Junior Clinical Fellow In Intensive Care Medicine

This post is to provide resident cover and experience at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Initially posts will be offered for 6 months but may be extended to 1 year by agreement and depending on satisfactory performance and vacancies. We would like to offer rotations to other sites as vacancies allow.
The ICU trust doctor would be expected to join the resident grade tier of doctors who provide cover for the unit.
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.
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. Some ward rounds are delegated to the middle grade doctors with consultant background cover and discussion.
Shifts vary in length from 9 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.
At 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, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
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.
AM
8.30am consultant ward round
8.30am consultant ward round
8.30am consultant ward round
8.30am consultant ward round
8.30am consultant ward round
8.30am consultant ward round
8.30am consultant ward round
PM
Consultant ward round
Consultant ward round
Consultant ward round
Consultant ward round
Consultant ward round
Consultant ward round
Consultant ward round
Regular meetings : Monthly M&M Meetings, teaching and journal clubs, monthly quality meetings, weekly hospital grand round and medical meetings.
All junior doctors get an induction day , organized by the hospital and the local tutor for Intensive Care Medicine and electronic and printed induction and educational material.
Network transfer training and BASIC courses available at minimal or no cost.
T he trust also provides a wide range of courses in management topics and Information technology (often free of charge or at low cost) in the postgraduate centres at Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary’s hospital.
Intensive Care staff also get access to ALS courses at the trust