About the role
Salary: £67325.00 to £76582.00
An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Fellow to join the Cardiac Surgery department in the Trent Cardiac Centre on the City campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Applications are invited for a senior cardiac surgical fellow aimed at allowing successful candidates to continue to develop their surgical skills and to be involved in the provision of adult cardiac surgery critical care within the Trent Cardiac Centre (Nottingham University Hospital City Campus), this will be a fixed term position. The post will be of value to senior doctors with experience in cardiothoracic surgery (more than 5 years) and post-FRCS exit exam. There will be an assigned Educational and Clinical Supervisor, formulation of learning agreements and regular formal assessments of progress based on the ISCP Cardiothoracic curriculum. Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience in the assessment and management of the critically ill patient. There are currently 5 full time consultant cardiac anaesthetists, all of whom are skilled in TOE use and who will provide training in theatre and on CICU in this regard if required. The 5 Consultant cardiac surgeons will provide training in the surgical aspects of the role tailored to the level and need of the appointee.
The post will involve patients' management on the Cardiac Critical care unit and the fellows are responsible for everyday care of the patient including daily ward rounds in CICU and the ward. They are expected to attend weekly teaching sessions, cardiology/cardiac surgery MDT and echocardiography meetings. An appointee will have opportunities to attend outpatient clinics, taking part in the pre-operative assessment clinics and also in post-operative clinics. The post-holder will participate in the cardiac surgery SpR on-call rota (1:6). The post described is not officially a designated training post and does not carry an NTN number.
The appointee will spend a significant amount of their time in theatre developing surgical skills. The remainder of their time will involve patients management on the Cardiac Critical care unit and the fellows are responsible for everyday care of the patient including daily ward rounds in CICU and the ward. They are expected to attend weekly teaching sessions, cardiology/cardiac surgery MDT and echocardiography meetings. An appointee will have opportunities to attend outpatient clinics, taking part in the pre-operative assessment clinics and also in post-operative clinics.