Ultrasound Fellow (ST3) In Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,825 - £70,425 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2025 |
| Location: | Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ |
| Company: | Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7150805/223-MJ112 |
Summary
A Vacancy at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a yearlong training fellowship in Intensive Care Ultrasound. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic fellow to work at the level of an ST3 or above in our family friendly, supportive Intensive Care and Anaesthetic department. Full time and part time applications are welcome, and the post is available from August 2025.
Main Clinical duties include:
· To achieve point of care ultrasound skills
· Integration of ultrasound with history, examination, and other investigations to inform and guide the management of critically ill (+/- anaesthetic) patients
· To gain the knowledge required to run a Critical Care or Anaesthetic Ultrasound service
· To understand, plan and apply clinical governance to an Echo service
· To aspire to excellence in ultrasound by committing to a process of lifelong learning
· To participate in quality improvement, audit, research, and national/international presentations
· Learn how to organise and teach on national courses
· To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
· To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
· To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
· To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
The successful applicant will participate in a 1 in 8 on-call rota consisting of regular day, night, and weekend second on-call sessions with weekend working (day or night) taking place on every fourth weekend. Whilst on-call you would be responsible for providing cover for Hospital emergencies, supervising the tier 1 doctors in general theatres and cover for the ITU/HDU with the support as necessary of the supportive on-call Consultants who will be resident at home out of hours.
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 May 2025
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a yearlong training fellowship in Intensive Care Ultrasound. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic fellow to work at the level of an ST3 or above in our family friendly, supportive Intensive Care and Anaesthetic department. Full time and part time applications are welcome, and the post is available from August 2025.
Main Clinical duties include:
· To achieve point of care ultrasound skills
· Integration of ultrasound with history, examination, and other investigations to inform and guide the management of critically ill (+/- anaesthetic) patients
· To gain the knowledge required to run a Critical Care or Anaesthetic Ultrasound service
· To understand, plan and apply clinical governance to an Echo service
· To aspire to excellence in ultrasound by committing to a process of lifelong learning
· To participate in quality improvement, audit, research, and national/international presentations
· Learn how to organise and teach on national courses
· To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
· To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
· To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
· To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
The successful applicant will participate in a 1 in 8 on-call rota consisting of regular day, night, and weekend second on-call sessions with weekend working (day or night) taking place on every fourth weekend. Whilst on-call you would be responsible for providing cover for Hospital emergencies, supervising the tier 1 doctors in general theatres and cover for the ITU/HDU with the support as necessary of the supportive on-call Consultants who will be resident at home out of hours.
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 May 2025