Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Regional Anaesthesia

Job overview

Trauma

To provide high quality trauma and emergency anaesthesia within a one-to-one consultant supervised environment initially, and then go on to manage cases within the major trauma centre with indirect supervision.

To gain specialist trauma anaesthetic experience within the orthopaedic trauma theatres which includes major pelvic and spinal work, cases expedited to the major trauma theatre including emergency neurosurgery cases and unstable penetrating trauma, cases that proceed to interventional radiology, as well as in the Emergency Department as a key part of the trauma team.

To engage in clinical governance activities specific to trauma anaesthesia as well as for general anaesthesia including critical incident reporting, attendance of morbidity and mortality meetings, perform audit and participate in mandatory training.

The post holder will also have an NHS service commitment to the anaesthetic on call rota, a 1 in 8 full shift pattern, as the senior registrar on call.

Regional

The post will be available as a full time (described below) or part time post.  Job plan of a part-time post will be by agreement with the Supervisor of the Post.

The post holder will undertake regular regional anaesthesia days and the post holder will also attend acute pain rounds. The post holder will take part in the senior registrar on call rota alongside the other clinical fellows and ST 6-7’s at their respective clinical sites. Currently this rota is 1:8.

Main duties of the job

REGIONAL

Fellows will learn the clinical skills, principles, practices, and patient care in ambulatory & regional anaesthesia. Fellows will also be exposed to the organisational aspects of running an ambulatory and trauma service, pre-anaesthesia clinics, postoperative follow up of day surgical patients.

Research Experience

Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in various projects under the supervision of fellowship-trained regional anaesthetist. Under supervision, fellows are expected to initiate at least one research/ quality improvement/ audit project(s) and participate in departmental academic activities

Education and Teaching

• Core curriculum lectures will be delivered by experienced staff aimed at learning critical aspects of regional anaesthesia.
• Regular Fellow rounds are held throughout the year which will include journal discussions, case discussions, and research or didactic presentations.

TRAUMA

Anaesthesia services are provided in multiple locations at St Marys hospital.

In addition to this varied workload, there is a standby Code Red / Major haemorrhage trauma theatre staffed and prepared ready to go 24/7 as well as additional workload in the emergency department itself, with anaesthetists providing anaesthesia input to every trauma call, as well as to cases in Interventional radiology, and to those cases requiring regional block for acute injury, such as thoracic epidural for rib fractures.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the full job descriptions attached prior to application for the specific subspeciality.

The post holder will undertake regular regional or trauma anaesthesia days and the post holder will also attend acute pain rounds. The post holder will take part in the senior registrar on call rota alongside the other clinical fellows and ST 6-7’s. Currently this rota is 1:8.