Three Clinical Fellow posts sit in the neurocritical care unit at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for six months with scope to extend. Fellows share responsibility for assessing, resuscitating and treating patients referred to critical care, working alongside consultants and trainees. The 28-bed unit runs a full shift rota with residence required during allocated hours, and suits doctors building a portfolio for core training in intensive care, emergency medicine, acute medicine, neurology or neurosurgery. Full GMC registration with a licence to practise is required at appointment.
What the job involves
- Share responsibility for assessing, resuscitating and treating all patients referred to the critical care unit, with the on-call ICU consultant
- Provide direct clinical supervision and teaching to trainee doctors, nurses and medical students
- Work a full shift rota, resident in hospital during allocated hours
- Take responsibility for individual patients in your care to the highest standard
- Help develop a safe, effective and efficient critical care service
- Maintain good electronic clinical records
- Work effectively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals on the critical care team
- Comply with Trust health and safety policies and apply basic infection control principles
- Take an active role in departmental clinical governance
- Take part in teaching, MDT simulation and quality improvement projects
What’s required
Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree or exam, for example MRCP, MRCS, EDIC or MCEM, as desirable only
- Non-UK trained doctors: PLAB1 and PLAB2 completed and on the GMC register by appointment date
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration at time of appointment
- Current licence to practise at time of appointment
Experience
- Foundation year 2 competencies, or two years' work as a doctor after gaining a medical degree
Skills & knowledge
- ALS certification or equivalent
Nice to have
- Postgraduate degree (MA, MSc, MD, PhD and similar; intercalated BSc does not count) or exam such as MRCP, MRCS, EDIC or MCEM
- Research, quality improvement, management or teaching experience
- At least one post-foundation year experience in medicine, emergency medicine, anaesthesia or ICM
- Some experience of NHS intensive care or NHS anaesthetics
- Trauma certification such as ATLS, ETC or similar
- Attendance at ALERT, CCrISP, BASIC or IMPACT courses
- Other ICM-related certifications such as echo or bronchoscopy
What’s offered
- Allocated Educational Supervisor with regular appraisal and a learning plan
- Formal weekly educational programme including journal club and bedside teaching
- CVC simulation course and in situ MDT simulation
- Mentoring in POCUS, including FUSIC heart, lung and transcranial ultrasound
- Opportunities in teaching, clinical governance and quality improvement projects
- Flexible working support
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
