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Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Patient Safety

Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Patient Safety(10PAs) Applicants are invited to apply for a substantive Consultant post in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Patient Safety at Barts Health NHS Trust, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. In October 2014, NHS England approved the case for change for the way that specialist cardiovascular services are provided across north and east London, enabling the creation of the Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centre was created by combining the 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 cardiovascular centre in the country, bringing together a wide range of expertise in clinical care, research and education for cardiovascular conditions.With state-of-the-art facilities, the Barts Heart Centre has 10 theatres, 10 catheter labs (including 2 hybrid rooms), 255 general cardiac beds and 98 higher acuity care beds including 58 Level 3 critical care beds. The centre has one of the busiest surgical programmes in Europe and performs more HAC PCIs and cardiac MRI and CT scans than any other centre in the world. Barts Heart Centre has a wellestablished ECLS programme for respiratory and cardiac support. It is Europe's largest specialised cardiovascular centre, ) covering a population of three millionpeople across north and east London, west Essex and beyond.

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Patient Safety

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The Barts Heart Centre is also, crucially, part of a wider network of cardiovascular provision delivered by Barts Health, including services at Newham, The Royal London, Whipps Cross, and University College London Hospital. The specialist Barts Heart Centre works with these and other hospitals in the area to provide a comprehensive network of care for patients, and ensure that the majority of care is provided as close to home as possible. There is a busy specialist outpatient department on the Barts site.We also provide anaesthesia to breast, oncology and gynaecological surgical patients as part of the Barts Cancer Centre.In the most recent CQC inspection St Bartholomew's was rated as Good across the board with Critical Care receiving outstanding within the Well Led domains.We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the existing team of 50 anaesthetists and intensivists who provide cardiothoracic and general anaesthesia and critical care. The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate wide experience with higher specialist training in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and excellent TOE skills.

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.

Person specification

Essential

GMC Registration & licence to practice
FRCA or equivalent
CCT in anaesthesia or equivalent or, if in training within 6 months of CCT
Advanced anaesthesia training (SIA or fellowship of at least 6 months) in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiac critical care
Experience in anaesthetising patients for electrophysiology procedures
Experience with improving patient safety
Advanced transoesophageal echocardiography skills
Proficiency in procedures relevant to the role, including complex vascular access and fibreoptic bronchoscopy
Ability to communicate clearly and intelligently in written and spoken English
Ability to build strong and effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues
Enthusiasm and approachability
Involvement in teaching undergraduates and junior medical staff
Involvement in teaching nurses and other allied health professionals
Evidence of training in teaching skills.
Understands research methodology
Actively encourages research involvement junior medical staff, nurses and AHPs
Published or submitted research to indexed journals
Commitment to continuing personal development
Audit experience
Knowledge of governance processes

Desirable

Wide experience and knowledge of the UK healthcare system
ALS or CALS provider status
Clinical management training
TOE/TTE accreditation
Training and experience in acute pain management for surgical patients
Extensive experience in a wide variety of anaesthesia
Consultant or post-CCT experience in specialities relevant to the role
Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team, make decisions and exert appropriate authority

Ability to cope with pressure and adapt to change

Ability to promote equality of opportunity in medical practice and medical education

CALS, ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS instructor status

Certificate of education

Formal involvement in undergraduate education.

Research presentations to learned societies on topics related to anaesthesia or critical care.

PhD or MD

Computer skills