Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care Medicine

Job title:

Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care Medicine

Company:

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.Job overviewThis post is to provide resident cover and experience at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Initially posts will be offered for initially 6 months but may be extended by agreement to 12 months or longer depending on satisfactory performance and vacancies. We would like to offer rotations to other sites as vacancies allow.Summary: The ICU senior clinical fellow would be expected to join the registrar grade tier of doctors who provide full on-call cover for the units including at weekends and nights. Airway experience is essential.Main duties of the jobWhen on duty for ICU the resident will review and manage patients on the ICU under the supervision of the registrar or consultant. They will form part of our multidisciplinary team caring for critically ill patients, performing procedures and investigations, liaising with referring teams, keeping relatives updated and acting as the first point of call for the ICU nursing staff.All junior grades work in close cooperation with the consultants. The ICM resident are also expected to take an active role in supervision and training of medical students and junior doctors who are frequently attached to the ICU. Outline Timetable A minimum of twice daily multidisciplinary consultant ward rounds on each site, weekly MDTs. Daily afternoon meeting or ward round with a consultant or SpR in Infectious Diseases/Microbiology. Some ward rounds are delegated to the middle grade doctors with consultant background cover and discussion. Shifts vary in length from 9.5 to 13 hours. The work pattern amounts to an average of less than 48 hours per week (including weekends) for all grades. We run a full 7 day service.Working for our organisationAt Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, and season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesInitially posts will be offered for initially 6 months but may be extended by agreement to 12 months or longer but may be extended by agreement and depending on satisfactory performance and vacancies. We would like to offer rotations to other sites as vacancies allow. Role Summary The Senior clinical fellow would be expected to join the registrar grade tier of doctors who provide full on-call cover for the units including at weekends and nights. Airway experience would be essential. Genesis of post i.e. new or replacement posts. Duties and responsibilities When on duty for ICU the resident will review and manage patients on the ICU under the supervision of the registrar or consultant. They will form part of our multidisciplinary team caring for critically ill patients, performing procedures and investigations, liaising with referring teams, keeping relatives updated and acting as the first point of call for the ICU nursing staff. All junior grades work in close cooperation with the consultants. The ICM resident are also expected to take an active role in supervision and training of medical students who are frequently attached to the ICU. Outline Timetable A minimum of twice daily multidisciplinary consultant ward rounds on each site, weekly MDTs. Daily afternoon meeting or ward round with a consultant or SpR in Infectious Diseases/Microbiology.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• On GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner
• FRCA, MRCP, MCEM, MRCS or equivalent (full)

Desirable criteria

• Additional Degree (Completed BSc, MSc, MD (Research)/MPhil, PhD)

LanguageEssential criteria

• Fluent in English (OET B or IELTS 7.0 in all domains)

TeachingEssential criteria

• Evidence of Teaching activity

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate training in Medical education
• Development of a regional/national teaching event

Academic Achievements including Research/PublicationsEssential criteria

• Understanding of research process

Desirable criteria

• Original Research Publications

AuditEssential criteria

• Evidence of audit activity

Desirable criteria

• Presentation of audit or poster presentation

Clinical skillsEssential criteria

• CVC and arterial line insertion
• Intubation/airway management
• Chest drains

Desirable criteria

• ALS (or equivalent), ATLS, ALERT, CCrISP, BASIC, APLS, ETC, IMPACT

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialtyEssential criteria

• Airway experience ICU experience- minimum 12 months

Desirable criteria

• Acute medicine/ED (> 6 months) Anaesthesia (> 6 months)

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou 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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 728.5KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:21:52 GMT

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