Senior Clinical Fellow Critical Care Trauma | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,068 - £57,570 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6304466/200-CW-712579-6304466 |
Summary
Senior Clinical Fellows in Trauma and Adult Critical Care
Minimum ST3-4 or equivalent or post completion of Specialist Training
General ICU
August 2024
St George’s Hospital is the primary teaching hospital and the regional major trauma centre in south-west London and provides all of the tertiary specialities. Clinical fellows are required to work as part of the critical care medical and multidisciplinary team. Successful candidate will be based on General Intensive Care and will be part of a 9 person on-call rota. They will attend major trauma calls in the Emergency Department aiming to lead the trauma calls as they become more experienced. They will act as critical care liaison with the major trauma team and be involved with major trauma research, teaching and governance. Candidates that have completed their specialist training can gain great experience and build up their skills with a view to future consultant appointment. The applicant should either be a trainee at registrar level or equivalent (ST3-4+) in anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, accident and emergency medicine OR have a CCT in one of these specialities. Applicants should have registrar level experience in Intensive Care and be ready to work at this level with the supervision and help of a Consultant available 24/7. This job is ideal for doctors wishing to gain experience in one of the busiest Intensive Care departments and Trauma Units in Europe. The experience gained will be beneficial to trainees wishing to pursue a wide variety of career aims.
candidates may contact the recruitment lead Dr Ximena Watson (Ximena.watson@stgeorges.nhs.uk)
This is a 21 bed facility admitting over 1500 adult general medical, surgical and trauma patients per year and able to provide the full spectrum of respiratory, cardiovascular and renal support. The post holder will assist with the management of patients with severe polytrauma, post-operative high risk surgical cases and patients with severe medical conditions requiring organ support. The clinical fellow in General ICU is usually the first point of contact for patients that may require intensive care admission on wards or in the emergency department. The successful candidate will be able to develop the necessary skills to see patient referrals and evaluate where, how and when to admit a deteriorating patient and how to stabilise and manage the patient in ICU. They will also be responsible for direct liaison between critical care and the major trauma team. During day shifts the post holder will attend the daily trauma meeting and have the opportunity to attend major trauma calls, following major trauma patients to interventional radiology and theatre. The fellow will always be working under the supervision of a General ICU Consultant. General ICU is a busy unit with plenty ofresearch and educational activities that form part of a structured educational program that successful candidates will participate in. They will be involved in trauma research, teaching and governance.
· The post holder will be required to participate in clinical governance activities within the service centre.
· The post holder will be expected to observe the trust’s agreed policies and procedures drawn up with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of St Georges Hospital.
· To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
· To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
· To work in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.
· To comply with St. George’s Hospital No Smoking Policies.
· To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.
· To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with St George’s Healthcare policies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of: age; disability; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (ethnicity); religion or belief; sex (gender); gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
· To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 May 2024
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