Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust Trust Doctor( eqv. to ST4+) in Critical Care Medicine, with a special interest in Follow-Up after critical illness. St Bartholomew’s Hospital Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group We seek a Trust Doctor (ST4+) in Critical Care Medicine with an interest in providing follow-up care for patients after critical illness. This position is ideal for individuals interested in pursuing a career in intensive care medicine. Applicants who are still in training, or who already hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) and want to gain more experience in critical care follow-up before taking up a consultant post, are welcome to apply. This fellowship aims to provide the successful applicant with training and experience in delivering follow-up care to patients after critical illness. St Bartholomew's Hospital has an established critical care follow-up service led by Dr Segun Olusanya. The follow-up team comprises consultants, senior critical care nurses, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, other allied health professionals/therapy staff, and administrator support.
Main duties of the job
This fellowship aims to provide the successful applicant with training and experience in delivering follow-up care to patients after critical illness. St Bartholomew's Hospital has an established critical care follow-up service led by Dr Segun Olusanya. The follow-up team comprises consultants, senior critical care nurses, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, other allied health professionals/therapy staff, and administrator support.
The follow-up service has a weekly clinic that offers face-to-face, video, and telephone consultations. Approximately 200-300 consultations are held annually, and the hospital hosts facilitated peer-support sessions for patients and families.
The successful applicant will be required to contribute to the ongoing development of the follow-up service to meet the needs of the local population, which are continually changing in response to evolving clinical demands and emerging evidence, research, and guidelines.
The post holder will continue a clinical commitment to the general critical care rota, approximately 1 in 9 nights, weekends, long days, and shifts on the cardiothoracic surgical unit. The remaining time will be spent between daily work in the general ICU, cardiothoracic ICUs, and work within the critical care follow-up service.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This fellowship aims to provide the successful applicant with training and experience in delivering follow-up care to patients after critical illness. St Bartholomew's Hospital has an established critical care follow-up service led by Dr Segun Olusanya. The follow-up team comprises consultants, senior critical care nurses, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, other allied health professionals/therapy staff, and administrator support.
The follow-up service has a weekly clinic that offers face-to-face, video, and telephone consultations. Approximately 200-300 consultations are held annually, and the hospital hosts facilitated peer-support sessions for patients and families.
The successful applicant will be required to contribute to the ongoing development of the follow-up service to meet the needs of the local population, which are continually changing in response to evolving clinical demands and emerging evidence, research, and guidelines.
The post holder will continue a clinical commitment to the general critical care rota, approximately 1 in 9 nights, weekends, long days, and shifts on the cardiothoracic surgical unit. The remaining time will be spent between daily work in the general ICU, cardiothoracic ICUs, and work within the critical care follow-up service. The critical care commitment includes exposure to complex cardiac surgical patients, patients with cardiogenic shock, and patients requiring mechanical support (including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation/ECMO). A minimum of 1.5 days per week will be spent within the critical care follow-up service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. FRCA/MRCEM/MRCP/FRCS or equivalent
2. Minimum ST 4 ICM (or equivalent)
3. GMC registered with a license to practise
Desirable criteria
4. Focused echocardiography credential (FICE, FUSIC heart, or equivalent
5. Experience in delivering outpatient care (any speciality)
6. Experience in cardiothoracic critical care
7. ATLS or equivalent
Research and Development
Essential criteria
8. Understanding and knowledge of research and ability to interpret research papers.
9. Good Clinical Practice training
Desirable criteria
10. Publications in critical care journals or in areas of special interest.
Teaching and training
Essential criteria
11. Experience in teaching
Desirable criteria
12. Experience in delivering training courses to junior medical and nursing staff
Governance
Essential criteria
13. Understand the principals of governance and risk management
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of audit or quality improvement
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria
15. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
16. Ability to work under pressure and to adapt to changing clinical environments
Desirable criteria
17. Experience in team leading
Appraisal and mandatory training
Essential criteria
18. Evidence of participation in appraisal process
19. Up to date with statutory and mandatory training in current appointment
General skills and personal characteristics
Essential criteria
20. Evidence of and adherence to the GMC’s ‘good Medical Practice’
21. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
22. Ability to communicate well with patients and to get on well with other staff
23. Self-motivated, empathetic, patient.
24. Ability to handle conflict and work within a team