To cover an expansion in services we are pleased to invite applicants to an exciting opportunity to work as part of the collaborative anaesthetic team at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the country.
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital was recently rated outstanding by the Quality Care Commission for the second time and was the first specialist Trust to have received this rating. The organisation continues to grow and additional Anaesthetic consultants will support service delivery and maintain high quality care to our patients. The successful applicants will be expected to provide anaesthetic care to patients in theatres, critical care area and catheter laboratories.
The hospital has seen a great deal of development in the last few years and carries out a wide range of adult cardiothoracic surgical procedures (excluding transplantation). These service developments are supported by a modern 30 bedded Critical Care Unit that complements our 9 dedicated cardiothoracic operating theatres and 7 catheter laboratories, including a specialised hybrid theatre designed for endovascular aortic work and TAVI procedures. Robotic surgery has been recently introduced for thoracic and cardiac procedures.
We are looking for candidates who share our passion for cohesive team working, civility and kindness to deliver best possible care for our patients. If you have the appropriate qualifications and experience and would like to become part of our successful team as we move forward with our ambitious plans, we would welcome your application.
Applicants should have a minimum of 12 months cardiothoracic anaesthesia experience, hold full GMC registration and be on the specialist register.
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community. We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
INTRODUCTION
The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provides medical and surgical adult cardiothoracic services to the people of Merseyside, North Wales, Isle of Man, parts of Lancashire and Cheshire. This catchment area has a population of over 2.8 million people.
The hospital is one of the largest of its kind in the country and performs around 2000 major cardiac procedures and 700 major thoracic procedures per annum. The full range of services for adult cardiothoracic surgical patients (with the exception of transplantation) is provided and this includes an expanding service for adult congenital, major aortic surgery, with minimally invasive robotic cardiac and thoracic surgery. The trust also performs over 150 transcatheter aortic valve insertion procedures per year.
The hospital has seen a great deal of development in the last few years. As a result of major capital investment, we are able to provide:
* 184 medical and surgical beds:
* 25 day case beds
* 12 bed cystic fibrosis ward
* 30 Critical care beds
* 9 dedicated cardiothoracic surgical operating theatres
* Endoscopy suite
* Recovery room
* X-ray department with a multi-channel spiral CT Scanner and MRI scanner
* Pulmonary function and oesophageal laboratory
* 7 cardiac catheterisation laboratories
* One dedicated pacing theatre and a shared pacing/aneurysm theatre
* Newly refurbished research laboratories
* Hospital electronic patient record system (EPR)
* Da Vinci Robotic surgery
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