Anaesthetic Fellow - London, United Kingdom - Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Fellowship in Ophthalmic Anaesthesia and Day Case surgery, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Applications are welcomed for the post of senior clinical fellow in ophthalmic anaesthesia.

The post is full-time for 6 months in the first instance, the start date to be decided mutually.

This is an opportunity to gain experience in day case surgery and TIVA, whilst covering all aspects of ophthalmic anaesthesia.

These include advanced sedation and local anaesthetic techniques.

A substantial amount of paediatric work takes place at Moorfields & consequently there will be many occasions for managing the care of children as young as 4 weeks.

and paediatric ophthalmic anaesthesia.

Time will be available for non-clinical work such as research and quality improvement.

The anaesthetic service has 20 Anaesthetists and up to 6 junior staff.
Start date negotiable.

Please contact:

Dr Mariepi Manolis, College Tutor, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Tel:
ext 2026

The post-holder will be expected to undertake approximately eight sessions per week; the number to be allocated to research or clinical commitments is to be by mutual agreement - usually at least one day a week is put aside for non-clinical activity.

Although the clinical sessions will be fixed in time, their content will be flexible to reflect the needs of the department.

It is anticipated that the post-holder will join the ST on-call rota.

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education.

We have a reputation, developed over two centuries, for providing the highest quality of ophthalmic care.

Our 2,300 staff are committed to sustaining and building on our pioneering legacy and ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of developments in ophthalmology.

Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.

We have recently completed the development for our 10-year clinical strategy - Our Vision of Excellence, which continues to develop our networked model of service delivery for hospital and community based care.

The post holder will be responsible for providing pre-operative assessment, general and local anaesthesia and/or sedation to patients requiring surgery, all of whom are day care patients.

Holding the emergency bleep and attending medical emergency calls.

The post-holder will join the ST on-call rota.

The post-holder will contribute to quality improvement, teaching and research/management within the department.