Royal Papworth Hospital, a leading cardiothoracic centre, invites application for a 6-month Fellowship in Thoracic anaesthesia. This Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to gain advanced skills in thoracic anaesthesia in a world-renowned institution.
The fellowship provides an opportunity to gain experience in advanced thoracic anaesthesia, lung transplant anaesthesia and ECMO in addition to managing patients with advanced respiratory failure.
*Providing anaesthetic care for a wide range of thoracic surgeries including robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgical procedures, chest wall surgery, airway procedures.
*Providing anaesthetic and perioperative support and care for Lung transplant procedures.
*Providing perioperative care for high-risk cardio-thoracic patients on mechanical circulatory support/ ECMO
*Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including surgeons, intensivists, transplant and respiratory physicians to ensure comprehensive patient care on ICU.
*Engage in clinical teaching and education of anaesthetic trainees in the hospital
*Participate in departmental research and quality improvement projects, with opportunities to participate in international meetings and conferences. Successful candidate would be expected to complete at least one research/ QI or governance related activity.
*Participating in on call activity on Critical Care unit and providing airway cover for emergencies.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Post CCT / CESR or Post FRCA(or equivalent) ideally for a trainee wishing to extend their experience as part of higher specialist training or OOPE
Previous experience in cardio-thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care medicine.
Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
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.
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.
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.
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Karen Panesar
karen.panesar1@nhs.net
01223639747
Hospital Medical and Dental
Doctor - Other
Fixed Term
6 Month(s)
Full-Time
175-25-1470
Royal Papworth Hospital Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY
This vacancy is closed to applications.