Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job description

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Main area: Surgery

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (1 Year)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: 387-S-6271-AFR-C

Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary

Town: Bristol

Salary: £61,825 pa pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 16/04/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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 the MTI scheme at this time.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

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

Skills

• 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
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Flexibility
• Inquiring and critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Appropriately assertive
• 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

• 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
• 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

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

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.