Advanced Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

To provide cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia for theatre and catheter room sessions. To provide continued care of patients on the combined Adult intensive Care Unit Participate in the on-call rota. The post holder will be expected to be under direct or indirect supervision of a consultant at all times and it is the responsibility of the consultant to decide which cases the post holder is capable of anaesthetising independently. Contribute to the responsibilities and running of the department/ directorate. Develop and sustain appropriate systems and practice to encourage clinical audit throughout the department. To participate in and contribute to the clinical governance process, to ensure good standards of practice as prescribed by the GMC guidance on good practice. To take responsibility for their Continuing Medical Education and Professional development with the support of the Trust. The post holder will be expected to take part in clinical teaching. The post holder will ensure that adverse clinical incidents as defined by the Trusts policy are reported in a timely manner according to Trust policy.

• Full GMC registration.
• Anaesthetic experience
Final FRCA or equivalent CRB clearance Applicants should have an interest in education and/or audit projects and be willing to organise and deliver such projects.,
• oFull GMC registration with a license to practice
• oFinal FRCA or equivalent
• oPrevious employment in an anaesthetic capacity
Desirable
• Evidence of adequate CME if appropriate
• Evidence of adequate CME if appropriate
Teaching Essential
• Evidence of postgraduate teaching
• Higher qualifications in Medical Education
Research & Audit Essential
• Understanding of Audit principles Evidence of personal experience of audit
Desirable
• Higher research degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
• GCP certification
• Medical publications or a background of research activity
  
  This is an exciting opportunity for dynamic and ambitious individuals wishing to follow a career in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia. Glenfield undertakes over 1200 Adult cardiac and over 1000 Thoracic operations a year providing ample opportunity to become an independent practitioner in this subspecialty.
You will have the opportunity to train in 2D and 3D Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and FICE leading to accreditation in these areas. We have recently acquired a Vimedix multimodality ultrasound simulator with exciting training programmes such as cardiac anatomy, TOE & TTE (showing normal heart and pathologies), chest ultrasound, critical care echo teaching package and FAST scanning. Successful candidates are guaranteed a place on Glenfield Hospital's popular FICE course and the internationally renowned transesophageal ECHO course. About us Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.