Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia (Cardiothoracic)

This is a locum consultant anaesthetic post open to candidates with sub-specialty training and experience in cardiothoracic anaesthesia. There are 2 roles and both are on the Hammersmith Theatre Complex.

The cardiothoracic unit at the Hammersmith Hospital opened in 2009 following the amalgamation of the units at St Mary’s and Hammersmith Hospitals. As well as merging of the cardiothoracic surgical workload, a new 16-bedded unit was built for the care of post-operative patients. Since then, there has been a substantial expansion of surgical and cardiology services at the Hammersmith Hospital, with particular growth in structural heart procedures in the cardiac catheter laboratory – TAVI, PFO, Mitraclips – as well as electro-physiology services. Aortic work has also increased with the appointment of two new surgeons, and the Hammersmith Hospital is part of the regional aortic dissection rota, with the Harefield and Royal Brompton Hospitals. Post-operative intensive care for these complex cardiac cases is delivered by a dedicated team of consultants. In addition there has been a recent expansion in the number of consultant thoracic surgeons who are performing much higher numbers of cancer cases and emergency work. This has vastly increased the need for elective and emergency cardiothoracic anaesthetists.

In addition to cardiothoracic surgery, the Hammersmith Hospital has an expanding major cancer workload and is also a busy kidney and pancreas-kidney transplant centre.

Main duties of the job

This post is intended to support the group of anaesthetic consultants providing cardiothoracic anaesthesia in theatres and the cardiac catheter laboratory. The job plan will be flexible and formulated in partnership with the successful candidate. This arrangement allows us to respond to service requirements efficiently, as well as facilitating CPD, educational and annual leave requirements.

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