Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a permanent basis.

Your work within the Critical Care Unit at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be based at Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) & you will also be expected to provide cross cover for our second site, Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital (CDH).

There is a 34-beded critical care unit admitting over 1300 patients per year at Royal Preston Hospital, this is a mixed unit made up of level 2 & 3 beds. It has a varied case mix including General Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma, Vascular, Renal Neurosciences, Upper-Gastrointestinal and Maxillofacial Surgery.

There's also an Enhanced Care Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital run by 21 Consultants with an interest in Intensive Care, along with junior support staff.

The unit at Preston has accreditations for all stages of Intensive Care Medicine training.

The Department has undergone a period of rapid expansion, which is reflected in the age and attitude of its career grade members.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible for Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Completed one year's internship (which can be multi-specialty) or based solely in one specialty.
• Minimum 3 years postgraduate training courses completed including one of the following: (delete those not relevant)
• Diplomate of national Board (DNB) across all specialities.
• Engaged in medical practice for three out of the last five years including the most recent 12 months.
• IELTS - average score 7.5 (min 7 in each subset) or OET (B score)

Desirable

• Evidence of research and/or publications

Hold ALS / ATLS certification or equivalent

Health

Essential

• Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Have a minimum 3 years post foundation Training experience in Anaesthesia/ICM/ Medicine/Emergency medicine with Mandatory 6 months of ICM experience
• Independent in insertion of Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines and perform Intubations.
• Independently manage acutely unwell patients in critical care and provide Various organ supports.
• Competent in independent airway Management.

Desirable

• Evidence of commitment to Clinical audit.
• Experience in use of Ultrasound for central line insertion and perform ECHO in critical care.
• Involvement in service improvement projects

Personal

Essential

• Effective communication skills (with examples).
• Proven good organisation skills (with examples).
• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership skills.

Management

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

Research & Development

Essential

• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications.

Desirable

• Publications in a peer reviewed journal.

About the employer

At Lancashire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to provide outstanding healthcare for our local communities, together with the highest standard of specialised services for patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

We promote and value innovation, and embrace new ways of working, emerging technologies, and pioneering practice.

As a learning organisation, we are establishing a continuous improvement ethos, where everyone is encouraged and supported to identify and implement better ways of working that enhance quality of care for our patients, increase productivity and generate efficiencies.

Our world-class teaching facilities and award-winning education teams are growing the healthcare workforce of the future, supporting every member of our team to develop and flourish. When you join us you will have a tailored personal development plan, and access to our award-winning leadership programmes.

The Critical Care Unit has an established research infrastructure with three research nurses contributing to both national portfolio and local studies.

Opportunities exist for development within a pre-hospital care setting as well as in Trauma Resuscitation leadership skills, dependent on experience and skills.

Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.