Clinical Fellow In Adult Critical Care And Resuscitation

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 plus a further 2 years in the acute specialities (Acute Medicine, Anaesthesia, ICM or Emergency Medicine) who wish to gain further experience in the management of critically unwell patients with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. This post uniquely offers the applicant an opportunity to strengthen the link between the Emergency department and Intensive Care by leading quality improvement projects. 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 at MT04 or MT05 depending on experience with additional out of hours supplements. 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. We recommend that the appointee maintain a logbook of experience, complete appropriate assessments and participates in the wide range of non-clinical opportunities detailed below. Person Specification: Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Essential for the post: A) MB ChB or equivalent & GMC registration with licence to practise B) Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS Setting C) 2 Years of post-foundation experience in the acute specialities in an NHS setting. D) Evidence of competence in clinical tasks E) Evidence of continuous career development F) Evidence of good written communication, successful team worker, sensitivity to needs of patients and colleagues G) Punctuality, professional appearance and attitudes consistent with GMC guidelines. Values and behaviours aligned with NUHs Desirable for the post: H) Primary examination in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Medicine I) ALS or equivalent accredited life support course J) ATLS or equivalent trauma course K) Six months experience in anaesthesia L) Six months experience in internal medicine M) Six months experience in Critical Care medicine N) Completion of IAC O) Completion of an audit cycle P) Published Research Q) Evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes R) Competence in Bronchoscopy, Lung US and focused Echocardiography S) Attendance at meetings/ courses/ membership of professional bodies T) Evidence of formal human factors training U) Demonstrates non-medical interests/ activities The Speciality Critical care is part of the Clinical Support division. There are 3 distinct Adult Critical Care areas managed by clinical support across both QMC and City campuses. We aim to rotate you through both campuses so that you are exposed to a wide range of pathologies and speciality experience. Queens Medical Centre Campus (QMC) On the Queens campus Critical Care is divided into a 29-bedded Intensive Care (level 3 beds), and a 20-bedded level 2 High Dependency Unit. At QMC Critical Care receives referrals from major trauma and the following surgical specialties: neurosurgery, spinal, emergency orthopaedics, hepatobiliary, vascular, lower GI, maxillofacial and ENT. It also receives referrals from acute medicine (including acute gastroenterology). Of note NUH became the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre in April 2012 and is the busiest Major Trauma Centre in the UK. Nottingham City Hospital Campus The Critical Care unit at the City campus has 17 beds that are used flexibly to accommodate up to 9 level 3 patients, the remaining beds are for level 2 admissions. The major subspecialty interests at City are thoracic surgery, upper GI surgery, elective orthopaedics, urology, burns and plastics, renal medicine, infectious diseases, oncology, haematology and respiratory medicine. The City campus also houses the separate Trent Cardiac Unit with its own dedicated intensive care unit. There is a well-established Critical Care outreach team on both campuses. Across NUH CCOT provide support to all medical and surgical areas, seven days a week 08.00-22.00 Medical Staffing There are 75 Junior Staff in Critical Care There are 35 Critical Care Consultants at NUH with an extensive range of subspecialty clinical and nonclinical interests and roles. Non Clinical Opportunities Within NUH Junior Critical Care Fellows have the opportunity and paid time (15 Days of CPD) to pursue their interest in a variety of clinical and non-clinical areas. This can include simulation, teaching, governance and quality improvement. Educational opportunities The departments offer extensive learning resources. There are several regular educational meetings each week including journal clubs, ITU rounds and morbidity meetings. There is a monthly protected teaching day for our Fellows which cover the clinical aspects of Critical Care in addition to optional teaching days which cover generic non-clinical topics (e.g. ethics, medical law, professionalism, interview skills). There are hospital and departmental libraries at both sites including IT facilities. FICE & FUSIC There is plenty of opportunity for trainees to gain their FICE and FUSIC accreditation. The department is supported by several FICE & FUSIC mentors as well as consultants with experience of TOE. Research opportunities Available by special arrangement. Critical Care has links with the Academic Departments of Anaesthesia and Surgery and participation in on-going research and audit programmes will be encouraged. Time for Continuing Professional Development CPD The CPD time in this post (1 to 2 days per week depending on agreement) will be used for the Emergency Medicine component of the post. Applications for training posts The department has an excellent reputation for successful recruitment into higher speciality training posts. Trainees are encouraged to develop their portfolio and identify and utilise opportunities to increase their success in subsequent recruitment. We are also fortunate to have a number of consultants who interview for example for National Anaesthesia Recruitment and therefore are in a position to support applicants during interview preparation. Internal cover and Locums The current banding allocation of this post includes an allowance for internal cover to cover the normal leave allowance of colleagues. In exceptional circumstances and for short periods only, Clinical Fellows may be requested to provide additional cover, for example, to cover sickness. Locums may also be employed in this instance.