Senior Clinical Fellow - ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE and SIMULATION

The Posts

(This post is advertised for applicants with NHS based experience and a valid right to work)

This is two full time posts for a period of 6 months starting from August 2023 renewable up to 1 year. The post is CT3 equivalent with the appointed candidate supported in completion of all key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additional support with FRCA exam practice is provided with a strong department teaching programme. The post holder will also participate in teaching a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, medical students and Allied Health professionals in Croydon’s High fidelity simulation centre.

TheCT3 Equivalent post will offer the following:
Access to pre-operative anaesthetic assessment clinics

General anaesthesia with experience of elective and emergency surgery for ASA 1-4 patients,

Paediatric experience for children aged five and over and experience of TIVA

Regional anaesthesia with training in ultrasound guided regional techniques

Obstetric anaesthesia with on call experience in obstetrics including management of ASA 3 parturients

Resuscitation and transfer as part of the medical emergency team and involvement in intra-hospital transfers

Pain with access to pain management clinics and acute pain ward rounds

Intensive Care with three months experience in adult intensive care unit for those trainees with only three months completed at core level

Doctors in these posts will also be allocated named educational supervisors, ability to attend teaching sessions and departmental quality improvement meetings. They will be helped in preparing for the Primary or Final FRCA exam. The SLAP (South London Anaesthetic Primary) course exclusively run at Croydon has to date achieved very high pass rates.

The post holders will also involve provide support for the Simulation Centre with the candidates working with multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver teaching across the trust. Previous Simulation Fellows have gone on to substantive appointments as well as securing multiple presentations and awards.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:

• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:
“Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it”

Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are:

• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

“As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.”

Introduction & Background

The Posts

(This post is advertised for applicants with NHS based experience and a valid right to work)

This two full time posts for a period of 6 months starting from August 2023 renewable up to 1 year. The post is CT3 equivalent with the appointed candidate supported in completion of all key competencies as set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Additional support with FRCA exam practice is provided with a strong department teaching programme. The post holder will also participate in teaching a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, medical students and Allied Health professionals in Croydon’s High fidelity simulation centre.

TheCT3 Equivalent post will offer the following:
Access to pre-operative anaesthetic assessment clinics

General anaesthesia with experience of elective and emergency surgery for ASA 1-4 patients,

Paediatric experience for children aged five and over and experience of TIVA

Regional anaesthesia with training in ultrasound guided regional techniques

Obstetric anaesthesia with on call experience in obstetrics including management of ASA 3 parturients

Resuscitation and transfer as part of the medical emergency team and involvement in intra-hospital transfers

Pain with access to pain management clinics and acute pain ward rounds

Intensive Care with three months experience in adult intensive care unit for those trainees with only three months completed at core level

Doctors in these posts will also be allocated named educational supervisors, ability to attend teaching sessions and departmental quality improvement meetings. They will be helped in preparing for the Primary or Final FRCA exam. The SLAP (South London Anaesthetic Primary) course exclusively run at Croydon has to date achieved very high pass rates.

The post holders will also involve provide support for the Simulation Centre with the candidates working with multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver teaching across the trust. Previous Simulation Fellows have gone on to substantive appointments as well as securing multiple presentations and awards.