Junior Clinical Fellow - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

NHS Medical & Dental:
Junior Clinical Fellow

Main area

Critical Care

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Grade

NHS Medical & Dental:

Junior Clinical Fellow
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Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (6 months possible)

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Hours

Full time 40 hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Queens Medical Centre

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £40,257 MT03 Equivalent
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

01/04/2023 00:59Job overview

Applications are invited for Junior Clinical Fellow posts in Adult Critical Care Medicine for a 6 or 12 month period commencing throughout the year.

(Months) of paid CPD time is allocated for the successful applicant to pursue their clinical and non-clinical interests, this may also be used for postgraduate exam preparation.

You will build a well-rounded portfolio of clinical experience, service development/audit, teaching and management. We have an excellent track record of JCFs gaining entry into competitive training programs in Anaesthesia and other specialties.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities will include (not exhaustive):
Perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings on the MDT ward round

Review critically unwell patients outside of critical care

Admit, stabilise and formulate an initial management plan for critically unwell adults

After a period of training competently use vasopressors, insert CVC and Arterial Lines.

During your time in post you will also:
Support the learning and development of other members of the critical care team (inc undergraduates)

Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement.

Set individual development goals to maximise chances of securing a training post.

Working for our organisation

Adult Critical Care at NUH is a highly supportive, friendly, cohesive, ambitious and energetic team led by a group of consultants devoted to delivering excellent care to our patients.

We invest in every member of team, are positive about well-being and have an accommodating approach to the rota. There are an abundance of educational opportunities and on-site is the well regarded Trent Simulation Centre. Our juniors consistently secure their preferred training posts through competitive selection.

Our 72 critical care beds are split between the Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, admitting in excess of 4500 patients per year.

We accept patients from all of the major medical and surgical specialties and are a tertiary referral centre for many subspecialties.

Of note we are a neurosurgical centre, burns centre and are one of the busiest major trauma centres in Europe.

Among our staff are the National Lead for Organ Donation and the Vice Chair of NIHR's Critical Care Group.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Post
The post is open to all applicants who meet the essential criteria as detailed in the person specification below.

It is open to all doctors who hold Full/limited registration with the GMC and successfully completed foundation year 2 training, who wish to gain further experience in the management of critically unwell patients with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions.

The Salary for this post will be at MT0- This post is _
_not__ recognised for training by the Postgraduate Dean, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

All successful applicants are allocated a clinical supervisor who will support the individual to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills and offer advice on how to achieve any specific individual goals the fellow may wish to achieve.

We recommend that the appointee maintain a logbook of experience, complete appropriate assessments and participates in the wide range of non-clinical opportunities detailed below.

Person Specification:
Junior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care Medicine

Essential for the post:
MB ChB or equivalent & GMC registration with licence to practise

Successful completion of Foundation Training in an
NHS setting or will have done so by the time of appointment

Evidence of competence in clinical tasks

Evidence of continuous career development

Evidence of good written communication, successful team worker, sensitivity to needs of patients and colleagues

Punctuality, professional appearance and attitudes consistent with GMC guidelines. Values and behaviours aligned with NUH's

Desirable for the post:
Primary FRCA or equivalent higher qualification

ALS or equivalent accredited life support course

Six months' experience in anaesthesia

Six months' experience in internal medicine

Previous experience in critical care medicine

Completion of an audit

Evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes

Completion of initial anaesthetic competencies (RCoA IAC)

Attendance at meetings/ courses/ membership of professional bodies

Demonstrates non-medical interests/ activities

Non Clinical Opportunities
Within NUH Ju