Anaesthetic Clinical fellow | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

This is one full time posts for a period of 6 months starting from August 2024 renewable up to 1 year. The post is CT3 equivalent with the appointed candidate supported in completion of all key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additional support with FRCA exam practice is provided with a strong department teaching programme.

Paediatric experience for children aged five and over and experience of TIVA Regional anaesthesia with training in ultrasound guided regional techniques Obstetric anaesthesia with 3 months experience in obstetrics including management of ASA 3 parturients Resuscitation and transfer as part of the medical emergency team and involvement in intra-hospital transfers Pain with access to pain management clinics and acute pain ward rounds Intensive Care with three months experience in adult intensive care unit for those trainees with only three months completed at core level Doctors in these posts will also be allocated named educational supervisors, ability to attend teaching sessions and departmental quality improvement meetings. They will be helped in preparing for the Primary or Final FRCA exam. The SLAP (South London Anaesthetic Primary) course exclusively run at Croydon has to date achieved very high pass rates. The post holder will be actively encouraged to take exams and attend/ contribute to in house teaching.

One full time posts from December 2024. The post is CT3 equivalent with the appointed candidate supported in completion of all key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additional support with FRCA exam practice is provided with a strong department teaching programme. Anaesthetic services are provided for 10 Main Theatres covering a wide range of surgical specialties including: General and Vascular Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial and Dental, Paeds, Gynaecology, Urology, Orthopaedics and Trauma. There is a separate Day Surgery Unit with 4 fully equipped theatres. There are 2 theatres and a recovery bay in the labour ward complex for elective and emergency cases. The intensive care unit provides high quality care for 15 level 3 and level 2 beds. The Fellow would be expected to spend his clinical service commitment inthe anaesthetic department and an additional 1 in 8 on-call commitment with internal cover either to theatres or ITU (EWTD compliant shift system). There is daily clinical teaching in the theatres and once weekly teaching held on the unit, organised and supervised by the Consultants. Involvement in high quality research & development is strongly encouraged at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, as this supports both the delivery of high-quality clinical care. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. These include:

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington
The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our Vision: "Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it" Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:
• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services
"As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19." Job Title:Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics Post: one Full time post from December 2024 Grade: Medical & Dental Hours: 40 (including 1:8 on call commitments in either critical care unit or theatres commensurate with experience). Department: Anaesthetics & critical care Reports To: Anaesthetic lead and divisional lead