Overview
You will be working in a team to care for patients requiring cardiothoracic surgery and procedures from a wide and densely populated geographical area on the west midlands of England. The service is 24 hours per day and consultant led. The cardiac intensive care is a 16-bedded ITU with all aspects of cardiac support available. We provide a comprehensive adult cardiothoracic service, including coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed both on-pump and off-pump. Our service manages a full spectrum of valvular heart disease, with an established and well-recognised programme in valve repair. In addition, we undertake all forms of complex aortic surgery, including emergency surgery for acute and complex aortic dissections. The unit is well staffed allowing for excellent teaching opportunities and the ability to develop team working skills within a multidisciplinary team. You will work in a team of 12 consultants in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and allied health care staff. You will also be encouraged to actively participate in the teaching, quality improvement and research programmes running within the department. The appointed Fellow anaesthetist will also be offered a mentoring opportunity which will be discussed with the successful candidate upon commencement at UHNM.
Responsibilities
* Provide anaesthesia for adult cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and interventional cardiology procedures (catheter labs).
* Perioperative care, including pre-operative assessment and optimisation of high-risk patients, intraoperative management and postoperative care in cardiothoracic intensive care unit.
* Participate in on-call rota (including night and weekends), covering CICU, theatre emergencies, interhospital transfers and interventional cardiology.
* Contributing to echocardiography training and accreditation.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we serve around three million people and are proud of our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. Our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver.
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Additional notes
This is a full-time post designed for candidates seeking to further develop expertise in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiac intensive care. The role is suitable for anaesthetists who have completed CCT in Anaesthesia and wish to pursue a career in cardiothoracic anaesthesia. The post will provide valuable experience for candidates aiming to progress to consultant level via the CESR route in cardiothoracic anaesthesia. UHNM has a long-established, successful competency-based training programme and is one of the busiest NHS cardiothoracic centres with excellent patient outcomes for adult heart disease.
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