Clinical Fellow Neuroanaesthesia & Critical Care

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care. This role requires candidates to have significant experience in neuroanaesthesia and entails responsibilities such as working in a multidisciplinary team, overseeing training, and contributing to clinical excellence. Ideal candidates will possess an MB ChB or equivalent, along with current GMC registration. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in specialized care within a prestigious institution.

Qualifications

• Completed stage 1 (CT1-3) in a relevant training programme.
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• ALS certified.
• Experience of Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical care.
• Ability to demonstrate up to date clinical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility and show leadership in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide evidence of completion of clinical assessments.
• Supervise trainees and present audit projects.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Decision-making

Adaptability

Education

MB ChB (or equivalent)

Current GMC registration without restrictions

FRCA or equivalent

Job description

Clinical Fellow Neuroanaesthesia & Critical Care

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care at The Walton Centre for a Clinical Fellow with Neuroanaesthesia experience.

The successful candidate will have adequate Neuroanaesthesia experience to enable them to work solo after a period of familiarisation.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care at The Walton Centre for a Clinical Fellow with Neuroanaesthesia experience.

The successful candidate will have adequate Neuroanaesthesia experience to enable them to work solo after a period of familiarisation.

About us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB ChB (or equivalent)
• Current GMC registration without restrictions
• FRCA or equivalent

Training

• Have completed completed stage 1 (CT1-3) in a relevant training programme
• Experience of working in the NHS
• ALS certified
• Experience of Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical care
• Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances

Clinical skills

• Able to provide evidence of completion of the Royal College of Anaesthetists initial assessment of competency for SHOs/ST1 or to compete those competencies within two weeks of taking up the post
• able to recognise when senior assistance is needed
• Uses evidence-based techniques
• Manually dexterous

Clinical Knowledge

• Demonstrate up to date clinical knowledge of anaesthesia and critical care
• Demonstrate particular knowledge relevant to neurosurgery and neurology
• Commitment to ongoing medical education
• Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and awareness of other specialities

Management

• Ability to organise oneself and others in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to organise rotas

Teaching and audit

• Supervision of trainees
• Completed and presented audit projects
• Case study/Journal
• club presentations
• RCT Publications
• Prizes and honours

Personal Skills

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in both written and spoken English.
• The ability to produce legible notes
• Ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority)
• Able to change and adapt, respond to rapidly changing circumstances
• Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware
• Displays honesty, integrity and aware of ethical dilemmas and treats everyone fairly

Physical

• Meets professional health requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.