Junior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

Job overview

Critical Care in East Kent Hospitals is at an exciting period of redevelopment, having attracted national investment to deliver a critical care hub for Kent and Medway. We have recently moved to a new 24-bed purpose build unit which boasts excellent facilities for both patients and staff. This includes; - Hi-fidelity simulation suite within the ICU - Dedicated office and on-call rooms for junior staff

The department is approved for all stages of Intensive Care training and all clinical fellows will benefit from; - Named educational supervisor - Regular protected teaching which maps the FICM syllabus.

We offer 27 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Main duties of the job

This post is designed for doctors who have completed foundation training who are looking to pursue a career in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care Medicine. They will gain experience in the management of critically ill patients in a supportive environment whilst improving their CV. Successful applicants will work under the close supervision of consultant intensivists and senior trainees. The department is very active in the following areas; teaching, research and point of care ultrasound and echocardiography. - Review of critically ill patients on the ICU, emergency department and hospital wards. - Admitting patients to the ICU under the supervision of the Consultant. - Ordering and interpretation of investigations. - Safe and effective handover between shifts. - Participation in audit, patient safety and morbidity and mortality meetings. - Organisation of multidisciplinary meetings. - Active participation in the teaching programme (which follows the FICM syllabus).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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