Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care and Major Trauma

Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care and Major Trauma

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care and Major Trauma for a 12 month period in August 2025.

This post would ideally suit candidates with anaesthetic/ICM experience who are aiming to advance their CV and develop their ICM & Acute Care Skills to a higher level within a Major Trauma ICU.

The successful candidate would spend 50% of time developing a specialist interest in Major Trauma with opportunities for research, education, quality improvement and development of clinical expertise/skills related to major trauma.

Suitable applicants will be offered opportunity to become faculty on the NUH Trauma, Anaesthesia, Resuscitation and Simulated Care Course and supported in applying for a place on the European Trauma Course.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will participate in the 1 in 8 airway rota across both QMC and NCH campus critical care units to maximise the clinical experience you gain during this post.

Clinical Responsibilities will include (not exhaustive):

1. Perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings on the MDT ward round, with a focus on our major trauma patient population within Adult Critical Care.
2. In conjunction with the consultant support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff as the senior member of the critical care team.
3. Review critically unwell patients outside of critical care.
4. Admit, stabilise and formulate an initial management plan for critically unwell adults.
5. Competently initiate ventilation, use vasopressors, insert CVC and Arterial Lines and be able to transfer the critically unwell patient.

Job responsibilities

The post is open to all applicants who meet the essential criteria as detailed in the person specification below. It is open to all doctors who hold Full/limited registration with the GMC and successfully completed foundation year 2 training and a further 2 years in acute specialities (of which 12 months should be in anaesthesia) who wish to gain further experience in the management of critically unwell patients with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions and enhance their CV for application to specialist training or consultant posts.

Critical Care at NUH is fortunate to have among its staff the National Lead for Organ Donation, Vice Chair of the NIHR Critical Care Group and enjoys close ties with the University of Nottingham completing a research qualification (e.g. MRes, DM) is encouraged and the post can be extended as required subject to appraisal.

This post is whole time and is covered by the Medical and Dental Staff Terms and Conditions of Service. Doctors applying for this post from overseas should note that prior NHS experience is a prerequisite and we would recommend applying for one of our Trust Grade posts in the first instance.

The post is EWTD compliant.

The Salary for this post will be on the MT04 or MT05 scale depending on experience plus an out of hours supplement.

This post is not recognised for training by the Postgraduate Dean, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

All successful applicants are allocated a clinical supervisor who will support the individual to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills and offer advice on how to achieve any specific individual goals the fellow may wish to achieve.

Person Specification: Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care

Essential for the post:

1. MB ChB or equivalent & GMC registration with licence to practise.
2. Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS setting plus two years of post-foundation training in acute specialities (Anaesthesia, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine or ICM).
3. Have Completed Stage 1 Anaesthesia or ICM training or equivalent.
4. Ability to stabilise the deteriorating patient (including intubation and the initiation of organ support).
5. Evidence of continuous career development.
6. Evidence of good written communication, successful team worker, sensitivity to needs of patients and colleagues.
7. Punctuality, professional appearance and attitudes consistent with GMC guidelines. Values and behaviours aligned with NUHs.

Desirable for the post:

1. Primary FRCA or equivalent higher qualification.
2. ALS or equivalent accredited life support course.
3. ATLS or other trauma course.
4. Completion of Stage 2 Anaesthesia or ICM training.
5. Two year experience of anaesthesia in the UK.
6. Twelve month experience of internal medicine in the UK.
7. Twelve months of previous Critical Care medicine in UK.
8. Stage 2 anaesthesia or ICM trainee.
9. Completion of an Audit Cycle or Quality Improvement Project with evidence of having presented/published such work.
10. Publications (Research, QIP, Academic etc).
11. Evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes, Excellent ARCP Outcomes.
12. Competence in Bronchoscopy, Lung Ultrasound and Focused ECHO.
13. Attendance at meetings/ courses/ membership of professional bodies.
14. Evidence of having completed a leadership or management course.
15. Evidence of Human Factors Training.
16. Demonstrates non-medical interests/ activities.

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.