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1 Visiting Professional Programme – Anaesthetics

Introduction

The Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Anaesthetic Visiting Professional Programme (VPP) is designed

to provide international visiting professionals with the opportunity to experience and learn from a multi-disciplinary

anaesthetic team working in a busy tertiary surgical and medical centre in London. All major surgical specialities

are covered within the Trust excluding neurosurgery. Guy’s Hospital has a major thoracic and renal transplant

centre along with head and neck surgery (involving complex airway management), urology (including robotics) and

orthopaedics (including major spine correction surgery). St Thomas’ has a major cardiovascular centre (open and

cardiac catheter cases), vascular (including hybrid theatre), major upper and lower surgery, obstetrics and

gynaecology (7000 births a year), reconstructive plastic surgery and orthopaedic trauma. We also are developing

our peri-operative medicine programme with an expanding pre-assessment service and manage an overnight

intense recovery. We are expanding our collaborative research programme contributing to national studies.

Our Visiting Professional Programme is a unique development experience that allows visitors to observe our

leading anaesthetic team in all its settings. The attachment will be tailored to the learning needs of the observer

and can be form broadly generic to highly specific. We are dedicated to broadening international professionals’

clinical expertise and enabling them to observe new skills that can be transferred back to their work place.

Who should attend?

This programme is intended for non-U.K. advanced trainee clinicians at the level of specialist registrar or consultant

looking for exposure to a leading NHS anaesthetic team.

Visitors can apply primarily for an observership (with no hands-on element) or a practical attachment programme

Those wishing to apply for the practical attachment must have GMC registration. You can apply for GMC registration

directly through the main GMC website (www.gmc-uk.org). This is likely to take a considerable time to achieve and

should be factored into an attachment application

Duration

It is recommended to undertake a placement of between six weeks to three months for a typical observership

Attachments could be form 3 months to one year. The experience can be tailored to the applicants needs from a

generic overview of our anaesthetic services to a specialised attachment to one specialised clinical area.

Format

The anaesthesia programme is delivered to rotate through scheduled theatre sessions, pre-assessment clinics,

HDU areas and relevant departmental teaching and research.

The observer will be nominated a supervisor to coordinate their individual programme and mentor progress each

week.

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Overall aims

The programme is aimed at those who wish to extend their experience within a leading anaesthetic team and who

wish to gain an understanding of the way this is practiced and organised within the NHS and how it integrates with

patient care pathways.

The programme aims to include:

Direct experience and exposure to theatre operating lists timetabled to suit the applicants’ needs

Opportunities to get involved with short quality improvement projects during your visit

Opportunities to attend our in-house teaching sessions for anaesthetists

Opportunities to attend our clinical governance meetings

The opportunity to share knowledge and expertise with doctors, consultants and other anaesthetists

The opportunity to develop and extend visitors’ work portfolios by gaining experience of observing one of

the largest teaching hospitals in Central London, whilst gaining direct insight into the workings of the NHS



Sample timetable (Generic Attachment)

Day AM PM

Week 1

Monday DAY SURGERY – GUYS HOSPITAL DAY SURGERY – GUYS HOSPITAL

Tuesday PROJECT WORK TEACHING SESSION

Wednesday DAY SURGERY – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL DAY SURGERY – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL

Thursday PRIORITY – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL PRIORITY – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL

Friday

Week 2

Monday MAJOR UROLOGY – GUYS HOSPITAL MAJOR UROLOGY – GUYS HOSPITAL


Wednesday MAJOR GI – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL MAJOR GI – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL

Thursday ORTHOPAEDICS – GUYS HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDICS – GUYS HOSPITAL

Friday

Week 3

Monday CARDIAC – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL CARDIAC – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL


Wednesday CARDIAC CATH LAB PRE-ASSESSMENT

Thursday THORACICS – GUYS HOSPITAL THORACICS – GUYS HOSPITAL

Friday

Week 4

Monday AIRWAY – GUYS HOSPITAL AIRWAY – GUYS HOSPITAL

Tuesday VASCULAR – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL VASCULAR – ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL

Wednesday PROJECT WORK TEACHING SESSION

Thursday RENAL – GUYS HOSPITAL RENAL – GUYS HOSPITAL

Friday



Anaesthetics

We anaesthetise over 45,000 patients a year across both hospitals, including the Evelina London Children's

Hospital. Our department has a special interest in teaching and training, regional anaesthesia, patient optimisation,

intra-operative echocardiography, enhanced recovery and difficult airway skills. We have an active role in the

simulation centre.

We cover all surgical specialities with the exception of neurosurgery and liver transplantation.

Areas we support

37 Adult operating theatres

2 Obstetric theatres

2 Dental theatres

2 Ophthalmic theatres

A range of non-theatre areas including Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Catheter Labs, Assisted

Conception Unit, Endoscopy

Overnight intensive recovery

Pre-operative assessment

Adult Surgical Services

ENT

Head and Neck

Maxfax

Thoracic

Endo-Urology

Urology

Renal

Transplant

Orthopaedics

Pain Management

Plastic Surgery

Gynaecology

Gynaecology Oncology

Cardiothoracic

Vascular

Upper GI

Lower GI

Breast Surgery

Cleft

Oral Surgery

Ophthalmology

Trauma Services



Faculty

Our team comprises 104 consultants and 70 trainees who are supported by three secretaries and three equipment

managers.

