This 12-month fixed-term Resident ICU Fellow post sits in the intensive care unit at The London Clinic, a private hospital. The work centres on day-to-day medical care of critically ill patients alongside consultants and senior nurses, with patients reviewed at least three times a day. The fellow also carries the bleep and leads emergency response for deteriorating patients across the hospital. It is a full-time, 44-hour role in a consultant-led unit covering surgical and medical cases; applicants need GMC registration and intensive care and airway experience.
What the job involves
- Carry and respond to the bleep at all times
- Manage each patient with a named consultant, following ICU consultant guidelines
- Review all critical care patients at least three times a day and join consultant-led rounds
- Give emergency care to severely deteriorating patients until the consultant or intensivist/anaesthetist arrives
- Keep consultants informed of critical patients' changes and agree and start new treatment
- Work with medical, nursing and other staff, including handovers and medical teaching, to deliver high standards of critical care
- Keep accurate manual and computerised records for reporting and audit
- Act as second responder to cardiac arrest calls, the crash bleep being held by the RMO
- Support the Outreach team and facilitate safe patient transfers
- Support clinical assistants and ward nursing teams
- Contribute to clinical audits, morbidity reviews, local guidelines and clinical governance
- Assist with anaesthetics and emergency theatre care where appropriate to skillset
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- Advanced Adult Life Support (ALS)
- ALS or PILS, with training given on site
- Evidence of appraisals
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
Experience
- Minimum 3 years post-qualification medical or surgical experience
- Minimum 12 months intensive care experience
- Minimum 6 months anaesthetic experience, or airway logbook and competencies if training in a non-anaesthetic specialty
Skills & knowledge
- Strong skills in intubation, line insertion, emergency airway management and mechanical ventilation
- Excellent communication, clinical judgement and organisational skills
- Works well independently and as part of a team
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS disclosure, which successful applicants may be asked to undertake
Nice to have
- FRCA or MRCP
- Qualification in care of the critically ill
- Experience in isolated site anaesthesia or inter-hospital transfer
- Involvement in clinical research or publicationPILS or APLS certification
What’s offered
- Private medical insurance
- Contributory pension, with total contribution up to 20%
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Life assurance
- Travel season ticket loan
- Family friendly benefits
- Retail discounts
- Flexible working, with clear career pathways and access to further education
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
