Job overview

This post is a senior fellowship for anesthetists with at least five years of an aesthetic training. 

This constitutes part of an additional tier of senior clinical fellows being recruited to manage the increase in acuity and out of hours work based at the Royal London Hospital.

The majority of the post holder’s daytime work will be in Trauma Anaesthesia and associated specialties, with dedicated time allocated to projects ( academic, quality improvement governance to support the service and the fellow’s own personal caree development.

In addition, the successful candidate will have a dedicated educational supervisor to support their career goals.

Out of hours work represents the service provision component of this post and is focused on supporting the increasing numbers and complexity of cases on labour ward and the increase in Mechanical Thrombectomy provision at RLH. 

Dr Jo Organ [email protected]
Consultant Anaesthetist, Trauma Anaesthesia Fellow Programme Lead
Dr John McKenna [email protected]
Consultant Anaesthetist, Trauma Anaesthesia Group Lead

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Main duties of the job

Gain experience of anaesthesia for acute resuscitative surgery including laparotomy, thoracotomy, craniotomy, vascular repair and other procedures as required.

Gain experience in the management of major bleeding, including massive transfusion, use of ROTEM point-of-care testing and damage control resuscitation.

Gain experience in the provision of regional anaesthesia to support chest wall injury, amputation and other skeletal trauma.

Gain experience in anaesthetic care for higher complexity interventions such as REBOA and ECMO.

Gain experience of trauma MDT planning, both in the acute resuscitation phase and in the in-patient service.

Gain experience in anaesthesia for contributory specialties to resuscitative and reconstructive Trauma, including orthopedics, vascular, hepatobilary, plastics, general surgery, interventional radiology and maxillofacial surgery.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.