Specialist Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Anaesthetists who are looking to join an enthusiastic, forward-thinking team with a special interest in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM). The successful candidates will work alongside the existing team to help grow, develop and innovate the service to meet modern standards of care.

The successful candidate will join a team of highly dedicated medical, nursing and other professionals committed to providing a high quality service to the patients.

The appointee will be expected to participate in the overall provision of Anaesthetic services within the department to deputise for absent colleagues, to work flexibly, to ensure service and patient care, to achieve value for money through making the most effective use of available resources. The actual pattern of work can be altered to meet service and training needs.

Key Details

Location – South of England

Salary - £88,364- £119,133

Contract – 12 months (with a view to extend)
 

The Department

The Critical Care Unit is situated on the First Floor; 9 bedded facility including 6 level III beds and 3 level II (surgical HDU) beds, though beds are used flexibly. It is a modern facility with state-of-the-art monitoring and capacity for cardiac output monitoring (LidCO and ODM), invasive monitoring and haemofilteration (using Prismaflux machines). The unit has recently purchased a high frequency oscillator for use in severe hypoxaemia.

The ICU unit comprises of a 9 bed Intensive Care Unit. With regards to the national challenge of the COVID 19 situation, there is business continuity to provide additional capacity should the need to arise in the future.

The theatre suite consists of nine theatres, a major treatment room within the single site and one maternity theatre, all of which are equipped to modern standards. There are dedicated paediatric and adult recovery areas and facilities to manage high care patients for resuscitation. There is a separate Obstetric Suite with operating Theatre.
 

Main Duties of the job

The unit is covered weekdays by a consultant with an interest in ITU (forms part of a 9-week rota) and two staff grade or trainee. One of these two staff grades or trainees is responsible to take outreach referrals under the supervision of Consultant. Trainees rotate on occasion through ITU, which is accredited for basic and intermediate ICM training. There is ICM consultant ward rounds twice daily as required by ICS standards and RCoA. There is a separate Critical Care and General Consultant on call rota.

The hospital benefits from a team of band 7 Outreach nurses who have a close working relationship with ITU and Theatres. The unit admits over 300 patients per year, two thirds of which receive ventilator and multi organ support. It participates in the ICNARC and other initiatives through the GM Critical Care Network.

Once a month clinical work is cancelled for the majority of one day to protect time for audits.
 

Opportunities for development 

The Trust encourages all consultant staff to take advantage of the study leave program offered. You will be allocated a leave quota of 30 days every 3 years for the purpose of study and professional leave for your own development.

Requirements

In order to apply for this role, you will need:

• GMC Registration complete (or awaiting ID check)
• Recognized post graduate degree (EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
• Language test (OET or IELTS)
• ECFMG verification
• Experience in a similar position overseas or locally (Consultant/Locum Consultant)
• Previous NHS experience would be preferable but not essential

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Anaesthetist with an interest in Obstetrics to join an enthusiastic and forward-looking team in delivering high quality anaesthesia, analgesia, and resuscitation to South Wales.  

You will have a primary site within the Health board however opportunities are available for cross site working and locum bank coverage to South West Wales. As a new member of staff, you will join at a team of 23 Consultants responsible for the provision of Anaesthetics and Critical Care services across Carmarthenshire.  On-calls will involve covering theatres in surgical, trauma, obstetric and paediatric emergencies. Within your job plan you will have a definitive 37.5 hours per week, the equivalent to 10 sessions of work. If you are successful during interview, you will have the opportunity to arrange SPA’s within this dedicated to CPD.  The Anaesthetic department is also extremely supportive of individuals seeking employment with the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service or Adult Critical Care Transfer Service as part of their weekly job plan.

Key Details

Location – Wales

Salary - £98,897 per annum

Contract – 12-24 month initial contract (substantive post available pending CESR approval)

The Department

The department covers two vibrant NHS district general hospitals which provide acute surgical, medical and elective surgery services to the area.  The team provides all consultant led obstetric care and paediatric services for the south of Wales and all ENT surgery for the Health Board. The elective surgeries covered by the Health board include Orthopaedics, Breast Surgery, Urology and General Surgery.

