Junior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Medicine

Job summary

These posts would suit doctors looking to gain experience in Critical Care Medicine or to expand on experience already achieved.

You would be working with Foundation Year 2, Core trainees and Specialty trainee doctors from a wide range of specialties to provide 24-hour cover for critical care.

Our aim is to support you to progress in either a career in intensive care medicine or to gain experience in dealing with critically ill patients in whatever specialty you choose to follow. You will be allocated an educational supervisor who will act as advisor and mentor. You will gain experience in managing critically unwell patients and skills relating to critical care medicine including line insertions; bronchoscopy; tracheostomy; drain insertion; transfer of level 2 and 3 patients to CT, MRI, interventional radiology and theatre. There is also the opportunity to learn ultrasound and ECHO skills.

Main duties of the job

Our aim is to support you to progress in either a career in intensive care medicine or to gain experience in dealing with critically ill patients in whatever specialty you choose to follow. You will be allocated an educational supervisor who will act as advisor and mentor. You will gain experience in managing critically unwell patients and skills relating to critical care medicine including line insertions; bronchoscopy; tracheostomy; drain insertion; transfer of level 2 and 3 patients to CT, MRI, interventional radiology and theatre. There is also the opportunity to learn ultrasound and ECHO skills.

You will be encouraged to develop your non-clinical skills and your portfolio by participating in audit, quality improvement projects, teaching, education and research. The unit is currently participating in several research studies coordinated by our Research lead Professor Welters and her team of research nurses and doctors.

Your participation in any or all of these will be according to your individual needs, interests and level of experience.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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