Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care
- Grade
- MN37
- Contract
- 6 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7418213SBH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,170 - £67,610 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Trust Doctor (ST3+) in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care
MN37
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.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
There are 9 senior fellows in cardiothoracic anaesthesia mostly in their advanced training year or undertaking post-CCT fellowships; 14 rotational anaesthetic registrars, 4 clinical fellows (ST grade) and a further 9 clinical fellows or ICM trainees covering the GICU.
There are 16 junior doctors (SHO level) across the various ICUs, half of these are rotational internal medical trainees and half are made up by junior fellows.
We have dedicated advanced critical care practitioners (ACCP) since the beginning of 2021 to assist with the most junior tier of trainees
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Intermediate Training Level
Following changes to the North East London School of Anaesthesia training programme, we are now able to offer a few short term fellowships in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and critical care.
These posts would be suitable for those individuals aiming to complete the CESR in anaes-thesia or who simply want to increase their experience in cardiothoracic anaesthesia. Success-ful candidates will be required to have undergone extensive basic training in anaesthesia (equivalent to core anaesthetic training in the UK) and ideally have some experience at spe-cialist registrar level. They would be expected to have the Primary FRCA or equivalent as a minimum, but would not be expected to have undertaken any cardiothoracic training prior to joining the department.
The workload would be split between time spent in the cardiothoracic critical care units and operating theatres and cath labs and would involve all aspects of perioperative care of the car-diothoracic surgical and cardiology patient.
On call commitment would be as resident on one of the two CICUs working as part of a full shift, 9 person rota complaint with both EWTD and 2016 UK junior doctor contract guidelines.
These fellows will be appointed to the anaesthetic department and will be accountable to the clinical director of the department. Clinical and educational supervisors will be allocated on commencement of the job.
Full GMC registration with a license to practice is required.
Person specification
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
- full registration licensing with the GMC
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCA or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of excellence in training (e.g. medical school projects & prizes, post-graduate qualifications)
- FFICM or other qualification in Intensive Care Medicine
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in cardiothoracic anaesthesia (minimum 3 months) and Intensive Care Medicine (minimum 6 months)
- Ability to provide a complete employment history with no unexplained career gaps
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable research experience
- Demonstrable teaching experience
- Demonstrable audit experience
- Ability to act in supervisory role overseeing junior anaesthetic and non-anaesthetic medical stafff on ICU
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
- Valid certification in -ALS
Desirable criteria
- Other resus courses (ATLS,APLS etc)
- Experience in echocardiography (transthoracic or transoesophageal)
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good standard of written and spoken language to facilitate communication with patients, healthcare professionals and other staff
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Selina Ho
- Job title
- Consultant Anaesthetists
- Email address
- [email protected]
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