Clinical Fellow in Critical Care | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southport, PR8 6PN |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6129558/409-6129558 |
Summary
Clinical Fellow in Critical Care
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Sites
Critical Care
1x Fixed Term (12 Months)
MT03 ( plus on-call allowance)
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work within the Critical Care Unit at Southport and Formby District General Hospital as a Clinical Fellow. The clinical duties of the post are within critical care unit and involve working on a full shift pattern, supporting the non-anaesthetic resident rota.
The Critical Care Unit based on the Southport and Formby District General Hospital site, provides Level 2 and 3 care for a general ICU population, as well as a Postoperative Critical Care Unit (POCCU). The unit is currently constituted as 18 critical care bed-spaces (funded to 11) which can be used flexibly. The department is actively engaged with the management of deterioration within the hospital and has critical care outreach over 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The trust believes in supporting personal and professional development. Opportunities to develop clinical knowledge and skills, as well as portfolio development, tailored to the needs of the successful candidates, will be provided.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS trust is a recently formed organisation, which brought together St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust and Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust. One of the Critical Care Units is located at Southport and Formby District General Hospital. The appointee will participate in the non-anaesthetic resident rota, providing support to assess and managed critically ill patients who require high dependency (level 2) and/ or intensive (level 3) care. Although the duties will be principally based on the Southport site, the appointee may be occasionally expected to work on the Ormskirk site. In it not anticipated that travel to other sites within the trust is expected within the role.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
1. Participate as a member of the team supporting the non-anaesthetic resident rota on the critical care unit at Southport and Formby District General Hospital
2. Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and research activity within the department at S&O
3. Support the S&O department in making the most efficient use of the resources available, thus be prepared to work flexibly and deputise, if appropriate, for absent colleagues and undertake additional duties in occasional emergencies or unforeseen circumstances
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Please see Job Description for full details.
Advertising Date: 16th April 2024
Closing Date: 30th April 2024
Shortlisting Date: 1st May 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are reached.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
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