Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

We have a busy 28 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care. We are involved in several local and national research and audit projects and were one of the forerunners in enhanced recovery. The department has an excellent reputation for training and trainee support. We have on-call rotas for Obstetrics, ITU (three tier) and general emergencies. The obstetric on call has second on call resident senior middle grade anaesthetists and a non-resident Consultant. Critical Care has two trainees and an Intensive Care Consultant (two at weekends) and the general rota is covered by a Consultant, with two separate Consultants for both the emergency and trauma theatres at weekends. Initially you will be part of the obstetric on call rota but there will be opportunity for experience and development in other areas. We have good office facilities including splendid bean to cup coffee machines on both sites. Offices are open plan and there is always someone around to discuss problem cases. Our secretaries are quite brilliant at sorting out most things and are very friendly.

Experience and competencies are detailed in the person specification. Applicants must also possess the following skills:

• Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
• Ability to work in a team
• Good communication skills, GMC registered and holding a Licence to Practise
• ALS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
• Primary FRCA/ MCEM/ MRCP
• APLS/ATLS, Experience and competencies in Anaesthesia
• Experience and competencies in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
• Previous experience within the NHS
Skills and personal attributesEssential criteria
• Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
• Ability to work in a team
• Good communication skills, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., We have a post for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust. This post will fulfil the requirements of a CT3 equivalent post. The job would be for 12 months in the first instance with option to extend depending on the needs of the department.
We are a big department of 41 Anaesthetic Consultants, 18 Intensive Care Consultants,16 Associate Specialists/Specialty doctors, approximately 28 trainees ranging from new starter CT1 to advanced year ST7. We work across two sites: Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. There is a wide variety of surgical specialties ranging from day case surgery at our Elective Centre to major cancer surgery in head and neck, hepatopancreaticobiliary, colorectal, urology, gynaecology and major vascular surgery. We currently have three DaVinci robots used for urology, colorectal, gynaecological and HPB surgery. We have a busy Obstetric Unit with approximately 6500 deliveries per year., Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.