- FRCA or equivalent qualification in anaesthesia CCT or equivalent in anaesthesia Expected Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
- FFICM or equivalent qualification in intensive care medicine (ICM) Qualification in another specialty ( MRCP) Higher Degree ( MSc, MD, PhD)
- Training equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Anaesthesia Training in ICM Training in cardiothoracic anaesthesia Twelve months experience in adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia / ICM Competence in the use of adult transesophageal echocardiography Experience in the transfer of the critically ill patient Experience in the management of patients with ARDS/ALI
- Training in cardiothoracic ICM with the management of patients with heart failure, heart and lung transplantation and mechanical heart support devices. CCT in ICM Training in another specialty ( medicine) Overseas experience in cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care medicine Formal fellowship in adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia / ICM Experience of management of patients with heart failure, heart and lung transplantation and mechanical heart support devices. Certification or Full accreditation in transthoracic / transoesophageal echocardiography (UK, Europe or USA exam) Experience in the management of patients on ECMO
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Ability to work in a team Good interpersonal skills Caring attitude to patients Commitment to continuing professional development Good interpersonal skills Willingness to undertake professional responsibilities at regional/national level Good communication skills Understanding of research methods and governance Principles of audit and quality improvement as it applies to anaesthesia and ICM Evidence of experience in conducting audit of clinical work and quality improvement initiatives. Experience of clinical teaching and lecturing to colleagues and undergraduates
- Membership of learned, societies Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (ACTA) or Intensive Care Society (ICS) Evidence of published or presented research in the field of cardiothoracic anaesthesia and ICM Evidence of driving change in anaesthesia and ICM
Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We welcome applications for the post of Locum Consultant to provide cardiothoracic anaesthetic and intensive care services at Royal Papworth Hospital, one of the UKs leading specialist cardiothoracic, cardiopulmonary transplantation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) centres.
The successful candidate will join a team of consultant anaesthetists and intensivists who provide the full range of cardiothoracic anaesthetic and intensive care services including respiratory ECMO. You will have the clinical skills, drive and commitment to contribute to our leading edge status. Ideally you should have completed your training and possess a certificate of completion of training (CCT), certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or equivalent in the specialty of anaesthesia. You will have significant experience of adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care. Experience of ECMO and skills in echocardiography are desirable.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact the department secretaries / anaesthesia and intensive care).
Main duties of the job
This post provides anaesthetic support for cardiothoracic surgical and Critical Care services at Royal Papworth Hospital. The post holder will contribute to the provision of anaesthetic services for cardiothoracic surgery, transplant surgery, interventional cardiology, critical care and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In addition, the post holder will be required to attend pre-assessment clinics and to participate in early evening elective operating sessions as well as Saturday elective operating sessions. The post includes a commitment to the theatre, critical care and ECMO out of hours rotas on a rotational basis. The post- holder will contribute to the training of medical students, foundation, core and specialist trainees and allied health professionals. In addition the post-holder is expected to initiate and participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and academic activities. The post-holder will be employed full time at Royal Papworth Hospital.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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