Senior Clinical Fellow ST3+ Critical Care

Job Summary

This is an exciting time to join the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] group as Clinical Fellow. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a vibrant community of 5 units on three geographical sites each with a distinct profile but a shared culture, brought together in an autonomous directorate. The Directorate manages the equivalent of 46 level 3 beds (flexible mix of level 3 and level 2) across the group with over 2500 admissions a year. Basildon general CCU is a large and busy unit serving a local population of around 450k. Basildon critical care is supported by a large, well established ARCU (Acute Respiratory Care Unit) with a large negative pressure capability and a high-performing Critical Care Outreach Team.

Main Duties of the Job

• Work under the direction of the duty Critical Care Consultant to deliver care to patients referred and admitted to the Critical Care unit, participating in the established service framework.
• Participate in the morning safety huddle and handover the daily Consultant ward rounds.
• Assist with reviewing critical care patients at the request of the bedside nurse, nurse in charge or Consultant.
• Work as directed by the Consultant management plan, including ordering investigations, chasing results, practical procedures, and usual administration tasks.
• Make referrals, communicate with other specialty teams (written or via telephone), including discharge summaries and transfer letters.
• Attend medical emergency, cardiac arrest and trauma calls, transfer critically ill patients (inter and intra-hospital transfers).
• Supervise and support junior doctors working within critical care on the junior tier rota (FY2-ST2 grades).

About Us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or Equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Airway Competent

Desirable

• Post Graduate Qualification (ALS, ARLS, IMPACT)
• Post Graduate Examination Pass (FRCA, MRCP, MCEM)
• Further Post Graduate Qualification (MD, Msc)
• FICE and /or CUSIC accreditation
• Advanced Life support accreditation

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working following graduation
• Demonstrable experience working in adult critical care

Additional Information

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

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Address: Basildon, Nethermayne, Basildon, SS16 5NL

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Employer Contact Details

For questions about the job, contact:
Medical Staffing Team Leader: Stephanie Cleavely
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