Critical Care Clinical Research Fellow

The Methodist Church in Britain; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A 12-month fellowship in the intensive care unit at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust combines resident-level clinical work with dedicated research time. The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator programme helps recruit to and collect data for unit studies, with FICM curriculum-based training and GMC-registered physicians eligible to apply.

Applicants should hold GMC registration and provider status in ALS, ATLS or APLS; nice-to-have qualifications include MCEM, MRCP, FRCA or equivalent, and

Qualifications

• GMC registration required.
• Provider status in ALS, ATLS or APLS.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive care medicine as a resident doctor, at a level suited to the fellow's experience.
• Undertake the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator programme.
• Support recruitment to and data collection for ongoing ICU studies.
• Manage and co-ordinate studies within the ICU.
• Attend Urgent Care research committee meetings.
• Follow the outcomes-based clinical training programme based on the FICM curriculum.

Skills

MCEM

MRCP

FRCA

Post-registration ICU experience

Education

GMC registration

Job description

A 12-month fellowship in the intensive care unit at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, pairing resident-level clinical work with dedicated research time. The post includes the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator programme, helping recruit to and collect data for unit studies. Its medical case mix suits trainees aiming for a career in critical care, and FICM special skills trainees may apply with prospective approval. GMC registration and ALS, ATLS or APLS provider status are essential.

What the job involves

• Provide intensive care medicine as a resident doctor, at a level suited to the fellow's experience
• Undertake the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator programme
• Support recruitment to and data collection for ongoing ICU studies
• Manage and co-ordinate studies within the ICU
• Attend Urgent Care research committee meetings
• Follow the outcomes-based clinical training programme based on the FICM curriculum

What’s required

Qualifications

• GMC registration

Experience

• Provider status in ALS, ATLS or APLS

Nice to have

• MCEM, MRCP, FRCA or equivalent
• Post-registration experience in emergency medicine, intensive care, acute medicine or anaesthesia
• Some experience of intensive care medicine

What’s offered

• Dedicated clinical research time
• Outcomes-based clinical training following the FICM curriculum
• Involvement in the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator programme