You will be joining a growing team of Obstetric Anaesthetist who will be keen to get actively involved in ongoing quality improvement and clinical governance work jointly with the Obstetric and Midwifery teams.  The department has a close working culture between all specialties and professional groups. This includes an active PROMPT faculty and involvement in national projects such as Obs Cymru.

Main Duties of the job

• Responsibility for the acute care of patients
• Providing cover to emergency and elective obstetric anaesthesia caesarean lists.
• Teaching/Training (as agreed with Clinical Lead/Hospital Director/AMD/MD)
• Participation in the undergraduate teaching program
• Assisting and participating with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, CTs, STs, SpRs, Speciality Doctors and other staff as appropriate
• Acting as an Educational Supervisor to junior and SAS medical staff
• Involvement in Audit (as agreed with Clinical Lead/Hospital Director/AMD/MD)
• Promotion of evidence-based clinical practice
• Involvement in Quality Improvement work

Opportunities for development 

• There are fantastic opportunities for development within the maternity services at the health board - with an active and effective training and quality improvement programme in place. This includes an active PROMPT faculty and involvement in national projects.
• The Health Board has University status and consequently encourage all consultant members of staff to promote their own research & development alongside multi-professional teaching.
• You will have access to an 8-room Clinical Research Facility with state-of-the-art facilities and the Health board has many post CCT research fellowships open to internal application.
• As a Consultant you will have access to the successful Consultant Development and Mentoring Programme within the Health Board. This is specifically designed to meet the needs of newly appointed consultants – developing you as a senior leader and supporting you with your specialist registration.
• Opportunities for Academic accreditation
• Accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME requirements

Requirements

To apply for this role, you will need:

• GMC Registration complete (or awaiting ID check)
• Recognized post graduate degree (EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
• Language test (OET or IELTS)
• ECFMG verification
• Fellowship of the Royal College of anaesthetics (FRCA) (or equivalent)
• Broad based experience in Anaesthesia
• Recent senior trainee, fellow or locum Consultant level experience in Anaesthesia (or equivalent)
• Intermediate training in obstetric anaesthesia
• Sufficient experience to participate in on-call provision of paediatric resuscitation and stabilisation services alongside paediatric colleagues

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!

This is a new post for a Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Anaesthesia for major General and Vascular Surgery. Due to the expansion of the vascular service in particular, the job is suitable for those who would like to develop their vascular skills and robotic surgery exposure. Interests of successful candidates can be taken into consideration following appointment. 

The job plan consists of 10 PA’s per week including core SPAs of 1.5 The timetable will usually include fixed or flexible DCC PAs for operating theatre sessions, pre-assessment and attendance at MDT as required. The out-of-hours rota frequency is currently 1 in 13. You will also be allocated 0.5PA per week for peri-operative care, general administrative duties, notes reviews and other related clinical duties.

Key Details

Location – East of England

Salary - £88,364- £119,133

Contract – 12 months (with a view to extend)

The Department

The department is made up of a friendly team of 31 Consultant Anaesthetists, including nine Critical Care Consultants and three chronic pain Consultants. The wider team also boasts consists of Associate Specialists, a team of Specialty Doctors and trainees from the Foundation Programme and Eastern Region School of Anaesthesia.

The department boasts 17 operating theatres across three suites, this included a 24 hour dedicated emergency theatre. The Anaesthetics department has a dedicated hybrid theatre for vascular and interventional radiological procedures situated adjacent to recovery and the Critical Care Unit. This theatre has a large anaesthetic room to facilitate line insertion and regional anaesthesia, a built-in C-arm and mobile lead screens for radiation protection and a ‘Haemochron’ ACT machine.

