Salary:
1,000 - 100,000 GBP

Yearly based

Location:

united kingdom

Job Posted:
4 months ago
Job Type
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Job Description
Job summaryWe are seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Intensive Care Unit (ICU).You will work in the Critical Care Unit at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is spread across 2 hospitals.There is a 34-beded critical care unit admitting over 1300 patients per year at Royal Preston Hospital, this is a mixed unit made up of level 2 & 3 beds. It has a varied case mix including General Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma, Vascular, Renal Neurosciences, Upper-Gastrointestinal and Maxillofacial Surgery.There's also an Enhanced Care Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital run by 20 Consultants with an interest in Intensive Care, along with junior support staff.The unit at Preston has accreditation for all stages of Intensive Care Medicine training.The Department has undergone a period of rapid expansion, which is reflected in the age and attitude of its career grade member.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will:Specifically adopt, in conjunction with colleagues, an active role in the planning, development and delivery of the critical care services for the Directorate.Provide a Critical Care service across the Trust,Participate in the trainee critical care rota on both hospital sites with additional cover during colleagues' absence.Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than fulltime and ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.Exercise the freedom to develop specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available resources.Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the theatre environment.Maintain continuing education and professional development at least to the requirements of the faculty of intensive care.As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.About usAt Lancashire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to provide outstanding healthcare for our local communities, together with the highest standard of specialised services for patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria.We promote and value innovation, and embrace new ways of working, emerging technologies, and pioneering practice.As a learning organisation, we are establishing a continuous improvement ethos, where everyone is encouraged and supported to identify and implement better ways of working that enhance quality of care for our patients, increase productivity and generate efficiencies.Our world-class teaching facilities and award-winning education teams are growing the healthcare workforce of the future, supporting every member of our team to develop and flourish. When you join us you will have a tailored personal development plan, and access to our award-winning leadership programmes.The Critical Care Unit has an established research infrastructure with three research nurses contributing to both national portfolio and local studies.Opportunities exist for development within a pre-hospital care setting as well as in Trauma Resuscitation leadership skills, dependent on experience and skills.Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:What we can offerJob Plan/On-call RequirementsThe TeamPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialFull GMC Registration Licence to PracticeMBBS or equivalent.DesirablePost graduate Qualification in Anaesthesia/ED/MedicineHold ALS / ATLS certification or equivalentExperienceEssentialHave a minimum 3 years post foundation Training experience in Anaesthesia/ICM/ Medicine/Emergency medicine with Mandatory 6 months of ICM experienceCompetent in independent airway Management.Independent in insertion of Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines and perform Intubations.Independently manage acutely unwell patients in critical care and provide Various organ supportsDesirableEvidence of commitment to Clinical audit.Experience in use of Ultrasound for central line insertion and perform ECHO in critical care.Involvement in service improvement projectsResearch and DevelopmentEssentialEvidence of interest in personal developmentDesirablePublications in a peer reviewed journal.HealthEssentialMeets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical PracticePersonalEssentialExamples of effective communication skills.Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.DesirableEvidence of leadership skills.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal Preston HospitalSharoe Green LanePrestonPR2 9HTEmployer's websitehttps://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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