Job overview
Opportunities have arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Your work within the Critical Care Unit at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be based at Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) & you will also be expected to provide cross cover for our second site, Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital (CDH).
There is a 34-beded critical care unit admitting over 1300 patients per year at Royal Preston Hospital, this is a mixed unit made up of level 2 & 3 beds. It has a varied case mix including General Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma, Vascular, Renal Neurosciences, Upper-Gastrointestinal and Maxillofacial Surgery.
There's also an Enhanced Care Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital run by 20 Consultants with an interest in Intensive Care, along with junior support staff.
The unit at Preston has accreditations for all stages of Intensive Care Medicine training.
The Department has undergone a period of rapid expansion, which is reflected in the age and attitude of its career grade members.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. Specifically adopt, in conjunction with colleagues, an active role in the planning, development and delivery of the critical care services for the Directorate.
2. Provide a Critical Care service across the Trust,
3. Participate in the trainee critical care rota on both hospital sites with additional cover during colleagues’ absence.
4. Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than fulltime and ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
5. Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
6. Exercise the freedom to develop specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available resources.
7. Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.
8. Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the theatre environment.
9. Maintain continuing education and professional development at least to the requirements of the faculty of intensive care.
As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.
Working for our organisation
At Lancashire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to provide outstanding healthcare for our local communities, together with the highest standard of specialised services for patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
We promote and value innovation, and embrace new ways of working, emerging technologies, and pioneering practice.
As a learning organisation, we are establishing a continuous improvement ethos, where everyone is encouraged and supported to identify and implement better ways of working that enhance quality of care for our patients, increase productivity and generate efficiencies.
Our world-class teaching facilities and award-winning education teams are growing the healthcare workforce of the future, supporting every member of our team to develop and flourish. When you join us you will have a tailored personal development plan, and access to our award-winning leadership programmes.
The Critical Care Unit has an established research infrastructure with three research nurses contributing to both national portfolio and local studies.
Opportunities exist for development within a pre-hospital care setting as well as in Trauma Resuscitation leadership skills, dependent on experience and skills.
Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
10. What we can offer
11. Job Plan/On-call Requirements
12. The Team
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
13. Full GMC Registration Licence to Practice
14. MBBS or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
15. Post graduate Qualification in Anaesthesia/ED/Medicine
16. Hold ALS / ATLS certification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Have a minimum 3 years post foundation Training experience in Anaesthesia/ICM/ Medicine/Emergency medicine with Mandatory 6 months of ICM experience
18. Competent in independent airway Management.
19. Independent in insertion of Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines and perform Intubations.
20. Independently manage acutely unwell patients in critical care and provide Various organ supports
Desirable criteria
21. Evidence of commitment to Clinical audit.
22. Experience in use of Ultrasound for central line insertion and perform ECHO in critical care.
23. Involvement in service improvement projects
Research and Development
Essential criteria
24. Evidence of interest in personal development
Desirable criteria
25. Publications in a peer reviewed journal.
Health
Essential criteria
26. Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice
Personal
Essential criteria
27. Proven effective communication skills (with examples).
28. Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
29. Proven good organisation skills (with examples).
Desirable criteria
30. Evidence of leadership skills.