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Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Aorto-Vascular

Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Consultant in CardiothoracicAnaesthesia and Aorto-vascular 10PAs Applicants are invited toapply forasubstantiveConsultantpostin CardiothoracicAnaesthesiaandAorto-vascularat Barts Health NHS Trust, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. In October 2014, NHS England approved the case for changeforthe way that specialist cardiovascular services are provided across north and east London, enabling the creation of the Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centrewas created by combiningthe 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 cardiovascularcentrein the country,bringing togetherawide range ofexpertisein clinical care,researchand education for cardiovascular conditions. Withstate-of-the-artfacilities, the Barts Heart Centre has 10 theatres, 10 catheter labs(including 2 hybrid rooms),255general cardiac bedsand 98 higher acuity care beds including58Level 3critical care beds. The centre has one of the busiest surgical programmes in Europe andperforms moreHAC PCIs andcardiacMRI and CT scans than any other centre in the world.Barts Heart Centre has a well-established ECLS programme for respiratory and cardiac support.It is Europe's largest specialised cardiovascular centre, covering a population of three million people across north and east London, west Essex and beyond.

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Aorto-Vascular

Barts Health NHS Trust

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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 RoyalLondon, Whipps Cross, and University College London Hospital. The specialist Barts Heart Centre workswith these and other hospitals in the area to provide a comprehensive network of care forpatients, andensure thatthe majority ofcare 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,oncologyand gynaecological surgical patients as part of the Barts Cancer Centre. In themostrecent CQC inspection St Bartholomew's was rated as Good across the board with Critical Care receiving outstanding within the Well Led domains.

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
MBBS or equivalent
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 complex aorto-vascular and endo-aortic surgery
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
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

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
Training in perioperative spinal drain management
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

Record of successful service development