TRUST GRADE IN CRITICAL CARE | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,329 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG7 2UH |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6253580/164-6253580 |
Summary
Applications are invited for the Trust Grade in Adult Critical Care Medicine for a 12 month period commencing in August 2024.
Please ensure you meet all the essential criteria before applying.
This post would ideally suit candidates with at least 3 years of anaesthetic and critical experience who are aiming to develop their critical care knowledge and skills in a busy NHS tertiary critical care setting. You will be supported to develop capabilities for being on the senior rota over a 3 month period. Therefore it is key that you already have the skills for managing and initiating organ support for a critically unwell patient independently.
1 day per week 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
The successful candidate will after a 3 month settling in period participate in the 1 in 8 SENIOR (airway) rota across both QMC and NCH campus critical care units to maximise the clinical experience you gain during this post.
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 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 haveat least 3 years experience in anaesthesia and/or critical care (at least 1 year in each).
This post is whole time and is covered by the Medical and Dental Staff Terms and Conditions of Service. Doctors applying for this post from overseas should note that prior NHS experience is a prerequisite and we would recommend applying for one of our Trust Grade posts in the first instance.
The post is EWTD compliant and is paid initially at a hybrid MT03/MT04 scale then at MT04 or MT05 depending on prior experience.
This post isnotrecognised 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
This advert closes on Friday 10 May 2024