Overview

Barts Health NHS Trust. Trust Doctor (ST7+) in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care.We are recruiting Trust Doctors in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Cardiothoracic Critical Care. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the UK’s premier cardiac centre - Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centre (BHC) is a new venture formed by the merging of cardiothoracic services from the London Chest Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Heart Hospital. This has created the UK’s largest cardiothoracic centre with nearly all specialist cardiac services for North Central and North East London and beyond, as well as highly specialised national services, brought together in the newly built hospital on the St Bartholomew’s site. Barts Heart Centre has 10 operating theatres, 10 catheter labs and over 250 cardiac, vascular and thoracic beds, creating one of Europe’s largest Cardiothoracic Centres. The new hospital contains 58 critical care beds. 2 ICUs and 1 HDU comprising 42 beds form the surgical cardiothoracic surgical critical care unit, adjacent to theatres. A fourth ICU of 16 beds on the 6th floor provides dedicated General ICU, admitting complex cardiac patients, together with cardiology and respiratory patients in addition to patients suffering from haematological disease. Patients in critical care are cared for with all types of organ support including extracorporeal respiratory and cardiovascular support (ECMO).Responsibilities

Post offers experience at stage 3 or post CCT (Higher and Advanced) training in all aspects of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, anaesthesia for structural and interventional cardiology procedures, critical care, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and thoracic aortic surgery.Experience gained will include Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) and techniques for innovative procedures such as Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and novel Cardiac Electrophysiology procedures.The post holder will work across all three Critical Care Units (including the General Intensive Care Unit), Cardiothoracic Theatres and the Cardiology Laboratories and will have on-site responsibility for the more junior medical staff.We have specialist leads for transoesophageal echo, acute pain, critical care and teaching and training.The department has close ties to the Royal London for trauma and general anaesthetics.About the Trust

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. We are focused on improving all our services for patients, with a commitment to inclusion and an inclusive working environment.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, while providing safe and compassionate care to patients in east London and beyond. We strive to deliver safe patient care, uphold WeCare values, and foster an outstanding workplace culture.Teaching and Training

Audit Day, Morbidity and Mortality Meetings and Teaching held 10 times per year.Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings with Surgeons and Cardiologists.Weekly teaching and a journal club program in which trainees actively participate, chaired by a consultant.Weekly consultant-led echo teaching.Advanced teaching in cardiothoracic anaesthesia provided by the Cardiac Anaesthesia Partnership (CAP).This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025.

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