Additionally, the role involves on-call responsibilities covering PACU operations around the clock, including leadership during cardiac arrest situations. This position is set within a supportive environment aimed at fostering future leaders in perioperative medicine, contributing to the trust's recognition as a top NHS organisation to work for in England.
Candidates are invited to apply for our new and exciting post aimed at senior trainees / post-CCT doctors in Anaesthesia/critical care. Our objective is to develop future leaders in this important emerging field. We offer a one-year fixed term contract (a six-month contract could be considered).
Based at University College Hospital, successful candidates will partake in an innovative programme aimed to improve a model of care for high-risk patients contemplating, undergoing and recovering from major surgery.Set up as a unique opportunity to follow the patient throughout the surgical journey, fellows will manage complex hospital care on 2 Post Anaesthetic Care Units (PACU), exposing fellows to patients receiving level 1-3 post-surgery care, this is supported with consultant supervision. The on-call commitment will be covering PACU across both sites which operates 24 hours/7days a week (including attending and leading cardiac arrests).There is a strong emphasis on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathways and fellows will work within a coordinated multi-disciplinary team. The fellowship is crafted to extend learning opportunities far beyond the traditional boundaries of both the anaesthetic curriculum and as such offers successful candidates both time and scope for wide-ranging professional development including, CPET training, pre-habilitation and patient follow up.
Complementing these activities, Fellows will be involved in service evaluation and development, each working formally with senior colleagues in other specialties to ensure optimal patient management in line with the Royal College of Anaesthetists peri-operative care model.
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Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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