Ci127404 - Specialty Registrar Lat (St3 Level) in - Aberdeen, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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2 weeks ago

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The successful applicants will join a dedicated team of 16 Critical Care Consultants leading the Critical Care Department, in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The department is delivered across two areas totalling 32 beds providing Level 2 and Level 3 to over 1800 patients a year.

A six bedded Cardiothoracic ICU sits adjacent to the General ICU and admits around 600 patients per annum.


The Critical Care Department is a mixed medical and surgical service admitting all major specialties (with the exception of transplant surgery).

This includes Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Major Vascular Surgery, Major Head and Neck Surgery, and Neurosurgery.

The department is the commissioned National ECMO Centre for Scotland providing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygen (ECMO) support for patients from all Scottish Health Boards.

It is an ELSO Centre of Excellence and an integral part of the UK ECMO Network.

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is a Major Trauma Centre working as part of the Scottish Trauma Network and a base for the North Division of the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service.

The department is extremely supportive for training, with great trainee feedback via the GMC and STS surveys and top programme for overall trainee satisfaction within the UK.

Opportunities are available to develop new and additional skills in extracorporeal life support, echocardiography, education and simulation, quality improvement and research amongst other things.

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is the largest hospital within NHS Grampian. It is situated on a self-contained 125-acre site at Foresterhill, to the Northwest of the city centre. It is one of the largest hospital complexes in Europe.

The campus houses Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, the Scottish National Hyperbaric Centre, the University of Aberdeen Medical and Dental School, University Institute of Medical Sciences, Health Services Research Unit, and the world renowned Rowett Research Institute.

It has a catchment population of over 600,000 across the North of Scotland and admits approximately 100,000 patients per annum.

It is a tertiary referral centre for the Grampian and Highland regions and the Northern Isles. Close links with the University of Aberdeen have made ARI a centre of pioneering medical research in several fields.

Aberdeen is a cosmopolitan city that offers a great range of cultural activities.

Its close proximity to beautiful coastline, hills and awe-inspiring countryside makes it ideal for those seeking an exciting outdoor lifestyle.

The Postgraduate Dean confirms that this placement and / or programme has the required educational and Postgraduate Dean's approval.
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