Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Ealing

This is an exciting opportunity for the appointee to work in a major NW London NHS trust, with a reputation for educational excellence within a friendly and supportive culture! This post is based at Ealing Hospital theatres, which is one of three sites within our trust (Northwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals).

Successful candidates will further their experience in a range of surgical subspecialties, to include elective and emergency upper & lower general surgery, orthopaedics/trauma, gynaecology, endoscopy, and dental surgery. The upper GI service has recently expanded, providing increased capacity for surgery such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy and an upper GI hub is planned for the near future. There is a dedicated emergency/trauma theatre list 24/7, with weekday consultant cover. In addition, the department provides an outreach service for ECT and for DC cardioversions in the Coronary Care Unit.

Also included are potential opportunities to work at the Northwick Park Hospital site to broaden this case mix, to include major head & neck, vascular, obstetrics, urology and major colorectal surgery.

The post holder must:

• Know when to ask for help, whom to ask for help, and not act beyond the level of his/her own competence.
• There is always an anaesthetic middle grade onsite and also a supervising consultant/duty consultant for guidance and assistance.
• Effect detailed hand-over at the end of a duty shift.
• In the event of a list cancellation or early finish, be available on site for possible reassignment to other lists.

OBJECTIVES

Ensure familiarity and compliance with:

• Corporate policies and procedures (available for viewing on the Trust intranet)
• Workplace policies and procedures
• Quality improvement measures
• Patient safety initiatives
• Theater efficiency initiatives
• Clinical governance
• Critical incident reporting
• Mandatory in-house training
• Teaching Assessments appropriate to training/CPD

LOCATION OF DUTIES

Duties will be primarily based on Ealing and Northwick Park sites. The post holder should be prepared to perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. Commitments arising in such circumstances are however exceptional and the post holder will not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis. All efforts will be made to ensure that work of this kind does not result in continuous hours of duty which exceed the New Deal continuous hours of duty limits.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Hospital Sites

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.