Job summary
3 x Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced anaesthetist who has interest and aptitude in obstetric anaesthesia. The post is suitable for an ST4+ level trainee or a candidate with equivalent anaesthesia experience and competence. Applicants must have completed Stage 1 training and the Primary FRCA examination (or equivalent overseas qualification) and must be competent in siting labour epidurals/ CSEs and in the initial assessment and stabilisation of obstetric emergencies.
Main duties of the job
This is a 6 month post initially, with a possibility to extend to 12 months. The post holder would join a busy department managing a large volume of high-risk pregnancies. There is scope for moulding the position to a degree to match the particular interests and needs of the successful applicant.
Clinical duties will be based on labour ward, and on anaesthetic lists within the hospital. There will be a 1:8 on-call commitment on the obstetric rota. Fellows will be offered dedicated time off to facilitate projects and teaching during the fellowship period. Support will be provided as required in terms of Portfolio improvement, interview preparation, and career advice/ guidance.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.
We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
- We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
- We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
- We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
- We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
- We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
- We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Maternity Unit caters for high- and low-risk cases and a philosophy of midwife-led care co-exists with high-risk interventional obstetrics. The delivery rate is currently > 6000 per year.
The epidural rate is ~50%. Regional anaesthesia is used in ~90% of caesarean sections. Our caesarean section rate is ~30%.
We provide a joint cardiac service working with the adult congenital heart disease team at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and Professor M Johnson and his team of maternal medicine specialists, to deliver approximately 100 women per year with complex heart disease.
We are a service provider for patients with abnormally invasive placenta and accept regional case referrals of these parturients.
The Chelsea & Westminster Hospital is the centre for in-utero transfers of neonates who require surgery within West London and we provide Level 3 neonatal care for premature and sick babies. The Trust is the lead centre for paediatric surgery in West London.
There are two dedicated obstetric theatres, and a 5-bedded nurse-led recovery and HDU area. We run elective caesarean section lists daily, alongside emergency cases. We are actively exploring a dedicated elective theatre pathway away from the main Labour Ward in line with EMBRACE recommendations.
The private maternity unit has a separate resident consultant on-call rota providing cover out of hours.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Stage 1 Anaesthetic Training (or equivalent experience)
- Understanding of and evidence of participation in clinical Governance and Audit
Desirable
- Experience in teaching/simulation
- Experience in Research
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Flexible, objective and assertive
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Well organised, conscientious; ability to complete projects
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Primary FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic qualification
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- ALS certification
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- APLS/ATLS or equivalent
- Higher degree
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH