Senior Clinical Fellow in ICU

Job overview

We have an incredible opportunity for 2 senior clinical fellows posts at a 6 month fixed term with the potential to extend to 12 months.

The post is suitable for individuals seeking a period of experience in Critical Care Medicine to develop their knowledge, skills and CV.

The post is suitable for individuals from a medical, anaesthetic or emergency medicine background and would be suited to a candidate looking to gain experience commensurate with stage 1 training.

The appointee will work across the Critical Care Unit and hospital wards. The role will combine working alongside and supporting consultant and trainee colleagues in Critical Care.

The post holder will join the 2nd on-call 1:8 covering the critical care unit and ward referrals.

The 1:8 2nd on-call rota covers seven days a week including long days and night shifts.

Main duties of the job

You will work on the 1:8 second on-call rota working normal days, long days and night-shifts.

Teaching/SIM: Working with the Faculty Tutor, SIM lead, postgraduate training team and nurse practice educators, you will design and deliver a multi-disciplinary weekly teaching session for all grades of trainees, medical students, nursing, and allied health professionals.

Focussed Echocardiography: Working with our FUSIC (Heart) lead you will learn Echo skills and complete FUSIC (Heart) accreditation.  You will help to set up teaching and training of other medical staff on the unit. Our aim is that bedside Echo performed by our clinical team will become embedded in our day-to-day practice on ICU and this post will help achieve this.

Research: Working with our Research Lead and ICU research team you will gain experience in the delivery of clinical research on the ICU.  You will have the opportunity to complete the NIHR Associate PI programme and work with the team on screening, recruiting and consenting for the clinical trials underway on the unit.  Research activity is currently undergoing a massive expansion on the critical care unit and this post will contribute greatly to this.

Management: Working with Consultants on the unit who have Trust Management positions, you will have the chance to experience medical management.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Teaching

• The unit has a strong ethos of medical education which we are keen to continue and develop. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to participate in formal and informal teaching programmes on the unit, including our weekly in-situ SIM training programme.  •    As a teaching hospital we have medical students throughout the year, including SAMP students and students from Portsmouth University undertaking their intercalated degree in Critical Care which will give the successful candidate opportunities to develop their teaching skills.  •    During your time with you will be able to attend departmental teaching with our intensive care and anaesthetic trainees.

Research/Audit

• Research is very much an area of development within our unit post COVID. We are now a recruiting centre for MARCH, iRehab, T4P, MOSAICC, ABBRUPT and GenomICC studies with several further trials in setup. •    As a unit we aspire to develop our research capability further and have support from our research department, as well as strong links with other departments involved in research.  •    You will have the opportunity to recruit and randomise appropriate patients to clinical trials, and undertake further training in research if desired •    The ICU has a good history with quality improvement/audit projects and you will be encouraged to undertake a project with the aim of presenting this at our departmental governance meetings.

Continuing Medical Education

• It is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure they are registered for continuing professional development and are responsible for keeping themselves abreast of new developments and best evidence based practice.  •    You will get support to ensure you complete an appraisal during your placement with us. We have an excellent record with our Clinical Fellows of supporting them through Speciality Interviews for Core Training with the majority of our previous fellow getting their top choice of job. •    The post holder will be considered for study leave to attend formal courses, conferences, etc., and the funding will be available according to the agreed terms and conditions of service for the medical staff within the NHS.