Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care Transfer

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Full time
Location: Cardiff
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The Adult Critical Care Transfer and Retrieval team are looking to recruit to a Senior Clinical Fellow level post for a fixed term period for 12 months due to funding.

To qualify for this exciting role you must be a doctor with ST4+ equivalent training in Intensive Care Medicine/Anaesthesia who is fully registered with the GMC and who has significant demonstrable experience in the transfer care setting, aligned to the personal specification. It is essential that you are ambitious, highly motivated, and able to remain calm under pressure.

These are posts based in

North Wales , and involve combining sessions in transfer and retrieval medicine, critical care, and/or anaesthesia. This is a full-time post with out of hours commitments. The job plan is negotiable, depending on individual interests and service requirements, and split into 2 components. A typical job plan will include: Approximately 50% of shifts will be with ACCTS-North Approximately 50% in Critical Care or Anaesthesia at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd The job is suitable for doctors who have completed core training in the Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Cymru (ACCTS), intensive care, or anaesthesia and have a minimum of 18 months of experience in anaesthesia.

Main duties of the job

ACCTS is a predominately road-based service deployed with dedicated critical care transfer vehicles and equipment. The Retrieval and Transfer physician will deploy in a team alongside a support worker and a retrieval and transfer practitioner drawn from a pool of nurses and allied health professionals with extensive intensive care experience and specific training in inter-facility critical care transfer. ACCTS in partnership with WAA/EMRTS will operate a rotary wing model of retrieval and transfer to support long-distance transfers.

Upon completion of appropriate training and a period of targeted clinical experience, it would be expected that you would then take up a full part in the duty rota. The ability to work both day and night shifts is an essential part of the role.

Whilst a base location will be agreed upon with the successful candidate, there may be a need to travel to our various bases across Wales for education and service delivery requirements, and all candidates would be expected to contribute to twilight or overnight cover.

The departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at

Glan Clwyd Hospital

will offer a training program with a view to some candidates staying on for a further 2 years to complete the core training curriculum in anaesthesia, to allow application for entry into specialist training in Anaesthesia or Intensive Care Medicine.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science, and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University, aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries, as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Liberty Stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.

Job description Job responsibilities

A full and detailed Job Description is attached to this advert -

Please check that you meet the essential criteria prior to submitting your application.

Selection for this rewarding role is demanding and consists of several clinical scenario assessments as well as group work and a formal interview. An assessment event will be held at one of the ACCTS operational bases at a date to be confirmed.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential Full GMC registration with license to practice and up to date appraisal/revalidation. Successful completion of relevant life support/resuscitation/trauma courses previously Desirable Completed intermediate level training/Stage 2 training in Anaesthesia/ICM OR ST5 equivalent practice Substantive Consultant post within Wales Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine Clinical fellowship in a Retrieval System (Overseas/Military/UK) Higher Degree (MD/MSc) Post graduate qualification in medical education Experience in FAST scanning or bedside echocardiography Knowledge & Skills Essential Competence in management of acute illness and injury in adults Competent in the assessment, resuscitation, and stabilisation of critically unwell patients including emergency anaesthesia, ventilation, and invasive monitoring Sound judgement and decision making Ability to manage complex work and prioritise effectively Good understanding of the principles of clinical governance Desirable Previous attendance on an EMRTS/ACCTS clinical attendant scheme, and/or prior engagement with the EMRTS service (such as attendance at EMRTS governance days, training events etc.) Evidence of relevant teaching/instructing in critical care or transfer Experience (Should be within 5 years) Essential Demonstrate interest in and understanding of transfer medicine Experience of extensive inter- and intra-hospital critical care transfers Experience of critical care transfer and retrieval and/or pre-hospital emergency medicine in dedicated service Experience in post-graduate/multidisciplinary education Desirable Experience using simulation for education Prior experience working in within a trauma centre (experience of major trauma, major haemorrhage, massive transfusion) Prior experience with evidence of working within an established pre-hospital aeromedical or road-based service Prior experience with evidence of working within an established secondary retrieval service Experience as a clinical tutor or lecturer at post graduate level Personal Attributes Essential Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team in both the hospital and transport environments Ability to maintain CPD to a high standard Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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