Junior Clinical Fellow

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major health institution in the UK seeks a motivated individual to join their critical care team. The role involves participating in a 1 in 8 general rota across two campuses while supporting both team development and patient care. Ideal candidates will have skills in managing critically unwell patients and experience in resuscitation techniques. The institution is committed to academic excellence and provides numerous educational opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings.
• Competence in admitting and stabilizing critically unwell adults.
• Experience with using vasopressors and inserting CVC and Arterial Lines.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the 1 in 8 general rota across both campuses.
• Support the learning and development of other team members.
• Engage in clinical governance and quality improvement activities.

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate will participate in the 1 in 8 general rota across both campuses on the NUH critical care units to maximise the clinical experience you gain during this post.

Clinical Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities will include (not exhaustive):

• Perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings on the MDT ward round
• Review critically unwell patients outside of critical care
• Admit, stabilise and formulate an initial management plan for critically unwell adults
• After a period of training competently use vasopressors, insert CVC and Arterial Lines.

During your time in post you will also

• Support the learning and development of other members of the critical care team (inc undergraduates)
• Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement.

Adult Critical Care at NUH is a highly supportive, friendly, cohesive, ambitious and energetic team led by a group of consultants devoted to delivering excellent care to our patients. We invest in every member of team, are positive about well-being and have an accommodating approach to the rota. There are an abundance of educational opportunities and on-site is the well regarded Trent Simulation Centre. Our juniors consistently secure their preferred training posts through competitive selection.

Our 72 critical care beds are split between the Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, admitting in excess of 4500 patients per year. We accept patients from all of the major medical and surgical specialties and are a tertiary referral centre for many subspecialties. Of note we are a neurosurgical centre, burns centre and are one of the busiest major trauma centres in Europe. Among our staff are the National Lead for Organ Donation and the Vice Chair of NIHR's Critical Care Group.