Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

NakedK9 Design, LLC; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for Clinical Fellows in Critical Care at a leading NHS Trust in Cornwall. This role is designed for post-foundation training level applicants eager to advance their careers in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. Join a dedicated team in a supportive environment that emphasizes professional development and innovation. With protected time for individual interests and opportunities in world-class research, this position offers a unique chance to gain invaluable clinical experience while contributing to meaningful quality improvement initiatives. If you're passionate about critical care and looking to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a medical degree and completed foundation training.
• Experience in critical care settings is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Admit and review patients, prescribing necessary medications.
• Conduct ward rounds and provide clinical interventions as needed.
• Participate in teaching sessions and critical care training.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient management

Anaesthesia knowledge

Critical care protocols

Education

Medical degree

Foundation training

Tools

Clinical software

Monitoring equipment

Job description

8 - 12 Months Fixed Term contract

Clinical Fellow(s) in Critical Care

Applications are invited for the post(s) of Clinical Fellow(s) in Critical Care.

The Trust provides acute medical and surgical services to a population of around 500,000, which more than doubles during the busy holiday periods.

An exciting opportunity for post-foundation training level applicants wishing to pursue careers in anaesthesia / perioperative medicine and/or intensive care medicine. These posts will provide individuals with considerable relevant clinical and non-clinical experience to support subsequent applications to these specialities.

These posts offer an opportunity to be part of our Critical Care unit in Cornwall, with roles suited to those interested in developing careers in both anaesthetics and ITU.

Within these posts, there will be protected time to develop individual interests, with opportunities in world-class research, meaningful quality improvement work, and clinical innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Admit / receive patients and take handover from clinical teams.
2. Review and prescribe appropriate admission medications.
3. Attend / conduct ward rounds as timetabled.
4. Undertake clinical review and clinical interventions as appropriate.
5. Recognise and offer immediate clinical intervention for the deteriorating patient in line with required clinical competencies and ALS protocols.
6. Present patients for senior review and complete discharge paperwork as necessary, followed by verbal handover to the parent surgical team.
7. Attend teaching, including Thursday critical care junior doctor teaching.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing, as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

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To be an employee of the NHS, you need to successfully complete the following:

1. Identity Checks
2. Professional registration and qualification checks
3. Employment history and reference checks
4. Work health assessments
5. Criminal record check standards
6. Right to work checks

For further information, please visit: NHS Employers.

We reserve the right to close this advert early or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Agency interest will not be considered until this advert has closed.

This advert closes on Sunday, 8 Dec 2024.