Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and ACHD

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and ACHD

(10 PAs)

Applicants are invited to apply for a substantive Consultant post in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and ACHD at Barts Health NHS Trust, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

In October 2014 NHS England approved a case for change for the way specialist cardiovascular services are provided across north and east London, enabling the creation of the Barts Heart Centre. The centre combines services and staff from the London Chest Hospital, UCLH's The Heart Hospital, and St Bartholomew's. It 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 Barts Heart Centre is one of the busiest surgical programmes in Europe and performs more PCIs and cardiac MRI and CT scans than any other centre in the world. It runs a well‑established ECLS programme for respiratory and cardiac support.

The successful candidate will have general anaesthesia skills and training suitable for a Consultant. As a Barts Health employee the post may involve future opportunities or requirements to work at other hospitals in the group.

Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. UK trained candidates should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry ‑UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Consultants will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge. They will undertake administrative duties associated with providing patient care. The Trust will provide office space, computers and secretarial support. Consultants are expected to deliver safe and evidence‑based anaesthesia and analgesia in line with agreed departmental Trust and national policies and guidelines.

Consultants are expected to take responsibility for teaching and training junior doctors and undergraduates. All consultants assume responsibility—both individually and corporately—for the management of trainee medical staff. They are required to approve and monitor trainee rotas and locum arrangements where appropriate.

• GMC registration & licence to practise
• MBBS or equivalent
• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in anaesthesia or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCT
• Wide experience and knowledge of the UK healthcare system
• ALS or CALS provider status
• Clinical management training

• Advanced anaesthesia training (SIA or fellowship of at least 6 months) in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiac critical care
• Experience anaesthetising patients for complex aorto‑vascular and ACHD surgery
• Advanced transoesophageal echocardiography skills
• Proficiency in procedures relevant to the role, including complex vascular access and fibre‑optic bronchoscopy
• 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 communicate clearly and intelligently in written and spoken English
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Enthusiasm and approachability
• 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

• Involvement in teaching undergraduates and junior medical staff
• Involvement in teaching nurses and allied health professionals
• Evidence of training in teaching skills
• CALS, ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS instructor status
• Certificate of education

• Actively encourages research involvement for junior medical staff, nurses and AHPs
• Published or submitted research to indexed journals
• PhD or MD

• Commitment to continuing personal development
• Knowledge of governance processes
• Record of successful service development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.