Clinical Fellow ST3

Job Description

University College London HospitalsNHS Foundation TrustClinical Fellow ( ST3+ )IN CRITICAL CAREFull Time Fixed Term Appointment – 6 – 12 monthsStart date: February 2021Candidates are invited to apply for the above post. We welcome applicants with a background in Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Surgery. The successful candidates will be appointed to a senior ST airway rota.This post offers the opportunity to participate in a wide range of adult general intensive and high dependency care in a busy mixed medical/surgical ICU/HDU admitting in excess of 2,500 patients per year. The hospital is a tertiary referral centre for the following medical specialities: Infectious & Tropical diseases, Thoracic Medicine, Acute Stroke, Oncology, Haematology and the following surgical services: Upper GI; Endocrine, Head & Neck, Urology/ Andrology, Gynaecology and Colorectal. The Trust also has a busy maternity unit, and we work with our obstetric colleagues to manage high-risk pregnancies.We provide support & direct admission from our busy Emergency Department (which sees upwards of 130,000 patients annually), and we take complex external referrals. The department runs a 24/7 nurse led outreach service, which is supported by the ICU doctors. The department also runs a fortnightly critical care follow-up clinic.The unit has specialist interest in long term weaning, psychology of critical illness, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, infection control, peri-operative medicine & emergency medicine, and has expertise in areas such as echocardiography, diagnostic ultrasound, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, experimental, translational and health services research. Successful candidates will be supported to seek experience in these areas. Trainees will be supported in their preparation for the European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine, and the Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine examination, as well as speciality exams in Anaesthesia, Medicine or Emergency Medicine, through established educational collaboration with these departments at UCLH.All applicants must be eligible for full GMC registration. Essential qualifications for this post include full MRCP or MRCS (or equivalents) for physicians and surgeons respectively, Primary FRCA or equivalent for anaesthetists, MCEM or equivalent for Emergency Medicine Doctors. UK based trainees seeking out of programme experience in Critical Care Medicine would be encouraged to seek prospective approval for Out of Programme Training from the relevant Royal College. Previous critical care experience is essential for this post.For further details / informal visits contact:Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital. For further information or to arrange to visit the Department please contact Asma Hawadle at:The post will attract 1A Banding supplement The closing date for receipt of completed applications: 4 weeks