SCF in Intensive Care Medicine with Echocardiography

Job overview

Main duties of the job

• Resuscitation of the sick patient
• Communication with the multi-disciplinary team
• Criteria for admission and discharge from critical care
• An EBM approach to, and an application of care bundles, to the management of critically ill patients.
• Recognition and management of the critically ill patient
• Recognition and management of acute medical emergencies
• Supporting the sick patient to prevent further deterioration and hence the need for admission to Intensive Care
• Circulatory support, advanced respiratory support and renal replacement therapies
• Practical procedures including arterial and venous cannulation, the use of ultrasound for procedures
• The interpretation of cardiac output monitoring used in intensive care
• The management of patients following complex major surgery
• Identification of patients who will benefit from Intensive Care
• Management of complex ethical issues and the delivery of difficult news to relatives

There is ample opportunity to become involved in non-clinical activities aligned to an interest in echocardiography and cardiology within the Intensive Care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities