About this role
Job summary
We have a post for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at East Lancashire TeachingHospitals Trust. This post will fulfil the requirements of a CT3 equivalent post. The job would befor 12 months in the first instance with option to extend depending on the needs of thedepartment.
We are a big department of 41 Anaesthetic Consultants, 18 Intensive Care Consultants,16Associate Specialists/Specialty doctors, approximately 28 trainees ranging from new starterCT1 to advanced year ST7. We work across two sites: Royal Blackburn Hospital and BurnleyGeneral Hospital.There is a wide variety of surgical specialties ranging from day case surgery at our ElectiveCentre to major cancer surgery in head and neck, hepatopancreaticobiliary, colorectal, urology,gynaecology and major vascular surgery. We currently have three DaVinci robots used forurology, colorectal, gynaecological and HPB surgery. We have a busy Obstetric Unit withapproximately 6500 deliveries per year.
Main duties of the job
We have a busy 28 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medicaland surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level ofcare.
We are involved in several local and national research and audit projects and were one of theforerunners in enhanced recovery.
The department has an excellent reputation for training and trainee support.
We have on-call rotas for Obstetrics, ITU (three tier) and general emergencies. The obstetric oncall has second on call resident senior middle grade anaesthetists and a non-residentConsultant. Critical Care has two trainees and an Intensive Care Consultant (two at weekends)and the general rota is covered by a Consultant, with two separate Consultants for both theemergency and trauma theatres at weekends. Initially you will be part of the obstetric on callrota but there will be opportunity for experience and development in other areas.
We have good office facilities including splendid bean to cup coffee machines on both sites.Offices are open plan and there is always someone around to discuss problem cases. Oursecretaries are quite brilliant at sorting out most things and are very friendly.
About us
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.
Job description Job responsibilities
Experience and competencies are detailed in the person specification. Applicants must also possess the following skills:
Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post Ability to work in a team Good communication skills
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GMC registered and holding a Licence to Practise ALS or equivalent
Desirable
Primary FRCA/ MCEM/ MRCP APLS/ATLS
Experience Essential
Experience and competencies in Anaesthesia Experience and competencies in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Desirable
Previous experience within the NHS
Skills and personal attributes Essential
Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post Ability to work in a team Good communication skills
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Employer details Employer name East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Burnley General Hospital
Casterton Avenue/Briercliffe Road
BB10 2PQ
Employer's website http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)