Job summary

The aim of this fellowship is to enable the fellow to undertake an active part in the rapidly expanding innovative SCReaM Human Factor and Team Resource Management (TRM) programme. There is the opportunity to undertake a patient safety, quality improvement or research project whilst developing a sound understanding of patient safety, clinical risk management, quality improvement, and change management. In particular, the successful candidate will take a lead role in the delivery and further development and expansion of the SCReaM programme.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants would be expected to have up to 2/3 of their time dedicated to the development, implementation, and undertaking of QI and research projects within the SCReaM programme. The clinical commitment would be to theatres or ICU depending on servicerequirement, with an night shift commitment as the co-ordinating senior trainee, supervising 4 trainees across theatres, obstetrics and ICU. The rota is constructed to give generous time to non-clinical work.

The aim of this fellowship is to enable the fellow to undertake an active part in the second phase of the SCReaM programme and undertake a patient safety, quality improvement or research project whilst developing a sound understanding of human factors, ergonomics, CRM, patient safety, clinical risk management, quality improvement, and change management.

About us

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.

Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than �45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The aim of this fellowship is to enable the fellow to undertake an active part in the SCReaM Human Factor and Team Resource Management (TRM) programme and undertake a patient safety, quality improvement or research project whilst developing a sound understanding of human factors and ergonomics, patient safety, clinical risk management, quality improvement, and change management. In particular, the successful candidate will take a lead role in the delivery and further development of the SCReaM programme. Conceived and launched across two large acute NHS Trusts in 2016, SCReaM is an innovative initiative to improve team performance and staff and patient wellbeing and safety, through CRM training of substantive theatre teams, supported by Crew Resource Management (CRM) instructors from the aviation industry and other high performance industries. Central to this has been the introduction of a new cognitive aid, the SCReaM emergency prompt cards, for use during adverse events in theatres. This is the first designed aid for this purpose and been in use for several years. The AAGBIs recent launch of the Quick Reference Handbook, analogous to the SCReaM prompt cards, has led to increasing interest in this area globally. We are already near completion of one research study in this area, in collaboration with the University of Surrey, with several further research projects and QI projects in development. The initiative is being increasingly expanded to other parts of the Trust and externally.

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
• FRCA Fellowship of Royal College of Anaesthetists (GB) or equivalent higher specialist qualifications in Anaesthetics.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience and training in anaesthesia, appropriate to StR 6+ in Anaesthetics (pre or post CCT).
• Evidence of instructor status for ALS/ other life support training.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrable skill to work together to serve our community through delivering safe and excellent clinical care.
• Value diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
• Treating others with compassion, empathy and respect.
• Share information openly and effectively with patients, staff and relatives.
• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
• Uses evidence to make improvements, increase efficiencies and seeks out innovation.
• Actively develops themselves and others.

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of principles of QI.
• Audit experience.
• Demonstrable enthusiasm for teaching.

Desirable

• Previous experience in Patient Safety projects.
• Previous experience in QI / research projects.
• Previous experience in delivering simulation training.
• Record of QI / research in the field of anaesthesia or patient safety.
• Experience in management of high risk surgical patients.
• Experience in advanced airway anaesthesia techniques.

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• To possess a high standard of skills in written and verbal communication.
• To be articulate, clear and influential; participate in teaching.
• To be willing to maintain skills and keep up to date with new developments.
• Evidence of ability to co-operate closely with clinical and multidisciplinary colleagues in providing a high quality anaesthetic service.
• Used to working in a busy environment.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty.
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.
• Professional calm and efficient manner.
• Effective organizer/prioritisation skills.
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
• Attention to detail.
• Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others.
• Ability to work independently.

Desirable

• Influencer and networker.

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