Advanced Clinical Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals to join the Obstetric Anaesthetic team based at the Leicester General Hospital. Those wishing to gain further experience in clinical anaesthesia, teaching, audit and quality improvement should apply. This post may be particularly attractive for those that aim to complete training, for example in gaining CESR.  The post will be supported by a named clinical and educational supervisor and can be tailored to the successful applicant’s interests. Clinical duties will involve supporting the established on call rotas across the 3 sites in Leicester.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia include:

• Providing labour analgesia epidural service for the patients in Maternity
• Providing regional/general anaesthesia for the patients on labour ward going to theatre (including for Cat 1 Caesarean Sections)
• Participating in daily ward rounds, pre-assessments and HDU care (when needed) for the patients on Labour Ward
• Participating in 1:8 rota out of hrs service (including nights and weekend days) providing care for the patients on Labour Ward
• Providing anaesthesia for the patients on the elective Caesarean Section list under Consultant supervision
• Participating in the follow ups of any maternity patient who had  anaesthetic in theatre or epidural for labour analgesia

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Education –

Opportunities, depending on experience, to deliver teaching and educational events covering all levels of training from non-clinical to being part of the faculty delivering national educational events.

Support will be given for those pursuing postgraduate educational qualifications.

The successful applicant will be working with the departmental audit leads to assist completion of projects and conduct audits required for departmental accreditation

Anaesthesia –

The post holder will have the opportunity to further develop their clinical interest and be expected to be involved in departmental meetings and events.

There are opportunities to be involved in anaesthetic audit and research.

Intensive care –

The post holder would be part of the intensive care team and be expected to be involved in audit and research currently being conducted by the intensive care units.

Obstetric Anaesthia-

The post holder will have the opportunity to work within one of the busiest maternity units in the county; the department is actively involved in research and innovative care in this speciality.

Perioperative medicine –

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be involved and help develop all aspects of perioperative care, including pre-operative optimisation, CPET testing, morbidity and mortality scoring, high risk clinics and virtual assessments.