Senior Clinical Fellow Cardiothoracic Anaesthetics

Job overview

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialist Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Core Trainees and Foundation Year Trainees.  Each post has a generic clinical component in Acute/General Medicine and the duties will be on the ED/MAU as described in the information pack. In addition the post holder will have an agreed experience in the specialty of their choice including outpatient clinics, ward cover, specialist in-patient reviews and procedures, audit and research. The precise role within each team and the proportion of clinical time spent between the two components would depend on previous experience and qualifications of the candidate and the specialty chosen

Main duties of the job

Peri-operative management of cardiothoracic and cardiology patients at New Cross Hospital (NXH), with immediate consultant supervision initially. Resident on call for the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CICU), Cardiothoracic and Cardiology emergencies. Provide advanced resuscitation and intra-/inter-hospital transfer skills for the Trust hospital. Participate in a resident overnight shift rota (1 in 8) principally covering the CICU at New Cross Hospital. Active participation in the Directorate’s Teaching, Audit and Governance programmes. Keep up to date with Trust mandatory training requirements. Undergo regular appraisal.  There will be an assigned Educational Supervisor.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To agree a contract of employment.

To comply with all GMC regulations such as laid out in “Good Medical Practice”

To observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, in particular in relation to managing staff, and to follow the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.  These policies and procedures have been drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.

To take responsibility for your own Health & Safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.

To comply with all Trust requirements of appraisal, assessment and of the proposed medical training programme as stipulated by the programme leads.

To compete Trust general and local induction

To work appropriately and effectively within your clinical team within the limits of your competency under clinical and educational supervision.

In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, and commensurate with your grade, to play a full part in the supervision and support of other members of your team including more junior medical staff .

In conjunction with colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.

In conjunction with colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any risks, incidents and hazards are reported and managed appropriately.

In conjunction with colleagues, to play a full part in the rota for the department and to provide cover for colleagues in respect of periods of leave and, under agreed circumstances, to be available to provide emergency cover.

To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Any other duties as agreed to be appropriate.