Senior Clinical Fellow in General Intensive Care and Echocardiography
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 6304509/200-CW-712579-6304509 |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Senior Clinical Fellow in General Intensive Care and Echocardiography
Minimum equivalent of completion of ST3-ST4 training
(Full time appointment)
August 2024
St George’s Hospital is the primary teaching hospital 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 on adult intensive care. The duration of the post is 6 or 12 months. The fellow will be part of the ICU POCUS team. The clinical fellow in echocardiography will receive specific mentoring and training in echocardiography as applied to critical care. This is to answer the perceived need for critical care echocardiography training and the new BSE/ICS accreditation processes. This will include transthoracic as well as transoesophageal echocardiography and the aim is to achieve advanced level of echocardiography (BSE, EDEC or similar). The post holder will also be encouraged to make use of a whole range of teaching opportunities including in-house courses and our echocardiography simulator laboratory and weekly echocardiography meetings. There may be some opportunity to attend the cardiology outpatient echocardiography lab by arrangement. The post holder is not required to have any previous echocardiography experience, but this post is aimed at doctors who intend a career in intensive care medicine
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 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. There is continuous support from a Consultant available 24/7. 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. Members of our team hold, or have held, senior positions in International and National Societies.
The following responsibilities are common to all posts in the Trust.
§ 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 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.
§ To comply with St. George’s Healthcare 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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 May 2024
Senior Clinical Fellow in General Intensive Care and Echocardiography
Minimum equivalent of completion of ST3-ST4 training
(Full time appointment)
August 2024
St George’s Hospital is the primary teaching hospital 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 on adult intensive care. The duration of the post is 6 or 12 months. The fellow will be part of the ICU POCUS team. The clinical fellow in echocardiography will receive specific mentoring and training in echocardiography as applied to critical care. This is to answer the perceived need for critical care echocardiography training and the new BSE/ICS accreditation processes. This will include transthoracic as well as transoesophageal echocardiography and the aim is to achieve advanced level of echocardiography (BSE, EDEC or similar). The post holder will also be encouraged to make use of a whole range of teaching opportunities including in-house courses and our echocardiography simulator laboratory and weekly echocardiography meetings. There may be some opportunity to attend the cardiology outpatient echocardiography lab by arrangement. The post holder is not required to have any previous echocardiography experience, but this post is aimed at doctors who intend a career in intensive care medicine
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 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. There is continuous support from a Consultant available 24/7. 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. Members of our team hold, or have held, senior positions in International and National Societies.
The following responsibilities are common to all posts in the Trust.
§ 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 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.
§ To comply with St. George’s Healthcare 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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 May 2024
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