Senior AICU Fellow with interest in Severe Respiratory Failure - Leicester, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Job Details

Applications are invited for Senior AICU Fellow post with a specialist interest

Severe Respiratory Failure (SRF) and ECMO

We are looking for experienced intensive care doctors (ST5 level and above) to work as Senior Adult Intensive Care Medicine Fellows with a specialist interest in Severe Respiratory Failure (SRF) and ECMO.

You will work as an integral member of the adult intensive care team at Glenfield Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to work in the UK's largest and most experienced centre for adult ECMO.

The successful applicant will be able to develop experience in severe acute respiratory failure and the provision of ECMO, they are also expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical audit / research activity at Glenfield Hospital.

***This post commences in August 2024 for a fixed term of 12 months.

Interviews will be held on 21/02/2024

Main duties of the job

You will become a key member of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team providing adult intensive care services and gaining valuable experience in the following key areas:

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years

We have four primary goals:

high-quality care for all,

being a great place to work,

partnerships for impact, and

research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

we are compassionate,

we are proud,

we are inclusive, and

we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious individual to further develop key critical care medicine skills in the provision of advanced respiratory care including ECMO and transport of the critically ill adult and work in a leading cardio-thoracic intensive care unit.

Time will be allocated for nonclinical duties to allow the successful applicant to take part in additional activities.

The unit is recognised for advanced Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) training and this post is suitable for ICM trainees from all disciplines, in particular those on a recognised training programme wishing to pursue a special skills year (SSY) in ECMO during Stage 2 ICM training. Posts are also suitable for single or dual/triple specialty ICM trainees (Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine Acute Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Renal Medicine) wishing to pursue an Out of Programme Activity (OOPT or OOPE). We would welcome applications from international medical graduates with the aforementioned training backgrounds.

Person Specification
training and experience
Essential

Desirable

Teaching
Essential

Desirable

Research
Essential

Desirable

Management
Essential

Desirable

Communication skills
Essential

Desirable

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