Job Title
Clinical Fellow (Locum Appointment for Service)
Duration
5th August 2026 – 3rd August 2027
Specialty/ Department
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Acute Hospital Services
Base
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian
Additional Work Locations
You may also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian’s sites, according to the placement of the post.
Overview
The post is within Cardiothoracic ICU. The Royal Infirmary Edinburgh Cardiothoracic ICU department provides a mixed level of care (level 2/3) to cardiothoracic patients in the intensive care and high dependency units.
The workload includes a mix of patients who undergo elective, urgent or emergency cardiac or thoracic operations and patients admitted with cardiothoracic trauma, reflecting the acute nature of the hospital which is one of the four Major Trauma Centres in Scotland.
Team Structure
Within the department, the Clinical Fellows will work as part of the cardiac ICU team (consultant cardiothoracic anaesthetist/intensivist, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, surgical registrar/specialty doctor, Foundation Year 2 doctor). The team works closely to provide the best available treatment for our patients.
Responsibilities
Successful candidates will be expected to work in cardiothoracic ICU and HDU. They will become proficient in managing postoperative cardiac and thoracic patients, including management of mechanical ventilation, circulatory support with inotropes and vasopressors, invasive haemodynamic monitoring and its interpretation, managing acutely ill and deteriorating cardiothoracic patients.
Procedural Experience
* Insertion of invasive lines (arterial, central venous or vascular access for continuous renal replacement therapy)
* Regional anaesthesia in thoracic trauma
* Echocardiography (TTE, TOE)
* Chest ultrasound and chest drain insertion
* Intra-aortic balloon pump
* ECMO
* Cardiac ALS
Educational Opportunities
The post offers opportunities such as time in theatre, daily consultant ward rounds, monthly morbidity and mortality meetings, frequent teaching sessions, management, quality improvement audits, governance, delivering teaching, research projects, and participation in courses.
Target Candidate
The post is appropriate for trainees who are looking to start or have recently completed core level training (CT1-3), and who wish to pursue a career in anaesthesia, critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology or respiratory medicine.
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