We are looking for 1 Senior Clinical Fellow at University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham, ICU. The post is full-time and is entirely within the Critical Care Unit for the contract duration. Rota pending, applicants who perform satisfactorily
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be given a further period of 6 months within Critical Care or Anaesthesia. The successful applicant will work in a EWTD compliant, 1:6 rota with prospective cover of annual and study leave. There are at least 2 juniors on both LDs and Nights. The critical care unit is a new 18-bed unit on the third floor of a new 6 storey PFI development that was completed in 2006. The unit consists of single cubicle bed spaces and is equipped with modern monitoring and diagnostic equipment and with IT access at each bed space. The unit admits 800 patients per year - 40% of whom receive level 3 care and 60% are from Medical specialties. The unit subscribes to ICNARC which provides a comparative audit service to more than 90% of units in England, outcome data is consistently better than that predicted by patients' illness severity. Main duties of the job
Assess each patient every day on the ward round and plan patient care under the supervision of the Critical Care Consultant. Participate with the other members of the team in the ongoing medical care of all the patients on the unit. Attend and present patients every morning at the handover round and again each evening at the handover round to the Critical Care Resident on night shift. Document and execute a clinical management plan with the Critical Care Consultant on the unit during the day or on call at night regarding the care of all patients on the unit. Job responsibilities
Communicate effectively with the Critical Care Consultant regarding all new referrals for admission. Work effectively with trainees from other specialties (most commonly Anaesthetics) to provide safe out of hours care to critically ill patients. Follow all Trust and Critical Care Unit policies at all times, including policies for the clinical management of patients, Infection Control policy and reporting of accidents and incidents according to the Trusts Clinical Risk Management policy. Participate in the ongoing Clinical Audit program on the unit as well as any clinical research projects that are in progress. Participate in the teaching and education program for all trainees on the unit. Person Specification
Qualifications
Medical Degree Full Registration with GMC with license to practice ALS provider (Advanced Life Support) Experience
Foundation Year 2 competencies or equivalent At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia Experience in Intensive Care Medicine Experience in Anaesthesia Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects Good communication skills in verbal and written English Basic IT (information technology skills) and familiar with software applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint Good interpersonal skills Working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team Able to work under pressure Aware of own limitations and when to ask for help Ability to prioritise tasks and show effective time management Enthusiastic learner with good time keeping, reliable Physical Requirements
Physically/Mentally fit to pass occupational health assessment. New work permit rules apply to this post. Administration
Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes. Some understanding of clinical risk management. Audit
Through understanding of principles of medical audit. Evidence of participation in audit project. 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.
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be given a further period of 6 months within Critical Care or Anaesthesia. The successful applicant will work in a EWTD compliant, 1:6 rota with prospective cover of annual and study leave. There are at least 2 juniors on both LDs and Nights. The critical care unit is a new 18-bed unit on the third floor of a new 6 storey PFI development that was completed in 2006. The unit consists of single cubicle bed spaces and is equipped with modern monitoring and diagnostic equipment and with IT access at each bed space. The unit admits 800 patients per year - 40% of whom receive level 3 care and 60% are from Medical specialties. The unit subscribes to ICNARC which provides a comparative audit service to more than 90% of units in England, outcome data is consistently better than that predicted by patients' illness severity. Main duties of the job
Assess each patient every day on the ward round and plan patient care under the supervision of the Critical Care Consultant. Participate with the other members of the team in the ongoing medical care of all the patients on the unit. Attend and present patients every morning at the handover round and again each evening at the handover round to the Critical Care Resident on night shift. Document and execute a clinical management plan with the Critical Care Consultant on the unit during the day or on call at night regarding the care of all patients on the unit. Job responsibilities
Communicate effectively with the Critical Care Consultant regarding all new referrals for admission. Work effectively with trainees from other specialties (most commonly Anaesthetics) to provide safe out of hours care to critically ill patients. Follow all Trust and Critical Care Unit policies at all times, including policies for the clinical management of patients, Infection Control policy and reporting of accidents and incidents according to the Trusts Clinical Risk Management policy. Participate in the ongoing Clinical Audit program on the unit as well as any clinical research projects that are in progress. Participate in the teaching and education program for all trainees on the unit. Person Specification
Qualifications
Medical Degree Full Registration with GMC with license to practice ALS provider (Advanced Life Support) Experience
Foundation Year 2 competencies or equivalent At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia Experience in Intensive Care Medicine Experience in Anaesthesia Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects Good communication skills in verbal and written English Basic IT (information technology skills) and familiar with software applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint Good interpersonal skills Working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team Able to work under pressure Aware of own limitations and when to ask for help Ability to prioritise tasks and show effective time management Enthusiastic learner with good time keeping, reliable Physical Requirements
Physically/Mentally fit to pass occupational health assessment. New work permit rules apply to this post. Administration
Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes. Some understanding of clinical risk management. Audit
Through understanding of principles of medical audit. Evidence of participation in audit project. 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.
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