Senior Clinical Fellows in Critical Care Medicine

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

These posts are based at St Mary's Hospital. The unit comprises a 32 bedded modern facility on the 9th floor. Every bed is fully equipped with standardized modular monitoring and with information technology (ICCA/ICIP) allowing access to pathology and radiology results and patient documentation.

St Mary's is a busy tertiary referral and teaching centre as well as a top performing UK major trauma centre. Tertiary specialties include major trauma, major upper and lower GI surgery, vascular surgery in addition to general surgery and medicine.

The fellowship in intensive care is open to international medical graduates who have done part or whole of their specialty training. A minimum of 1 year of intensive care experience is required along with 6 months in either acute/general medicine, anaesthetics or emergency medicine. Complete airway management independence is a requirement to apply for the post.

The department offers GMC sponsorship for which IELTS academic or OET are fundamental requirements.

Fellows will also gain experience in various aspects of critical care such as Echocardiography, simulation, advanced airway management and experience in the ethical framework of managing critically ill patients.

The unit has exceptional camaraderie and therefore we would be looking for a dynamic candidate who will be a team player, eager to take advantage of learning opportunities and keen to contribute to the department.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Critical Care Medicine
   • As part of a team including consultants, core trainees, registrars and fellows, provide day to day care to adult ICU patients
   • Take part in daily multi-specialty ward rounds with neuro / trauma/vascular surgeons.
   • Attend microbiology ward rounds and MDT meetings.
   • Review referrals from wards, ED and theatres and assist in their management
   • Liaise with referring teams and other specialists
   • Provide information to families and relatives as delegated by the on-duty consultant
2. Research, Teaching and Training
   • Take part in teaching and research opportunities provided by the department
   • Enter patients into research trials as appropriate and assisted by the research team
   • Develop research projects as appropriate
   • Develop teaching skills as required and assist with bed side teaching of more resident doctors and undergraduates
3. Clinical Governance
   • Participate in department quality and M&M meetings.
   • Participate in clinical audit and act on findings
   • Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance and quality
   • Attend daily safety briefings and act on concerns raised
   • Comply with trust infection control policies as relevant to the ICU
   • Improve patient experience by communicating effectively with patients and families

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Training Opportunities
Both postgraduate and undergraduate teaching activity take place in the unit. The unit is fully accredited for training in intensive care medicine and receives trainees from schemes in anaesthetics, ACCS and EM as well as senior trainees in ICM. All resident doctors are allocated an educational supervisor. We encourage trainees to take study leave and will enable attendance at appropriate events provided adequate notice is given.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice. Sponsorship route available
• MRCP/FRCA/equivalent

Desirable criteria

• FFICM/EDIC or equivalent

Knowledge and Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• At least 1 year of intensive care experience plus 6 months in either Anaesthetics, acute/general medicine or emergency medicine
• Independent advanced airway skills

Desirable criteria

• Manage critically ill patients independently or with limited supervision
• Previous experience of working within the NHS

Audit/Quality improvement

Essential criteria

• Understands principles and process of audit

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of audit

Academic achievements

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of processes involved in research

Desirable criteria

• Previous research published in peer reviewed journals

Language

Essential criteria

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Desirable criteria

• IELTS academic or OET

Teaching and training

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and resident medical staff

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.