Anaesthetic Fellow QI & Assurance in Perioperative services

Queen Victoria Hospital are offering a perioperative fellow post for 12 months, or 6 months if can be attached to a 6-month SIA at QVH. This post would be suitable for a registrar during stage 3 of the curriculum who would like to experience and develop their perioperative medicine skills., The post will be of 6 - 12 months duration commencing February 2027. 12 months is preferable, as it enables projects to be developed, but candidates wishing for a six month post are welcome to apply. It is a suitable post for a post FRCA trainee (ST5 and above) wishing to take an OOPE, and for a post CCT trainee wishing to gain further clinical experience prior to a consultant appointment.

QVH is a leading specialist centre for reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation, helping people who have been damaged or disfigured through accidents or disease. QVH has a proud heritage and is known throughout the world for pioneering new and innovative techniques and treatments.

QVH is the regional plastic surgical unit providing a full range of procedures including breast reconstruction, lower limb trauma including free flap reconstruction, adult and paediatric hand surgery, complex amputation surgery, facial palsy service, and skin cancer surgery. The burns unit is a key member of the South East Burns Network providing all levels of adult care and day case paediatric care.

As one of the country's first NHS foundation trusts we are accountable to local people through our 7,400 public members across Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex and South London. Patients rate us as one of the top hospitals in the country for quality of care, QVH has an annual turnover of around £100m, and employs circa 1000 staff.

If you are passionate about healthcare; giving the best possible services to patients; and if you believe you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience, and are excited by the opportunities QVH presents, we would like to hear from you.

Further details are available on the Queen Victoria Hospital website: http://qvh.nhs.uk.

Queen Victoria Hospital are offering a perioperative fellow post for 12 months, or 6 months if can be attached to a 6-month SIA at QVH. This post would be suitable for a registrar during stage 3 of the curriculum who would like to experience and develop their perioperative medicine skills.

QVH anaesthetic department are in the early stages of ACSA application, with plenty of opportunities for the right candidate to be involved in pathway development, guideline writing, perioperative management, quality improvement and research. There will be plenty of opportunities to present work locally and nationally. We would support the fellow in being our resident ACSA lead, working with the department to progress our ACSA application.

There will be regular mentored sessions within our high-quality preoperative assessment, seeing patients for a range of surgeries including head and neck, dental, complex plastics and ophthalmology. The fellow will also be involved with the multidisciplinary team and shared decision-making clinics. With experience the fellow will be encouraged to practice consultant level independent clinics, with the support of department.

The fellow would be expected to participate in the registrar oncall rota (1 in 8), LTFT working will be supported. Pay will be in line with current resident pay scales.