Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Fellow within Critical Care

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

This role will support the running of both Critical Care units in Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. The post will also support the provision of on call services across both sites.

This role will complement our current junior and middle grade rotas to continue to provide the high level of care for which our units are proud to deliver.

Roles will include the review and management of patients on the Critical Care unit along with review of patients referred to Critical Care.

You will be an integral member of the Adult and Paediatric Cardiac arrest teams as well as the Trauma team.

You will be expected to delivery all procedures required for the management of current inpatients and stabilisation of new admission with the exception of percutaneous tracheostomies.

It is vital that you are able to work within the flat hierarchy we maintain and work with all members of the MDT.

It is hoped that you will also look to support the educational and research programme of the department and you will be supported in these roles

Main duties of the job

To be eligible to apply for this job you must have minimum of 12 months anaesthetic experience and be able to provide advanced airway maneuvers independently with only remote support available.

You must be proficient at inserting central venous access including dialysis lines.

It is expected that you will have completed a minimum of 12 months of resident Intensive cover.

We expected that all life support courses are up to date.

It is desirable that in addition the applicant has post graduate anesthesia or Intensive care medical qualifications (ie FRCA (Part 1 or higher), FFICM, EDIC etc).

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475 in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond. Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-25-ACC

Job locations

GRH and CGH

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Critical Care Services lead by Clinical Lead, Simon Webster. The Critical Care service comprises of 18 other Consultants: Our Critical Care services are delivered across two unit, one on the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital site and one on the Cheltenham General site. The two units admit approximately 1,500 patients a year. We support elective surgical services including Upper GI resection work, head and neck cancer services, three counties Gynae-Oncology services, a busy vascular unit. We have a busy medical admissions workload supporting all specialties including interventional cardiology, haematology, oncology, respiratory and renal medicine. We have the greatest number of paediatric admissions outside of PICU in the South West with between 40 and 50 admissions per year. We pride ourselves on our MDT approach to patient care and the flat hierarchy within our units. We have the support of an excellent outreach team across both our sites and we work closely together to ensure the best patient care.

Gloucestershire Critical Care department is a dynamic, hard-working unit that delivers excellent outcomes for our patients and is a fantastic place to work, learn and contribute

1. Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities

a. Provide care to Critical Care patients

b. Reviewing Critical Care referrals from throughout the hospital

c. Support the provision of an on-call rota in a 1:8 frequency

d. Support the MDT on Critical Care

e. Participate in shared decision making for ongoing management of Critical Care patient

2. Professional Development, Education and Training

a. We would hope that you will support the departmental educational program

b. Attendance at teaching when available on duty is expected. This includes

i. Radiology teaching- every Tuesday

ii. Education session- every Friday

iii. Departmental M & M alternate months

3. Management and Leadership

a. You will be expected to show strong and clear leadership at all times. This will be especially relevant and important when forming part of the out of hours Critical Care team to both the unit and Cardiac arrest teams.

4. Research and Development

a. You will support recruitment into ongoing research projects

b. You are welcome to support the department in its extensive research portfolio including undertaking the role as an Associate PI

5. Communications and Working Relationships

a. High quality, clear and comprehensive communication is expected at all times.

b. You will be expected to regularly communicate with patients and involved them where possible in shared decision making about their ongoing medical management

c. You will be expected to communication with relatives and next of kin in a professional and kind manner at all times but especially around sensitive and upsetting situations

d. You will be expected to communicated effectively with all members of the MDT and other specialties.

6. Clinical Governance

a. The department of Critical Care has robust Clinical governance processes with a monthly CG meeting and two monthly mortality and morbidity review.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Critical Care Services lead by Clinical Lead, Simon Webster. The Critical Care service comprises of 18 other Consultants: Our Critical Care services are delivered across two unit, one on the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital site and one on the Cheltenham General site. The two units admit approximately 1,500 patients a year. We support elective surgical services including Upper GI resection work, head and neck cancer services, three counties Gynae-Oncology services, a busy vascular unit. We have a busy medical admissions workload supporting all specialties including interventional cardiology, haematology, oncology, respiratory and renal medicine. We have the greatest number of paediatric admissions outside of PICU in the South West with between 40 and 50 admissions per year. We pride ourselves on our MDT approach to patient care and the flat hierarchy within our units. We have the support of an excellent outreach team across both our sites and we work closely together to ensure the best patient care.

Gloucestershire Critical Care department is a dynamic, hard-working unit that delivers excellent outcomes for our patients and is a fantastic place to work, learn and contribute

1. Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities

a. Provide care to Critical Care patients

b. Reviewing Critical Care referrals from throughout the hospital

c. Support the provision of an on-call rota in a 1:8 frequency

d. Support the MDT on Critical Care

e. Participate in shared decision making for ongoing management of Critical Care patient

2. Professional Development, Education and Training

a. We would hope that you will support the departmental educational program

b. Attendance at teaching when available on duty is expected. This includes

i. Radiology teaching- every Tuesday

ii. Education session- every Friday

iii. Departmental M & M alternate months

3. Management and Leadership

a. You will be expected to show strong and clear leadership at all times. This will be especially relevant and important when forming part of the out of hours Critical Care team to both the unit and Cardiac arrest teams.

4. Research and Development

a. You will support recruitment into ongoing research projects

b. You are welcome to support the department in its extensive research portfolio including undertaking the role as an Associate PI

5. Communications and Working Relationships

a. High quality, clear and comprehensive communication is expected at all times.

b. You will be expected to regularly communicate with patients and involved them where possible in shared decision making about their ongoing medical management

c. You will be expected to communication with relatives and next of kin in a professional and kind manner at all times but especially around sensitive and upsetting situations

d. You will be expected to communicated effectively with all members of the MDT and other specialties.

6. Clinical Governance

a. The department of Critical Care has robust Clinical governance processes with a monthly CG meeting and two monthly mortality and morbidity review.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • Full GMC registration

Desirable

  • ALS / APLS / PLS

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Ability to maintain a patients' airway independently 'out of hours'
  • Independently site central venous access

Desirable

  • Teaching experience

Clinical experience

Essential

  • Previous critical care experience
  • Minimum 12 months anaesthetic experience and completion of IAC
  • Ability to work closely with Critical Care MDT

Personal attributes

Essential

  • Flexibility and willingness to work together with colleagues to support on-call commitments
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues
  • Able to work co-operatively as a team member
Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • Full GMC registration

Desirable

  • ALS / APLS / PLS

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Ability to maintain a patients' airway independently 'out of hours'
  • Independently site central venous access

Desirable

  • Teaching experience

Clinical experience

Essential

  • Previous critical care experience
  • Minimum 12 months anaesthetic experience and completion of IAC
  • Ability to work closely with Critical Care MDT

Personal attributes

Essential

  • Flexibility and willingness to work together with colleagues to support on-call commitments
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues
  • Able to work co-operatively as a team member

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

GRH and CGH

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

GRH and CGH

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant and Clinical Lead for Critical Care

Simon Webster

simon.webster1@nhs.net

07816404845

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-25-ACC

Job locations

GRH and CGH

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


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