Senior Clinical Fellows in Critical Care

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Critical Care Medicine with a special interest in extracorporeal life support (ECLS). This role includes working within state-of-the-art facilities at the Barts Heart Centre and offers an opportunity for extensive clinical experience. Candidates must have GMC registration and relevant advanced qualifications. Experience in teaching and leadership is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice is required.
• Understanding of research and ability to interpret research papers.
• Experience of audit or quality improvement is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work in one of our four critical care units.
• Engage in both cardiac and general intensive care.
• Participate in audit activity.

Skills

Experience in teaching

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Self-motivated and empathetic

Ability to handle conflict

Education

GMC Registration

FRCA/MRCEM/MRCP/FRCS or equivalent

Minimum ST 5 ICM (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Senior Clinical Fellow Cardiothoracic Critical Care Medicine with a special interest in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group

Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Critical Care with a special interest in extracorporeal life support (ECLS).

We are recruiting a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST5+ equivalent) in Critical Care Medicine. Gain experience in both cardiac and general intensive care working in one of our four critical care units. The clinical work is alternated with special clinical interest (ECLS - at least one day per week dedicated to ECLS) and audit activity.

Main duties of the job

This post presents a unique opportunity to be part of the UK's premier cardiac centre, the Barts Heart Centre. The Barts Heart Centre (BHC) is a venture formed by merging cardiothoracic services from the London Chest Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Heart Hospital. This merger created the UK's largest cardiothoracic centre, offering nearly all specialist cardiac services for north central and northeast London, as well as highly specialised national services, all brought together in the newly built hospital on the St Bartholomew's site.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

With state-of-the-art facilities, Barts Heart Centre boasts 72 critical care beds, 10 theatres, 10 catheter labs, and over 250 cardiac, vascular, and thoracic beds, creating one of Europe's largest Cardiothoracic Centres.

Full GMC registration with a license to practice is required.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• GMC Registration
• FRCA/MRCEM/MRCP/FRCS or equivalent
• Minimum ST 5 ICM (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Experience in cardiothoracic critical care and ECLS
• APLS/EPLS
• FICE/CUSIC
• ALS or equivalent
• ATLS or equivalent

Research and Development

Essential

• Understanding and knowledge of research and ability to interpret research papers.
• Good Clinical Practice training

Desirable

• Publications in critical care journals or in areas of special interest.

Teaching and training

Essential

• Experience in teaching

Desirable

• Experience in delivering training courses to junior medical and nursing staff.

Governance

Essential

• Understand the principles of governance and risk management

Desirable

• Experience of audit or quality improvement

Management and Leadership

Essential

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work under pressure and to adapt to changing clinical environments

Desirable

• Experience in team leading

Appraisal and mandatory training

Essential

• Evidence of participation in the appraisal process
• Up to date with statutory and mandatory training in the current appointment

General skills and personal characteristics

Essential

• Evidence of and adherence to the GMC's 'Good Medical Practice'
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
• Self-motivated, empathetic, patient.
• Ability to communicate well with patients and to get on well with other staff
• Ability to handle conflict and work within a team

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