Senior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a Clinical Fellow to join their Critical Care team. The role involves participating in the Senior Critical Care Rota and developing a specialist interest in Transfer Medicine. The ideal candidate will hold an MB ChB or equivalent, and have experience in Anaesthetics and Critical Care. This is a perfect opportunity for those looking to advance their career with a supportive team. Regular training and development opportunities are available, aiming for excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
• Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS setting plus two years of post-foundation training in acute specialities.
• Twelve months' Anaesthetics & three months' Critical Care experience.
• Evidence of good written communication and successful teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-calls on the Senior Critical Care Rota.
• Develop specialist interests in Transfer Medicine and day-time clinical work in critical care.
• Responsible for developing training packages and supporting multidisciplinary work.

Job description

Overview

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical duties

The successful applicant is expected to participate in on-calls on the Senior (Airway) Critical Care Rota. This will take up 50% of the time. The remainder of the time will be split between developing a specialist interest in the named areas, and day-time clinical work in critical care. The Senior (Airway) Critical Care rota doctor will be in charge of the other trainees and fellows out of hours under the leadership and support of the Duty Critical Care Consultant on-call. Clinical duties will be conducted at both the Queen's Medical Centre and at the Nottingham City Hospital. Where possible, the post will be tailored to individual training needs.

The post is EWTD compliant. It would be advisable that the appointee register with the College of their parent specialty and it would be good practice to keep a logbook of their experience.

The Clinical Fellows would be encouraged to undergo regular appraisal and to develop a learning plan and portfolio.

Other responsibilities

It is expected than on average two normal days per week of the appointees' time will be devoted to developing a specialist interest in Transfer Medicine, working with the East Midlands Critical Care Network and within NUH. Fellows will be responsible for developing, establishing, and delivering a network-wide multidisciplinary transfer training including developing both a curriculum and training packages. They will also be able to work on audit, governance, research, or other projects with the support of the Network management team, and expected to support delivery of transfer training programmes directly within NUH with support of the consultant, education nursing, and ACCP teams.

For more information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• 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)

Desirable criteria

• Primary FRCA or equivalent higher qualification ALS or equivalent accredited life support course ATLS or other trauma course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Twelve months' Anaesthetics & three months' Critical Care experience AND prior experience of NHS-based anaesthetics or ICU experience

Desirable criteria

• Completion of Stage 1 Critical Care Training
• Experience of senior oncall roles in acute specialties
• Completion of Audit Cycle or quality improvement project Published research
• Other evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes

Interpersonal skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of good written communication, successful team-worker, sensitivity to needs of patients and colleagues

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of formal Human Factors training

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuous career development, including evidence of attendance at meetings/courses

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at meetings / courses / membership of professional bodies.

Other requirements

Essential criteria

• Punctuality, professional appearance and attitudes consistent with GMC guidelines.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates non-medical interests / activities

Ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to stabilise the deteriorating patient including intubation and initiation of organ support.

Desirable criteria

• Competence in bronchoscopy, lung ultrasound, focused echocardiography

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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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 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD Senior Clinical Fellow in transfer in ACC (PDF, 456.4KB)
• PS Senior Clinical Fellow in Transfer in ACC (PDF, 280.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)