About this role
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the existing team of50 anaesthetists and intensivists who provide cardiothoracic and generalanaesthesia and critical care. The successful applicant should be able todemonstrate wide experience with higher specialist training in cardiothoracicanaesthesia and excellent TOE skills.Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC, hold a license to practise and beon the Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within 6 months of CCT at the time ofinterview.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GMC Registration & licence to practice FRCA or equivalent CCT in anaesthesia or equivalent or, if in training within 6 months of CCT
Desirable
Wide experience and knowledge of the UK healthcare system ALS or CALS provider status Clinical management training
Special Knowledge/ Abilities and/or Experience Essential
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
Desirable
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
Personal Skills/Qualities Essential
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
Desirable
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
Teaching & Training Essential
Involvement in teaching undergraduates and junior medical staff Involvement in teaching nurses and other allied health professionals Evidence of training in teaching skills.
Desirable
CALS, ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS instructor status Certificate of education Formal involvement in undergraduate education.
Research Essential
Understands research methodology Actively encourages research involvement junior medical staff, nurses and AHPs Published or submitted research to indexed journals
Desirable
Research presentations to learned societies on topics related to anaesthesia or critical care. PhD or MD
Additional Requirements Essential
Commitment to continuing personal development Audit experience Knowledge of governance processes
Desirable
Computer skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London
EC1A 7BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)