Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This Adult NECTAR clinical fellow post (ST3+ equivalent) in transfer medicine is at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Note that this post requires 2 years prior postgraduate training in critical care / anaesthesia / medicine (including a minimum of 3 months post-foundation critical care experience) and candidates must already hold Initial Anaesthesia Competencies.
This post is based at NECTAR (North East and Cumbria Transfer and Retrieval) Service, predominantly to cover the adult service, but opportunities are available to work within the paediatric service when time allows too. This post would be ideally suited to someone interested in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia or prehospital medicine.
GMC registration with a licence to practise is required at time of application. This post is fixed term for 6-12 months, beginning February 2025.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The post is at registrar level, and successful candidates will be expected to have prior experience in intensive care and to be competent to work with indirect supervision.
The adult NECTAR service provides transport for critically ill adults within the North East & North Cumbria, Yorkshire, and also further afield.
This post is intended to provide experience in adult critical care, transport & retrieval medicine including training equivalent to that recommended by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:
Tom Payne-Doris via email at thomas.payne-doris@nhs.net
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Interhospital transfer of critically ill adults and children (with an appropriate level of supervision) by land and air. Supporting NECTAR practitioners with triage and delivery of practitioner led transfer Preparing and presenting case reviews Develop communication and shared learning Teaching on stabilisation training days Multidisciplinary team teaching and simulation In addition to work place based assessments, successful applicants will be expected to gather evidence to use towards the PICS passport and Adult critical care transport competency framework. Each fellow will carry out a substantial project during their time at NECTAR such as research, quality improvement or teaching.
Successful candidates will be supported to attend (if not already completed)
APLS NAPSTAR Training for transfer Fixed wing flight training Conferences relevant to transport medicine As the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management of critically ill patients with indirect supervision, significant prior experience in intensive care medicine is required including advanced airway skills and excellent written and spoken English.
Research:
There are no specific research duties in this post, however there may be opportunities to take part in ongoing clinical trials. Teaching:
The department has a strong teaching commitment to junior doctors There is both formal and informal training as well as educational supervision and guidance for the postholders provided in each attachment. Formal study leave to attend relevant regional and national courses, (allocation the same as for regional trainees) with reimbursement of expenses (according to the Trust policy and up to the annual limit) also provided. A number of educational sessions are provided which are targeted towards meeting the specific needs of International training fellows and Trust grade doctors (such as introduction to NHS, simulation in the high fidelity simulation centre, communication); there is also access to the departmental, Trust and regional teaching and courses, such as preparation for FRCA and EDIC examinations. Critical care units run weekly formal teaching as well as journal clubs, exam practice, self-directed learning and practical procedure teaching. The opportunity exists for the post-holder to attend educational sessions within other departments of the hospital. Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application Desirable
Post graduate intensive care qualification Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Satisfactory completion of at least 2 years of post- foundation training in anaesthesia and/or medicine and/or Intensive care Previous paid experience of working in the NHS as a doctor Minimum 3 months prior intensive care experience Evidence of significant advanced airway skills Good history & examination skills Able to formulate a working diagnosis Able to order appropriate investigations Image interpretation relevant to practice Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague Desirable
1 year Intensive care training 1 year Anaesthesia training Additional general medicine training Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments Desirable
Suitable procedural skills Teaching
Essential
Experience of supervising junior staff Ability to teach clinical skills Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
Experience of audit projects Desirable
Experience of audit projects and research Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
IELTS) - Overall 7.5, (Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7 Writing 7) or OET grade B (all areas) or Full GMC registration already Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines Desirable
IELTS overall 8 ( Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7 Writing 7) or OET grade A Personal Attributes
Essential
Alignment with the Trust's Values Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development A commitment to personal / unit CPD Time management skills Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality Desirable
Evidence of leadership skills IT literate
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We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This Adult NECTAR clinical fellow post (ST3+ equivalent) in transfer medicine is at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Note that this post requires 2 years prior postgraduate training in critical care / anaesthesia / medicine (including a minimum of 3 months post-foundation critical care experience) and candidates must already hold Initial Anaesthesia Competencies.
This post is based at NECTAR (North East and Cumbria Transfer and Retrieval) Service, predominantly to cover the adult service, but opportunities are available to work within the paediatric service when time allows too. This post would be ideally suited to someone interested in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia or prehospital medicine.
GMC registration with a licence to practise is required at time of application. This post is fixed term for 6-12 months, beginning February 2025.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The post is at registrar level, and successful candidates will be expected to have prior experience in intensive care and to be competent to work with indirect supervision.
The adult NECTAR service provides transport for critically ill adults within the North East & North Cumbria, Yorkshire, and also further afield.
This post is intended to provide experience in adult critical care, transport & retrieval medicine including training equivalent to that recommended by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:
Tom Payne-Doris via email at thomas.payne-doris@nhs.net
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Interhospital transfer of critically ill adults and children (with an appropriate level of supervision) by land and air. Supporting NECTAR practitioners with triage and delivery of practitioner led transfer Preparing and presenting case reviews Develop communication and shared learning Teaching on stabilisation training days Multidisciplinary team teaching and simulation In addition to work place based assessments, successful applicants will be expected to gather evidence to use towards the PICS passport and Adult critical care transport competency framework. Each fellow will carry out a substantial project during their time at NECTAR such as research, quality improvement or teaching.
Successful candidates will be supported to attend (if not already completed)
APLS NAPSTAR Training for transfer Fixed wing flight training Conferences relevant to transport medicine As the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management of critically ill patients with indirect supervision, significant prior experience in intensive care medicine is required including advanced airway skills and excellent written and spoken English.
Research:
There are no specific research duties in this post, however there may be opportunities to take part in ongoing clinical trials. Teaching:
The department has a strong teaching commitment to junior doctors There is both formal and informal training as well as educational supervision and guidance for the postholders provided in each attachment. Formal study leave to attend relevant regional and national courses, (allocation the same as for regional trainees) with reimbursement of expenses (according to the Trust policy and up to the annual limit) also provided. A number of educational sessions are provided which are targeted towards meeting the specific needs of International training fellows and Trust grade doctors (such as introduction to NHS, simulation in the high fidelity simulation centre, communication); there is also access to the departmental, Trust and regional teaching and courses, such as preparation for FRCA and EDIC examinations. Critical care units run weekly formal teaching as well as journal clubs, exam practice, self-directed learning and practical procedure teaching. The opportunity exists for the post-holder to attend educational sessions within other departments of the hospital. Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Primary Medical Qualification Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application Desirable
Post graduate intensive care qualification Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Satisfactory completion of at least 2 years of post- foundation training in anaesthesia and/or medicine and/or Intensive care Previous paid experience of working in the NHS as a doctor Minimum 3 months prior intensive care experience Evidence of significant advanced airway skills Good history & examination skills Able to formulate a working diagnosis Able to order appropriate investigations Image interpretation relevant to practice Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague Desirable
1 year Intensive care training 1 year Anaesthesia training Additional general medicine training Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments Desirable
Suitable procedural skills Teaching
Essential
Experience of supervising junior staff Ability to teach clinical skills Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
Experience of audit projects Desirable
Experience of audit projects and research Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
IELTS) - Overall 7.5, (Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7 Writing 7) or OET grade B (all areas) or Full GMC registration already Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines Desirable
IELTS overall 8 ( Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7 Writing 7) or OET grade A Personal Attributes
Essential
Alignment with the Trust's Values Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development A commitment to personal / unit CPD Time management skills Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality Desirable
Evidence of leadership skills IT literate
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