Clinical Fellow (ST5+) Obstetric Anaesthetics

Clinical Obstetric Anaesthesia

Gain experience in the provision of safe and effective anaesthetic care to patients undergoing complex obstetric deliveries/procedures, including the anaesthetic management of delivery for parturients with cardiac disease, abnormally invasive placenta and high BMI.

Gain experience in the management of a busy labour ward and elective and emergency obstetric theatre sessions, and in doing so develop the multi-disciplinary leadership, communication and team-working skills necessary to ensure that the care delivered is safe and timely.

Anaesthetic assessment and pre-operative MDT planning for complex deliveries. Attend the high-risk obstetric anaesthetic clinic, cardiac obstetric MDT clinic and obstetric medicine clinics.

Gain competence in the use of neuraxial ultrasound to facilitate regional anaesthesia.

Academic and Management

Design and conduct an audit or QI project, with the aim of publication/presentation locally and nationally, and to participate in on-going departmental research.

Gain experience in service development and writing clinical guidelines.

Gain management experience by attendance and involvement in departmental managerial meetings such as Labour Ward Forum and Clinical Risk Management Meetings.

Teaching

The post-holder will gain experience in the clinical supervision of CT2 anaesthetic trainees on the labour ward.

This 6 to 12 month post is a senior fellowship for anaesthetists with at least five years of anaesthetic training.

The Department of Anaesthesia provides a service for all surgical specialities within Bart's Health and is involved in many exciting initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic individual with the appropriate skills to join a first class multi-disciplinary team providing the full range ofservicesto the majority of East London and beyond in a progressive London teaching hospital environment., The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.