Regional Anaesthesia And Acute Pain Fellowship, University Hospital

Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Fellowship, Cork University Hospital.

Please note that the successful candidates will be appointed and paid in accordance with the Registrar salary scale.

The successful candidates will be required to start 11th January 2027.

The regional anaesthesia and acute pain fellowship at the Department of Anaesthesia Cork University Hospital (CUH) is a 12-month structured higher specialist training position during which successful candidates can further develop their regional anaesthesia skills in a busy but supportive learning environment. There are two fellowship posts, which offer access to training and mentorship for suitably qualified candidates. Candidates in their final year of specialist training or those who have already successfully completed higher specialist training in anaesthesia will be considered for interview.

Cork University Hospital:

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is a tertiary referral, Level 1 equivalent trauma centre, located on the western boundary of Cork City. CUH serves an immediate catchment population of 600,000, and functions as a supra-regional Major Trauma Centre, Cancer Centre, Paediatric Centre, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Centre, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Centre, Renal and Respiratory Centre for a total a population of 1.6 million people. All surgical sub-specialties reside onsite at CUH.

CUH has over 80,000 ED presentations, 7,000 births, 250,000 out-patient attendances 50,000 inpatient discharges and 90,000 day cases. CUH has 800 beds which will increase further in line with the strategic development plan. CUH currently employs more than 5000 staff, and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork.

Clinical training:

Each fellow will have access to a varied clinical workload, in new and evolving environments. The evolution of CUH as a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) provides unique opportunities and challenges. The regional anaesthesia and acute pain fellows will have access to a complex case mix and busy caseload within which to master their skills. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, fellows will be capable of performing as a senior clinician in a dynamic, high stakes environment, while integrating regional anaesthesia into clinical anaesthesia and acute pain practices.

Places of work:

The Regional Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Fellows rotate on a week-to-week basis across the CUH campus and contribute to the following anaesthesia services:

· Orthopaedic Trauma Theatres & Block Room

· Ambulatory Soft Tissue Upper & Lower Limb Trauma Surgery

· Ambulatory Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery

· Acute Pain Service

· Inpatient Trauma Floor Block Room.

A detailed job description for each of these locations is available upon request. An application can be made by a successful candidate to convert their clinical fellow post to an academic post if they have significant academic projects they would like to pursue.

Academic posts:

It is expected that the academic regional anaesthesia fellows will conduct a minimum of two interrelated pieces of original research on the broad topics of clinical anaesthesia, acute pain, regional anaesthesia, trauma management, procedural skills training or the integration of innovative technology into clinical practice. The academic fellow will have access to protected academic time on a fortnightly basis. The expected academic outputs from a one-year academic fellowship programme are: two or more original projects resulting in abstract presentations at national and international meetings, manuscript publications in peer review journals. The investment in a higher postgraduate degree through research in UCC (MSc, MD, PhD) is desirable but not essential, and should align with the fellow’s career goals. Academic fellows will be selected from the overall cohort of fellows by application to the programme coordinator for protected academic time.

Clinical Posts:

It is expected that the clinical regional anaesthesia fellows will conduct a minimum of two interrelated quality improvement projects during their year in post. The clinical fellow will have non-clinical time built into their working week. Major academic outputs are not expected from clinical fellows, however the data derived from Quality Improvement projects, might form the basis of abstract presentations at national and international meetings. Clinical fellows are not excluded from academic work, however regular protected academic time is not possible given service demands and resource allocation.

To receive additional information please feel free to email Dr Fahd Aamir

fahd.aamir@hse.ie