The Vascular Services provided at the Trust are tertiary, covering all complex major vascular procedures including non-fenestrated and fenestrated endovascular and open aortic aneurysm repairs, carotid endarterectomy and distal revascularisations. This service is supported by weekly Consultant-led vascular preassessment clinics seeing all major vascular cases, Consultant Anaesthetist attendance at vascular MDT and cardiopulmonary exercise testing for all patients requiring aortic surgery for non-occlusive disease

Main duties of the job

• Following your Trust and departmental induction, you will be expected to participate in the on call consultant rota, covering general emergencies, vascular emergencies and obstetrics.
• Provision for peri-operative assessment
• Cover for emergency, thoracic and vascular emergencies
• Implementation of Trusts Clinical Governance programme
• Active participation in clinical audit, appraisal and risk management projects
• Supporting junior members of staff who show interest within the Vascular subspecialty

Opportunities for development 

• This position provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
• The team have a very active clinical audit and governance programme, which provides all members of the Consultant body an opportunity to lead audit presentations, core topics lectures, training sessions, governance reviews.
• As a new member of the Consultant body you will also have the opportunity to take on the role of an Educational Supervisor for trainees who are undergoing their primary fellowships.
• Annual appraisals are co-ordinated by the Trusts revalidation department and personal development plans will be created with your designated appraiser

Requirements

In order to apply for this role, you will need:

• GMC Registration complete (or awaiting ID check)
• Recognized post graduate degree (EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
• Language test (OET or IELTS)
• ECFMG verification
• Subspecialty advanced training within Vascular Anaesthesia
• Experience working in a similar role at Consultant grade within the NHS or Overseas
• Solid understanding of the CCT or CESR process

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!

You are being invited to apply for a chance to join an enthusiastic, motivated and committed ICU department as a part of an extremely friendly, dynamic and ambitious forward thinking NHS trust, committed to providing excellent healthcare for the communities they serve. This post would provide exciting opportunities for you by enabling you to develop your skills and interests in areas of particular interest such as; education, research or training. The scale of the trust means that they are in a strong position to acquire and develop state of the art facilities and services.

The Department

The ICU department consists of 23 beds, these beds are split into a separate 9 bedded unit which houses 7 level-3 beds and 8 level-2 beds. This managed flexibly by altering the beds depending on the patient requirements.

Within the department there are currently 10 consultants who work dedicated sessions in critical care and providing a separate on-call rota, this is established in a ‘block’ pattern to ensure the continuity of care for the patients. The majority of the ICU Consultant Intensivists have Anaesthetics sessions that fall into their non-ICU weeks based on a 10-week rolling job plan which is scheduled around their primary ICU duties. This however is not required if you are applying as a medicine trained Intensivist.

The ICU unit see’s approximately 600 patients a year with about 60% of them being medical and the reminding 40% being split between elective and emergency surgical patients. The surgical specialists which are covered by this department on site are colorectal, vascular, urology, ENT, T&O, gynaecology and obstetrics.

The department is equipped to provide and perform ultrasonography, echocardiography, cardiac output monitoring and all standard critical care such as invasive and non-invasive lines as well as renal replacement therapy and high nasal oxygen therapy for up to eight patients.

Main Duties of the job

Your duties will be primarily based at one site however your presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust. The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

• Participate in the dedicated ICU on-call rota with other colleagues
• Provide day time cover for Critical Care and support the Outreach service
• Take an active part in the supervision and management of junior medical staff, including formal teaching programmes and clinical audits
• Participate in appraisal and assessment of junior medical staff and undergraduates, and performance of clinical audit as delegated by the Unit Training Director
• To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
• Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Develop and maintain good working practices
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care
• Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within their area of responsibility
• Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained
• Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviour agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within their area and take remedial action where poor behaviours are demonstrated
• Ensure that junior doctor’s training conforms to College requirements
• Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s agreed policy

Opportunities for development 

Approval has been given for an exciting new state-of-the-art elective orthopaedic centre (EOC) and they are at the preliminary stages of planning and design. This will be a £44m build and will house approximately 50 beds and 6 operating theatres. All elective orthopaedic work from the region will be performed here. It is predicted to be opened in 2023. The significant anaesthetic involvement in the layout of the new theatres and the day surgery area will also ensure that separate areas are allocated for regional anaesthetics and nerve blocks.

Requirements

In order to apply for this role you will need:

• GMC Registration complete (or awaiting ID check)
• Recognized post graduate degree (EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
• Language test (OET or IELTS)
• ECFMG verification
• Experience in a similar position overseas or locally (Consultant/Locum Consultant)
• Experience working as a Consultant Anaesthetist / Intensivist overseas or in the NHS

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!