Senior Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck and Advanced Airway Anaesthesia

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The Department of Anaesthesia at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is offering a 6 to 12 month Airway fellowship training programme at Charing Cross Hospital covering the advanced airway management/ head and neck curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. This post is suited to senior trainees who would like to sub-specialise in Head and Neck/ Advanced Airway anaesthesia. It is ideal for either Specialty Registrars approaching the end of their training, or an anaesthetist who has completed their training and is looking to round off their experience prior to securing a consultant post.

One fellowship post will be available from February 2025. Start dates after this time will also be considered.

Main duties of the job

Post holders will spend the majority of their clinical time concentrating on our airway, head and neck and ENT lists, covering the advanced airway management/ head and neck curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

The post holder will take part in the senior registrar on call rota alongside the other senior registrars and fellows, which operates at a frequency of 1 in 8.

There is a strong departmental tradition of performing, presenting, and publishing research and audit projects. The post holder will support developments in education, research, leadership and quality improvement of head and neck/ airway related projects within the Trust. Where possible, one academic day a week will be allocated to support these non-clinical activities.

The post will be covered by the same arrangements for study leave and supervision that apply to trainees in PMETB approved posts. Study and annual leave are to be taken during weeks when not on call, or sessions moved accordingly.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applications are invited for a 6 to 12-month fellowship programme in Head and Neck/ Airway Anaesthesia at Charing Cross Hospital. One fellowship post will be available from February 2025. Start dates after this time will also be considered. This post is ideally suited to Specialty Registrars, with an interest in Head and Neck anaesthesia, approaching the end of their training, or an anaesthetist who has completed their training and is looking to round off their sub-specialty experience prior to securing a consultant post.

The clinical duties would cover the advanced airway management/ head and neck curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additionally where possible, one day a week is dedicated to fellows undertaking activities that enhance their non-clinical experience such as education, research, quality improvement and publication preparation. This time can also be used to further sub-specialty clinical activities elsewhere in the Trust or at other hospitals.

Applicants are required to have completed the Final FRCA or equivalent qualification and have a minimum of 5 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care in a structured training programme. In addition to their protected training lists, fellows will be expected to be able to independently manage their own lists supervised by a consultant in a nearby theatre.

Please see the full job description and person specification for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner
• Final FRCA or equivalent (DESA, FANZCA accepted)

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate qualification or further degree
• Distinctions, prizes

Relevant experience in specialty/ sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care in a structured training programme
• Knowledge of UK Health Systems
• Understands current issues in NHS & Anaesthesia

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of developing interest in head and neck anaesthesia

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a broad range of advanced clinical and assessment skills in anaesthesia

Desirable criteria

• Advanced life support (ALS) provider or equivalent, ATLS, ALS, EPLS

Language

Essential criteria

• Excellent understanding of English, both written and oral

Academic achievements including research/ publications

Essential criteria

• Good understanding of principles of research

Desirable criteria

• Participated in research
• Peer reviewed publications
• Experience of presenting data locally/ regionally/ nationally

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience in delivering teaching sessions

Desirable criteria

• Trained educator (e.g. GIC, Train the Trainer)
• Initiated, led and delivered a teaching programme

Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the application of audit and clinical governance to clinical practice

Desirable criteria

• Initiated and completed quality improvement projects

IMPORTANT:

We are conducting interviews virtually and face to face. If the interview is virtual we require candidates to have the camera on during the interview.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within NWLP such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly throughout the recruitment process.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 712.5KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)