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Critical Care Echocardiography Fellow
| Posting date: | 14 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £63,152.00 to £63,152.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £63152.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5AN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9193-24-0883 |
Summary
We are able to provide advanced respiratory, cardiovascular and renal support to all our patients. We have a national reputation for percutaneous tracheostomy insertion (and are able to train in this domain); renal replacement techniques; bronchoscopy and mechanical ventilation. There is a 24 hour Critical Care Outreach Service and weekly recovery after critical care clinic. Exposure to standardisation and processes of care will be encouraged. We have an advanced nurse practitioner training programme, which started in September 2017 and currently train 4 trainee advanced critical care practitioners. We are a recognised regional centre for training in ultrasound and echocardiography. We have close links with the cardiology department and Dr Elkington, consultant cardiologist is one of our local BSE supervisors. Our department have trained a large cohort of trainees to complete FICE. Dr Walden helped develop the CUSIC competencies for the Intensive Care Society and chairs the Focused Acute Medicine Ultrasound (FAMUS) group. Both FICE and CUSIC courses are run three times a year in the trust education centre or local venues and are attended by delegates from around the country with excellent feedback