The post also offers the opportunity for a senior clinical fellow to obtain advanced competenciesin one of a number ofsurgicalspecialties undertaken at RLH (eg neuro, complex obstetrics, perioperative medicine and high risk preassessment, regional anaesthesia, trauma anaesthesia major abdominal surgery) or to develop their CV by undertaking QI projects or research. In addition, each successful candidate will have a dedicated educational supervisor to support their career goals.
Out of hours they will work with a team of an anaesthetic core trainee, an obstetric anaesthetic registrar, a paediatric anaesthetic registrar and a senior anaesthetic registrar under the supervision of an anaesthetic consultant.
The Department of Anaesthesia provides a service for all surgical specialities within Bart’s Health and isinvolved in many exciting initiatives. Thisis an excellent opportunity for dynamic individuals with the appropriate skills to join a first class multi-disciplinary team providing the
full range of services to the majority of East London and beyond in a progressive London teaching hospital environment.
Applicants must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register
The post is a one year fixed term contract. It will be based within Barts Health and primarily working at the Royal London Hospital. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a trainee with an interest in education to develop as a clinical medical educator. It also offers the
opportunity to be involved in the exciting field of simulation and inter professional team training. It is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience to develop expertise in educational theory and practice, and undertake supervised educational research.
The post would typically suit a post primary FRCA CT3 and above trainee who is interested in further training in medical education as part of an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) or Out of Programme Training (OOPT) from their Specialist Registrar training programme. This post is aimed at 50% in the fields of education and medical simulation and 50% clinical
Duties
duties. Our strategy is also to embed team training through both in-situ and centre based simulation learning throughout the trust, targeting all staff involved in delivering patient care:
Our aim is to make learning an integral part of the working day, and support changes in organisational culture to improve patient safety. This post holder would be expected to support this vision.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Hamer Job title: Senior Anaesthetics Training Co-ordinator Email address: lucy.hamer4@nhs.net
For Further Details And An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
Dr John McKenna, Consultant Anaesthetist, Medical Lead for Simulation.
John.McKenna1@nhs.net
Rachel Gill, Associate Director Simulation. Rachel.gill9@nhs.net