Anaesthetic consultants

Dr Imran Ahmad Dr Suresh Anandakrishnan Dr Lindsay Arrandale Dr Emad Aziz Dr Joseph Azzopardi Dr Sheela Badiger Dr Craig Bailey Dr Diana Bareisiene Dr Sebastian Baxter Dr Tahzeeb Bhagat Dr Heena Bidd Dr Serena Bourke Dr Katherine Brand Dr Clarissa Carvalho Dr Holly Chamarette Dr Christos Chamos Dr Debamoy Chatterjee Dr Amit Chawla Dr Katherine Cheesman Dr Marina Choudhury Dr George Christodoulides Dr David Daniels Dr Caroline Davies Dr Camilla Davies Dr Rachel Deacon Dr Yasmin Dean Dr Tobias Dixson Dr Leslie D'Souza Dr Gunjeet Dua Dr Michael Duncan Dr Andrew Fearnley Dr Ben Fitzwilliams Dr Anna Fourie Dr Heng Gan Dr Vippendeep Gill

Dr Sian Griffiths Dr Sanjay Gulati Dr George Hallward Dr Jacinda Hammerschlag Dr Helen Harker Dr Mark Ibrahim Dr David James Dr Anna Janowicz Dr Jeyanjali Jeyarajah Dr Martin John Dr Iosifina Karmaniolou Dr Paul Kelly Dr Stephanie King Dr Anita Kovacic Dr Morton Lim Dr Simon Liu Dr Asta Lukosiute Dr Sangeeta Mahajan Dr Devendra Mahtani Dr Claire Mallinson Dr Stuart Marshall Dr Stuart McCorkell Dr Sarah McDonald Dr Rina Mehrotra Dr Sonja Meier Dr Britta Millhoff Dr Shyamala Moganasundram Dr Imran Mohammad Dr David Monks Dr Andrew Morley Dr Nhathien Nguyen-Lu Dr Katy Nicholson Dr Florina Ong Dr Desire Onwochei Dr Ulka Paralkar

Dr Amit Pawa Dr Rachel Pegg Dr Vedahari Ponnaiah Dr Jacqueline Porter Dr Arsenyj Powroznyk Dr Yosha Prasad Dr Madhusudan Puchakayala Dr Suneil Ramessur Dr Renata Rasimaviciute Dr Nishant Sadana Dr Despoina Sarridou Dr Christine Sathananthan Dr Jan Schumacher Dr Jason Scott Dr Helena Scott Dr Sohini Sengupta Dr Neena Seth Dr Claire Shannon Dr Michael Shaw Dr Eoin Sherry Dr Marcin Sicinski Dr Charlotte Taylor Dr Emma Taylor Dr Daniel Taylor Dr Muthu Thadsad Dr Bernd Thiessen Dr Charles Thoburn Dr Huw Thomas Dr Lance Tooke Dr Madhvi Vaghela Dr Jonathan Watkiss Dr William Whiteley Dr Davina Wong Dr Karen Wouters



Fees

A course fee per week will be applied. This excludes accommodation and travelling expenses. Participants will be

provided with a certificate at the end of their attachment. To find out the fee please contact us by emailing

[email protected].

Registration and enquiries

To register for the Anaesthetic Visiting Professional Programme please complete the application form at

www.guysandstthomasevents.co.uk and return to:

Education and Events

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7188 7188 extension 55865

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Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest Foundation

Trusts' in the UK. It consists of St Thomas' Hospital, Evelina London Children’s

Hospital and Guy's Hospital.

The Trust provides a full range of hospital services, as well as specialist services

including cancer, cardiothoracic, women and children’s services, kidney care and

orthopaedics. Guy’s is a major centre for cancer and renal services with the UK’s

largest kidney donor programme, and is also a leading centre for genetics, stem

cell and allergy research and cleft lip and palate. St Thomas’ is a leading centre for the treatment of cardiovascular

disease, stroke,

The Trust has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest

A&E departments in London. It is also home to the largest dental school in

Europe and a new £160 million Cancer Centre opened in autumn 2016.

Guy's and St Thomas' has an annual turnover of £1.5 billion and employs 15,300

staff.

Last year, the Trust handled over 2 million patient contacts, including:

103,000 day cases

88,000 inpatients

1.2 million outpatients

more than 800,000 patient contacts in community services

204,000 A&E attendances

6,659 babies born

The Trust has 665 beds at St Thomas', 288 at Guy's, 144 at the Evelina London

Children’s Hospital and 64 in the community.

NHS statistics show that our patient survival rates are nearly 25 per cent better

than the national average. This is one of the lowest standardised mortality rates

in the NHS and provides an important indication of the quality of care provided

by our clinical staff.

In 2013, the Dr Foster Hospital Guide awarded us Trust of the Year for safe care.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating For 2015/16 Guy’s and St Thomas’ achieved a ‘Good’ overall rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with several services rated ‘Outstanding’. CQC inspectors visited the Trust’s hospital and community services from 7-10 September 2015 with further unannounced visits taking place later the same month. In its report, the CQC praises staff who its inspectors found to be ‘highly committed to the Trust and delivering high quality patient care’.



Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust values Our values help us to define and develop our culture – what we do and how we do it.

Making people aware of the Trust values, making them part of our culture and demonstrating them through the organisation helps us develop a shared way of acting. Our values are a key part of everything that we do as an organisation, from being included in staff job descriptions and in our publications, through to our work on leadership development and performance management. Our five values are listed below: 1. Put patients first 2. Take pride in what we do 3. Respect others 4. Strive to be the best 5. Act with Integrity Every day we aim to provide the most exceptional care to our patients from dedicated staff who follow our five values. Take a look at our video at http://gti/services/organisational-devt/values-behaviours/our-values.aspx to see what our values mean to them.

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