Clinical Fellow ST3+ Critical Care Broomfield

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization in Chelmsford as a Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care. You'll work alongside experienced consultants to provide high-quality care to critically ill patients, engaging in both practical procedures and administrative tasks. This role offers a vibrant environment for professional growth and collaboration across multiple hospital sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months UK adult Critical Care Experience.
• Full GMC registration required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to patients in the Critical Care unit.
• Participate in safety huddles and consultant ward rounds.
• Perform emergency procedures like intubation and cannulation.

Skills

Critical Care Experience

Communication

Education

MBBS or Equivalent

ALS Accreditation

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people with acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon, and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing, and innovative organization committed to providing the best healthcare services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join the MSE group, which comprises three hospitals under one Trust board: Basildon Hospital, Broomfield Hospital, and Southend Hospital.

Adult critical care at Mid & South Essex is a vibrant community of five units across three geographical sites, each with a distinct profile but a shared culture. It is managed in an autonomous directorate overseeing approximately 46 level 3 beds (with a flexible mix of level 3 and level 2) and over 2,500 admissions annually.

Main duties of the job

You will work under the direction of the duty Critical Care Consultant to deliver care to patients referred and admitted to the Critical Care unit. Responsibilities include participating in safety huddles, handovers, consultant ward rounds, reviewing critical care patients, and ward work as directed. This involves ordering investigations, chasing results, performing practical procedures, and handling administrative tasks such as referrals, communications, discharge summaries, and transfer letters.

Your role includes reviewing referred patients, presenting cases to the consultant, and initial stabilization and management of critical care patients. Procedures may include emergency intubation, tracheostomy management, insertion of intercostal drains, central venous and arterial cannulation, setting up invasive ventilation, troubleshooting, and administering vasoactive medications and IV fluids.

Working for our organization

With around 15,000 staff, we aim to deliver excellent local and specialist services, improve patient health and well-being, and provide a vibrant environment for staff development, innovation, and career growth.

Patients will benefit from improved care, fewer delays, and access to region-wide specialist services. Our new size offers more opportunities for research, networking, and specialist recruitment, helping us become the best we can be.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are seeking a clinical fellow role in Adult Critical Care, we want to hear from you. Please see the attached job description for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or Equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• ALS Accreditation

Desirable criteria

• Valid postgraduate qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 6 months UK adult Critical Care Experience

Desirable criteria

• Minimum of 3 years NHS experience

Please be aware that, as per new immigration guidelines, we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full-time or pro-rata) below the current minimum threshold.

Note: The Trust’s selection process aims to recruit candidates with the right skills and values. The use of AI in applications is monitored, and candidates must declare if AI tools were used in preparing their application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, requiring a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• CCU Trust Registrar ST3+ (PDF, 528.6KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 24/25 (PDF, 39.2KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Medical Payscales 5/2024 R (PDF, 156.0KB)