Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care

Job summary

Important: It is a requirement to hold a valid GMC registration before applying to be considered for this role. Unfortunately we will not accept applications through MTI scheme at this time. Thanks

Have you completed core training in ICM, Anaesthesia or another acute speciality? Do you have a passion for delivering high quality care and working in a multiprofessional team? Do you want to gain more experience in Intensive Care in both tertiary referral and DGH settings in the UK?

UHBW Critical Care Department is looking to recruit doctors to join our Critical Care team at the equivalent level of an ST3+ trainee. These are full-time roles open to applicants with GMC registration. The posts are based in the adult ICUs of the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Heart Institute and also working across the DGH ICU on our Weston site, with the opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills. The units provide a wide range of different services and experiences across our two hospitals. You will work in a multiprofessional team alongside other doctors to provide care to our patients on a full-shift rota pattern.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the clinical experience and training available there are opportunities to develop projects in numerous areas, including echocardiography and POCUS, Digital Technologies and IT, Tracheostomy and Advanced Airway Skills, Clinical Research, Quality Improvement and Management and Leadership. Our Bristol site has recently been selected as a nationally-funded Severe Acute Respiratory Failure and ECMO centre, and this service has been live since November 2022. 20% of the role is non-clinical and this will allow time for a project to be developed with the support and mentorship of members of the Consultant group. Travel expenses will be available for travel to the Weston site and the Trust has a programme to support International Medical Graduates coming to work in the NHS. We cannot offer relocation expenses for this role.

We are looking for hard-working, self-motivated and organised doctors who want to increase their experience in a range of ICU environments while developing their own career. You will need to be able to work on our ST3+ rota and have full GMC registration.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Job responsibilities

For more information, please check out the Job Description attached and feel free to contact Dr Dan Freshwater-Turner (ICM Consultant and recruitment lead).

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Previous experience in Critical Care Medicine
• Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
• Able to participate as key member of cardiac arrest team
• Demonstrates good clinical judgement
• Understands audit and governance processes

Desirable

• Completed specialist skills courses (e.g. difficult airways, ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course, etc)
• Designed and / or completed audits

Skills

Essential

• Advanced airway skills including ability to intubate critically ill patient with distant supervision
• Ability to site invasive lines (e.g. arterial, central venous, vascath) with distant supervision
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Good communication skills
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Flexibility
• Inquiring and critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Appropriately assertive

Desirable

• Ability to take on administrative roles within the Department
• A willingness to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with General Medical Council (UK) with a License to Practice
• Completed core training in ICM or anaesthesia or equivalent
• Possession of RCoA Certificate of Initial Assessment of Competence or equivalent
• Advanced Life Support provider

Desirable

• FFICM/FRCA/MRCP/MRCS (Part 1) or equivalent
• Other membership, fellowship or diplomas
• Previous experience of working in critical care in the British Healthcare system (not observing)

Aptitudes & Others

Essential

• Able to demonstrate all Trust values (Supportive, Respectful, Innovative and Collaborative)
• Evidence of entitlement to live and work in the UK

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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 Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Marlborough Road

Bristol

BS2 8HN

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