Clinical Fellowship in Perioperative Medicine

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Non-clinical opportunities for Fellows

We are a proactive department with a keen interest to develop research interests in the department. This includes involvement in a number of national audit projects and NIHR funded portfolio studies. We have close links with the local research department and research nurses. We would be supportive if fellows would be interested in pursuing the associate PI scheme Fellows will be encouraged to conduct research and novel service development projects aligned with the clinical and research interests of the department. d.

Education/Training opportunities

There are a broad range of opportunities to expand their teaching and educational skills, including at OxDAT, the monthly CPD accredited day for registrars, in OxSTAR, our nationally renowned simulation facility and to other specialties and nurses. We hold regular departmental academic meetings that include discussions of audit, morbidity and mortality, and research updates. The fellow would be expected to contribute to these. Time is set aside for personal development, CPD and Audit. There are facilities both physical and electronic to support the post-holder in this. Training Programme The clinical sessions will be agreed with the clinical lead and will form the basis of the Fellowship job plan. The following programme sets out the basic requirements of the Fellowship, the details to be negotiated and agreed with the post holder prior to commencement of the post.

Post Duration

12 months

Hours

48

Hours/week

a) 18 hours /week: Fellowship activities including training lists, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and non-clinical activities,b) Up to 30 hours / week: Provision of anaesthesia across the four clinical sites, Out-of-hours work. The post holder will participate in the senior trainee on-call rota across all working sites. The timing of on-calls may be factored into the job plan. Annual and study leave arrangements must be coordinated within the department to ensure there is an acceptable level of clinical cover.