Specialist Fellow in Organ Donation and Adult - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Applications are invited for the position of Specialist Fellow in Organ Donation and Adult Critical Care for a 12 month period in August 2024.


Suitable applicants may also be appointed to the Trainee Representative for Organ Donation with the opportunity to attend free CPD events.


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

  • In conjunction with the consultant support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff as the senior member of the critical care team
  • Review critically unwell patients outside of critical care
  • Admit, stabilise and formulate an initial management plan for critically unwell adults
  • Competently initiate ventilation, use vasopressors, insert CVC and Arterial Lines and be able to transfer the critically unwell patient.
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 goals
NUH consists of the Queens Medical Centre Campus and the Nottingham City Hospital Campus. Duties will be based at both campuses.


On the QMC campus the critical care area is divided into a 29-bedded intensive care (level 3 beds) and a 20-bedded level 2 HDU.

The critical care area at the City campus has 17 beds that are used flexibly for level 2 and 3 care.
  • Between the three units we see approximately 4500 admissions per year. NUH is the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre and is one of the busiest trauma units in Europe. (During the covid pandemic we were able to increase our capacity significantly).


We are fortunate to have a large and skilled MDT to support the medical team in delivery of critical care to Nottingham and the wider catchment area.

Ours is a diverse and vibrant city having a busy and culturally exciting centre, two universities and yet close proximity to picturesque villages, the Peak District, Sherwood Forest and Rutland Water.

The post is EWTD compliant.


The Salary for this post will be on the MT04 or MT05 scale depending on experience plus an out of hours supplement.

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:
Specialist Fellow in Organ Donation and Adult Critical Care Medicine


Essential for the post:

A) MB ChB or equivalent & GMC registration with licence to practise

B) Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS setting plus two years of post-foundation training in acute specialities (Anaesthesia, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine or ICM)

C) Have Completed Stage 1 Anaesthesia or ICM training or equivalent

D) Ability to stabilise the deteriorating patient (including intubation and the initiation of organ support)

E) Evidence of continuous career development

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

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


Desirable for the post:

H) Primary FRCA or equivalent higher qualification

I) ALS or equivalent accredited life support course

J) ATLS or other trauma course

K) Completion of Stage 1 ICM training

L) Experience of senior on-call roles in the acute specialities in the UK (ideally sometime in ICM)

M) Completion of an Audit Cycle or Quality Improvement Project with evidence of having presented/published such work.

N) Publications (Research, QIP, Academic etc)

O) Evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes, Excellent ARCP Outcomes.

P) Competence in Bronchoscopy, Lung Ultrasound and Focused ECHO

Q) Attendance at meetings/ courses/ membership of professional bodies

R) Evidence of Human Factors Training

S) Demonstrates non-medical interests/ activities

The Speciality Critical care is part of the Clinical Support division.

There are 3 distinct adult critical care areas managed by clinical support across both QMC and City campuses.


We aim to rotate you through both campuses so that you are exposed to a wide range of pathologies and speciality experience.

Queen's Medical Centre Campus (QMC) On the Queen's campus Critical Care is divided into a 29-bedded Intensive Care (level 3 beds), and a 20-bedded level 2 High Dependency Unit.

At QMC critical care receives referrals from major trauma and the following surgi
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