Job summary
The Critical Care department at GSTT has an international reputation for clinical excellence and a prominent research profile. As well as serving the local population we provide tertiary critical care to the region.
The critical care directorate comprises six clinical areas and totals 75 beds at the St Thomas' site. There are 39 level 3 beds in the East Wing of the hospital (15 on EW1 ICU, 13 on EW2 ICU and 11 on EW6 ICU), an overnight intensive recovery unit (11 level 3 beds staffed by anaesthetists), a medical/surgical HDU on East Wing level 10 (15 level 2 beds) and cardiovascular surgical HDU (10 level 2 beds) on East Wing level 8. At the Guy's site, there are 13 level 2/3 beds on the Guys Critical Care Unit (GCCU).
Our case mix is challenging with a large proportion of complex medical and cardiothoracic patients. We manage a wide spectrum of medical and surgical emergencies.
We are one of the largest severe respiratory failure centres in Europe by case load. The service was commissioned in 2012. This includes a 24/7 consultant-led ECMO/severe respiratory failure retrieval service. We conduct around 100 ECMO retrievals annually. There is also exposure to extra-corporeal CO2 removal. There is ongoing going development of a VA programme for the management of reversible cardiogenic shock and eCPR. The post holder will also have significant exposure to general ITU patients and complex vascular, general surgery and cardiac surgery patients
Main duties of the job
The SRF research fellow will provide direct clinical care (50%) and research activities (50%).
Clinical duties will include, but is not limited to:
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- Participating in the clinical management of patients requiring, ECMO and ECCO2R.
- Preparing and presenting cases at the weekly SRF meeting, and coordinating and documenting discussions at the meeting
- Participating in the follow-up of patients who have received advanced respiratory support
- Participating in the retrieval of patients referred for severe respiratory failure assessment and support
- Contributing to the general clinical workload of the ICU, and acting as senior team leader on site out of hours, supporting more junior members of the team.
Research activities will include, but is not limited to:
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- Interrogation of existing large clinical data sets
- Participation in all aspects of the research process within the department
- Screening and recruitment of potentially eligible patients in critical care
- Consent and enrolment of participants
- Support, follow-up and clinical assessment of enrolled study participants and families according to the study protocol
- Liaison with R&D and collaborators including the driving assessment centre
- Maintain productive working relationships with the GSTT research nursing team
- Collection and quantitative/qualitative analysis of study data and maintenance of database
- Preparation of study documents, ethics applications, study materials and reports
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful Foundation Trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of the multi-disciplinary staff allocated to him/her under the aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of multi-disciplinary graduate and post graduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of the multi-disciplinary staff allocated to him/her under the aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of multi-disciplinary graduate and post graduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Education
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCA/MRCP/MRCS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- DICM/EDIC or equivalent qualification in intensive care medicine
Professional / Statutory Registration
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with licence to practice with the GMC at time of appointment
- Eligible to work in the UK
Previous Experience
Essential
- Ability to provide a complete employment history with no unexplained career gaps
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
- Minimum 18 months substantive experience in intensive care medicine
Desirable
- Experience with advanced respiratory life support therapies
- Demonstrable research experience
- Demonstrable teaching experience
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Valid adult life support (ALS) certification
- Airway skills (minimum 12 months substantive anaesthesia)
- Inter-hospital ventilated patient retrieval skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including confident and comfortable interaction with trial participants, clinical and research team members, and the broader research community
Desirable
- 24 months substantive experience in anaesthesia
- Fluent use of IT including email, word processing, spreadsheet, database
- Expertise in statistics and data analysis
- Knowledge of experimental techniques and study design
- GCP certification
Person Specification
Qualifications / Education
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCA/MRCP/MRCS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- DICM/EDIC or equivalent qualification in intensive care medicine
Professional / Statutory Registration
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with licence to practice with the GMC at time of appointment
- Eligible to work in the UK
Previous Experience
Essential
- Ability to provide a complete employment history with no unexplained career gaps
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
- Minimum 18 months substantive experience in intensive care medicine
Desirable
- Experience with advanced respiratory life support therapies
- Demonstrable research experience
- Demonstrable teaching experience
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Valid adult life support (ALS) certification
- Airway skills (minimum 12 months substantive anaesthesia)
- Inter-hospital ventilated patient retrieval skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including confident and comfortable interaction with trial participants, clinical and research team members, and the broader research community
Desirable
- 24 months substantive experience in anaesthesia
- Fluent use of IT including email, word processing, spreadsheet, database
- Expertise in statistics and data analysis
- Knowledge of experimental techniques and study design
- GCP certification
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).
