Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

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Full time
This post is for a Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care with the option of including responsibilities for training and education through simulation. It is expected that successful applicants will be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm for and commitment to medical education of themselves and other staff. The post holder will work for 6 months as part of the Critical Care team at RHCH, with the option to renew for a further 6 months subject to satisfactory progress review.

The post holder will work a rota that includes weekdays, evenings and weekends, but not currently nights on-call, covering the Intensive Care Unit. Night-time work may be required depending on the need for critical care surge activity in the face of Covid-19 or clinical pressures on Critical care, but if required would be supported by an anaesthetically trained doctor on-site, as well as dedicated Consultant support from home. The working pattern is compliant with the European Working Time Directive. Total direct clinical care (DCC) hours averaged over 6 weeks will not exceed 48 hours a week.

In addition, a number of Supporting Programmed Activities are expected. This includes compulsory attendance (except when on leave or doing DCC) at: Mortality & Morbidity (M&M) meetings Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings Medical unit meetings / grand rounds Timetabled teaching sessions

Clinical Duties

To contribute to and accurately document ICU ward rounds Daily assessment of ICU/HDU patients assigned to their care Organisation of investigations and prescription of therapy Performance of procedures (including arterial lines, central venous catheters & chest drains and therapeutic interventions – all under supervision until deemed competent in a specific area) Liaison with admitting teams and ICU support services Attending cardiac arrest, emergency & trauma calls Assessment of critical care referrals from theatres, emergency department or general wards Assessing, admitting and providing ongoing care for patients in the Acute Assessment Unit at BNHH

Non-Clinical Duties

Teaching and assisting in the running of the Trust’s monthly ‘RRAPiD’ courses, which provide multidisciplinary training focused on recognition and treatment of the deteriorating patient. Supporting regular induction programmes for new starters within Critical care. Supporting regular training courses, including Transfer Training, Tracheostomy Training, MAST (Make the Airway Safe Team).

Post-holders will be “team-players” able to fully integrate into the multidisciplinary ICU team. Attendance at team meetings, M&M meetings and teaching sessions is expected.

Maintenance of a logbook of procedures seen / undertaken and clinical conditions seen.

Presenting at least one completed audit project is expected.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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