Trust Doctor (ST3) in Intensive Care Medicine | Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 31 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,068 - £57,570 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2024 |
| Location: | Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6356522/396-2732-MS-A |
Summary
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is based in a beautiful and historic part of the country about 12 miles from the centre of London with good transport links into the capital. It lies very close to Richmond Park, the River Thames and is close to Hampton Court Palace and Kempton Park. The hospital supports around 350,000 people in the surrounding area from the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, Merton and East Elmbridge.
We have approximately 520 beds and directly employ around 2,700 staff, with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust.
We have a 12-14 bedded Intensive care Unit caring for patients requiring level 2 and 3 support.
We invite applications from suitably qualified doctors for the post of Trust Doctor in ITU in our thriving and friendly department for a period of 6 months, to participate in a 1 in 8 junior doctor on call Rota. Previous ICU experience is not essential but competency in airway management is required.
We understand that Trust Doctors come to us with different levels of experience, often in different countries, and we aim to fulfil their educational and career progression needs by supporting training and professional development. All Trust Doctors are assigned a mentor from the department.
We run a 4-tier full shift rota on a 1 in 8 basis.
Each department has a Clinical Lead who reports to the Cluster Director. For the Intensive Care department, the Clinical Lead is Dr Alison Curtis, and the Cluster Director is Dr Matthew Oldfield.
Department Structure
The following consultants support the service:
Consultant
Designation
Clinical Interests
Dr Ram Kumar
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Dr Pooja Paramasivan
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Dr Alison Curtis
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Clinical Lead for Intensive Care Medicine
Dr Inithan Ganesaratnam
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Intensive Care Medicine Faculty Tutor
Dr Amira Girgis
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Responsible Officer + Deputy Medical Director
Dr Anna Joseph
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Risk Lead + Research Lead
Dr Hadi Alsahaf
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Dr Kaggere Paramesh
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Risk Lead for Anaesthesia
Dr Viktorija Peciuliene
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia
Outreach Lead; Audit Lead + Organ Donation Lead
Successful applicants will work alongside other trust doctors and trainee anaesthetists in ITU.
They will:
Gain experience in treating critically ill patients
Learn new skills such as recognising the deteriorating patient, central line placement, point of care ultrasound etc
Duties will include:
-Review of critically ill patients on the ICU
-Co-ordinate investigations, specialty referrals and documentation
-Insertion of invasive lines
-Succinct handover to the oncoming shift
-Active involvement in M&M meetings, teaching and audit/QIP
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024