medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals Desirable ETC, ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS Involvement in undergraduate education. Involvement in postgraduate education Research Essential Understands research methodology Actively encourages research with junior and other staff Active participation in research Desirable Published or submitted research to indexed journals Experience of research presentations to learned societies on topics related to anaesthesia Presentations to learned societies or publications related to Trauma Anaesthesia Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 259-MED7677175RLH #J-18808-Ljbffr