Clinical Fellow in Critical Care - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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2 weeks ago

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Clinical:

The post holder will take part in a full shift rota, along with other trainees, which provides 24hour care for patients including weekends and night shifts.

This includes Immediate responsibility for care of up to 22 critical care patients Responsible for the admission and discharge of patients Liaising with other departments and specialties as appropriate Maintaining inpatient records, ordering routine and emergency investigations and receiving and reviewing their results Managing routine and unexpected problems on the critical care unit as they arise Reviewing and admitting new admissions and referrals from both the emergency department and wards Transfer of patient to radiology etc.

as appropriate Compliance with trust and departmental protocols and guidelines 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 essential including advanced airway skills and excellent written and spoken English.

This post will include care of patients with suspected and conformed coronavirus.


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) A number of educational sessions are provided, there is also access to the departmental, Trust and regional teaching and courses, such as preparation for FRCA and FFICM 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.

There may be an opportunity to develop an interest in teaching within this post, including contributing to the ACCP teaching programme, for a suitable applicant.

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