Jcf in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and - London, United Kingdom - St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

The fellow will always be working under the supervision of a cardiothoracic intensive care consultant. Other members of the CTICU medical team include anaesthetic specialist trainees, respiratory physicians and clinical fellows.

During quiet periods on the unit, there is the possibility to attend theatres to gain exposure to cardiothoracic surgery/anaesthesia and transoesophageal echocardiography.

Senior ICM trainees have the opportunity to spend some of their day shifts pursuing their own specialist interests (eg broadening theatre experience, research, teaching etc NICUis a 18 bed specialist tertiary referral intensive care providing elective and emergency care for neurosurgical, neurology and stroke patients.

The patient admission profiles include neurology patients with a variety of diagnoses requiring close monitoring and organ support.

The unit also provides level 2 and 3 care to Stroke patients post-thrombectomy and other high risk patients requiring interventional radiology as well as general intensive care patients.

The post holder will assist with the management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage, elective and emergency post-operative neurosurgical cases and patients with neurological disease requiring advanced organ monitoring and support.

Please see the job description for the person specifications and further details of the job responsibilities.