Senior Clinical Fellow - Thoracic Surgery

RBH's surgical programme makes it the largest cardiothoracic unit in the UK. RBH supports a wide catchment area having longstanding referral relationships with clinicians in Beds & Herts, Bucks, Berks, Surrey and the South West Peninsula, as well as providing tertiary and quaternary services to referrers across the UK. We are looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Thoracic Surgery . To assist the consultant staff in the preoperative assessment, operative and postoperative management of patients under their care. In addition, clinical Trust fellows have a responsibility for administrative issues including staffing clinics, arranging operation lists, the organisation and staffing of lists and overseeing preoperative and postoperative care. This should include regular ward rounds and providing in and out of hours clinical cover when on-call. This post may close earlier if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Candidate must have 3 years of pure thoracic experience.

Aims and responsibilities of the post: To co-ordinate and supervise the admission and discharge of patients from the unit. Responsible for maintaining accurate notes, up-to-date cardiac and thoracic monthly audit and for recording patient details in the database. To take charge of all patients in the unit under the direction of the consultant surgeon to which you are attached. Co-ordinate and supervise the work of all the junior medical staff. Operating duties are directly or indirectly supervised and specific targets in operative experience as prospectively set out should be achieved. The senior post holders will principally be assigned to one consultant but occasionally may be required to provide support to other firms. The junior post holders will rotate between the consultant firms and be fully involved in a range of cardiothoracic work. In addition to providing immediate cover to patients in recovery and on the general cardiothoracic ward, the postholder will provide cover for intensive care emergencies. Consultant cover will be available at all times.