Job summary
This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care. This is whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Due to the imminent requirement to fill this post, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application.Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through shortlisting stage.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will share the responsibility for the assessment, resuscitation and treatment of all patients referred to the Critical Care Unit, working as part of a team which includes the on-call ICU consultant.
The new appointee will be expected to see patients in the Emergency Department, theatre recovery and the wards following referral from colleagues in other specialities.
The appointee will take responsibility for ensuring their ongoing medical education as agreed at Directorate level.
They will share the responsibility for direct clinical supervision and teaching of the trainee staff, nurse clinicians and medical students.
They will be allocated an Educational Supervisor.
They will be expected to participate in an active audit programme.
There will be the opportunity to develop skills in transthoracic echocardiography up to the level of FICE accreditation.
There will be the opportunity to participate in simulation based teaching and training.
Assessment and resuscitation of critically ill patients
Ongoing management of critically ill patients on the critical care unit
Multi-disciplinary team working
Attendance at MET calls.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical & Professional Responsibilities
Maintain Professional Registration with the General Medical Council
Actively participate in the appraisal and revalidation process for doctors.
Adhere to relevant Codes of Practice as outlined by the GMC.
Administrative Responsibilities
Ensure Medical records are kept up to date.
Complete electronic discharge as appropriate.
Complete electronic VTE assessments
Teaching and Training Responsibilities
Maintain good medical practice through CPD and reflective practice
Attend relevant departmental teaching programme.
Research and Audit
Participate in regular departmental audit
Support research within the department
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising date: 9th January 2025
Closing Date: 15th January 2025
Shortlisting Date: 16th January 2025
Proposed Interview Date: W/C 20th January 2025
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical & Professional Responsibilities
Maintain Professional Registration with the General Medical Council
Actively participate in the appraisal and revalidation process for doctors.
Adhere to relevant Codes of Practice as outlined by the GMC.
Administrative Responsibilities
Ensure Medical records are kept up to date.
Complete electronic discharge as appropriate.
Complete electronic VTE assessments
Teaching and Training Responsibilities
Maintain good medical practice through CPD and reflective practice
Attend relevant departmental teaching programme.
Research and Audit
Participate in regular departmental audit
Support research within the department
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising date: 9th January 2025
Closing Date: 15th January 2025
Shortlisting Date: 16th January 2025
Proposed Interview Date: W/C 20th January 2025
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCA, FCEM, MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of audit
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Understanding of research
- At least 12 months continuous Critical Care And / or anaesthetic experience
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
- Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Skills
Essential
- Experience of applying extensive clinical knowledge and prioritise clinical need
- Experience / technical competence / diagnostics skills
- Good communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Awareness of own clinical knowledge
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive / pressurised situations
Desirable
- Evidence of experience of / interest in Critical Care and its allied specialities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCA, FCEM, MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of audit
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Understanding of research
- At least 12 months continuous Critical Care And / or anaesthetic experience
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
- Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Skills
Essential
- Experience of applying extensive clinical knowledge and prioritise clinical need
- Experience / technical competence / diagnostics skills
- Good communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Awareness of own clinical knowledge
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive / pressurised situations
Desirable
- Evidence of experience of / interest in Critical Care and its allied specialities
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
