Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Job summary

Main duties of the job

1. To work with paediatric anaesthetic colleagues in the provision of a comprehensive paediatric anaesthetic service in the Leeds Childrens Hospitals.

2. To develop or consolidate expertise in paediatric anaesthesia and fulfil all requirements for advanced training in paediatric anaesthesia.

3. To maintain and contribute to the teaching and research activities, already established within the Trust.

4. To support service plans for the specialty, taking account of the changes in clinical practice and new technologies available.

5. To participate in and progress clinical governance

6. The post is for one year and can be tailored to previous experience. Research/QI/Audits and congenital cardiac education in the form of monthly. CCAN formal teaching and involvement in departmental/PICU SIM training.

This post will not have an out of hours banding supplement.

The post will have protected time for clinical audit, research, and teaching. The trainee will be expected and encouraged to take part in these activities as part of their one-year training post. LTHTs anaesthetic department has an active academic department that is attached to the University.

Trainees will be required to attend regular monthly M&M meetings and bi-monthly paediatric Journal club

Job responsibilities

Leeds has one of the largest Childrens Hospitals in the country, delivering surgical procedures to over 12,000 children per year, including approximately 300 neonates. The trust delivers around 500 congenital cardiac operations per year. Other specialist paediatric services in Leeds include laparoscopic and robotic surgery, airway surgery, liver and renal transplant, neurosurgery, and major plastic reconstructive surgery. The trust is also a paediatric major trauma centre with a 16 bed PICU, a 6 bed HDU and a tertiary NICU.

The Anaesthetic Dept.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals employs over 149 Consultant Anaesthetists, each with their own subspecialty interest. The Department of Anaesthesia is based across two sites at St James Hospital and the Leeds General Infirmary.

Leeds Childrens Hospital

The Childrens Hospital is located within the Leeds General Infirmary. There are 30 Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists and 10 PICU Consultants.

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