Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and ACHD

The successful candidates should have general skills and trainingappropriate tothe role of Consultant inAnaesthesia.The post holder will be an employee of Barts Health and there may be future opportunities or requirements to work at other hospitals in the Barts Health group.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants mustdemonstrateequivalent training

Applicants are invited toapply forasubstantiveConsultantpostin CardiothoracicAnaesthesiaandACHDat Barts Health NHS Trust, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

In October 2014, NHS England approved the case for changeforthe way that specialist cardiovascular services are provided across north and east London, enabling the creation of the Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centrewas created by combiningthe services and staff from the London Chest Hospital and UCLH's The Heart Hospital, along with those already running at St Bartholomew's.

It is the largest specialist cardiovascularcentrein the country,bringing togetherawide range ofexpertisein clinical care,researchand education for cardiovascular conditions.

Withstate-of-the-artfacilities, the Barts Heart Centre has 10 theatres, 10 catheter labs(including 2 hybrid rooms),255general cardiac bedsand 98 higher acuity care beds including58Level 3critical care beds. The centre has one of the busiest surgical programmes in Europe andperforms moreHAC PCIs andcardiacMRI and CT scans than any other centre in the world.Barts Heart Centre has a well-established ECLS programme for respiratory and cardiac support.It is Europe's largest specialised cardiovascular centre, covering a population of three million people across north and east London, west Essex and beyond., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.