Job summary

Specialty Trainee / Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine (ST3-7). This is an opportunity for an anaesthetic or ICM speciality doctor or trainee, to join the team at Hammersmith Hospital ICU to actively develop their clinical skills and experience in a tertiary centre. The department prides itself on fostering a supportive and collaborative environment for junior medical colleagues to develop. Notwithstanding the clinical experience particularly around complex medical patients with critical illness, the successful candidate will work in a department that is particularly active in research, academia, teaching and quality improvement where opportunities for participation in such activities will be afforded and encouraged. The post would suit speciality doctors at senior clinical fellow level, wishing to obtain or further existing clinical experience whilst developing non-clinical facets.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will join a team of 14 Residents (SHOs) and 8 Middle Grade (Registrars) doctors.

The Registrar rota, which the fellow will work on is a 1 in 7 rota with prospective cover (nights and long days). The successful candidate is expected to work on the registrar rota and as such possess the skills commensurate to that of a speciality trainee in Intensive Care Medicine (including independent airway skills).

The shifts are from 08:00am (0800 for Registrars) -1800pm short days or from 08:00am to 21:00pm long days or 20:00pm to 09:00am nights

There will be scope to facilitate the fellow to develop non-clinical skills in parallel with the clinical experience e.g. in research, Q.I., audit and education.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities

1) Clinical Responsibility for the day-to-day management of all patients on ICU West / GICU in conjunction with the Intensive Care consultant. A full ward round with the MDT is held each morning and a secondary clinical round every evening, including holidays and weekends. Review and assessment of direct referrals to the ICU or via the Outreach service. Support to the Outreach service as required.

2) Administrative and governance consistent with the clinical activities of the post. The post holder will be required to participate in the departments and wider directorates clinical governance activities.

3) Education Active participation in the postgraduate education programme which is open to and regularly attended by the entire MDT working on ICU West.

4) Research / Quality Improvement / Non-clinical interest Opportunities to be discussed with education supervisor after appointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• On the GMC's medical register with a Licence to Practice
• On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
• FRCA Primary / MRCP / MRCS / FFICM Primary / EDIC

Desirable

• MD, PhD

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Completion of foundation training or equivalent
• Previous experience in ICM or anaesthetics Core anaesthetic or acute common care stem training (or equivalence)
• Competent at assessment of the acutely ill patient IT Skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• ALS, ATLS, ALERT, CCrISP provider or instructor

Teaching and training

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Desirable

• Previous experience of audit activity/QIP

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential

• Knowledge of processes involved in research

Desirable

• Previous research published in peer reviewed journals

Language

Essential

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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