Trauma Anaesthesia Clinical Fellow | Barts Health NHS Trust

This post is a senior fellowship for anesthetists with at least five years of anaesthetic training. This constitutes part of an additional tier of senior clinical fellows being recruited to manage the increase in acuity and out of hours work based at the Royal London Hospital.

The majority of the post-holder's daytime work will be in Trauma Anaesthesia and associated specialties, with dedicated time allocated to projects (teaching, academic, quality improvement, governance) to support the service and the fellow's own personal career development. In addition, the successful candidate will have a dedicated educational
supervisor to support their career goals.

Out of hours work represents the service provision component of this post and is focused on supporting the increasing numbers and complexity of cases on labour ward and the increase in Mechanical Thrombectomy provision at RLH. The on calls will reflect this service need and be split between a second on call for labour ward and/ or providing cover for the
mechanical thrombectomy service., Gain experience:
- in anaesthesia for acute resuscitative surgery;
- in management of major bleeding;
- in the provision of regional anaesthesia to support chest wall injury, amputation and other skeletal trauma.
- in anaesthetic care for higher complexity interventions such as REBOA and ECMO.
- of trauma MDT planning, both in the acute resuscitation phase and in the in-patient service.
- in anaesthesia for contributory specialties to resuscitative and reconstructive Trauma;
- interacting with London's Air Ambulance and other prehospital services.

2. Academic and Management
Design and conduct an audit or QI project and to participate in on-going departmental research. Contribute to the trauma governance process including case review and morbidity & mortality meetings.

3. Teaching
Though the on-call component may vary to reflect the service provision needs, the post holder will gain experience supervising and supporting colleagues in elective and emergency work. As part of the education programme , the post-holder will be encouraged to organize and participate in teaching on trauma topics relevant to pre- and post-fellowship anaesthetic trainees, as well as join locally run courses relevant to trauma anaesthesia and progress to join the faculty for these as appropriate. Other teaching opportunities include engaging with associated specialties including surgery and ED for multidisciplinary teaching and simulation.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

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.