Job summary
RBH critical care supports a variety of cardiological and respiratory diseases and post procedural/operative cardiovascular and thoracic cases across two critical care areas (AICU, Elizabeth and ICU). Tertiary and quaternary services include ECMO (cardiac and respiratory), Grown Up Congenital Heart (GUCH) disease, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, and asthma, and minimally invasive cardiological interventions. There is an active teaching programme covering general and specialist critical care. This includes journal club, lectures with internal and external speakers.RBH is a commissioned VV ECMO centre and is also part of the London Shock service and manages patients who are in cardiogenic shock and require VA ECMO and temporary Left ventricular assist devices such as Impella. There will be opportunity to learn about the management of patients on ECMO and also participate in inter and intra hospital transfers ofpatients on ECMO. Furthermore, we will provide ECMO courses for the fellows and opportunity to attend international conferences. The RBH is fully invested in research and innovation and there are a wide numbers of research opportunities with expectation of presentation at conferences and publications. We will assist with development of any specialist interests that fellows may have such as echocardiography training.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties will include, but is not limited to:
- Participating in the clinical management of patients requiring, Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
- 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
Non-clinical duties will include:
- Updating the SRF database
- Contributing to audit projects related to severe respiratory failure
- Contributing to research related to severe respiratory failure
- Attendance at meetings related to the severe respiratory failure service and contributing to the development of the severe respiratory failure service.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTTFT) comprises five of the UK's renowned hospitals: Guy's; St Thomas'; Evelina London Children's, Royal Brompton, and Harefield - as well as community services in the Lambeth and Southwark boroughs of London.
GSTTFT is among the UK's busiest and most successful Trusts and provides a broad range of medical, surgical and maternal-obstetric specialities.
GSTTFT has a long history of clinical excellence, research and innovation and - as part of King's Health Partners - is one of England's eleven Academic Health Sciences Centres. These centres are partnerships between NHS organisations, universities, and research institutions, focused on integrating research, education, and clinical practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- To be part of the critical care team based across the Royal Brompton critical care units asrequired.
- To participate in medical audit.
- To participate in the education and supervision of medical trainees and other 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:
- To be part of the critical care team based across the Royal Brompton critical care units asrequired.
- To participate in medical audit.
- To participate in the education and supervision of medical trainees and other 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
- ALS (or equivalent)
Desirable
- CCT, or equivalent training, in base speciality
- CCT, or equivalent training, in critical care
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Previous experience
Essential
- Critical care (minimum intermediate level/FICM stage 2)
- Completion of core training (>2years post foundation/internship)
Desirable
- Cardiothoracic critical care (minimum 6 months)
- Anaesthetic/Airway
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of critical care medicine (CCM)
- Pathophysiology of CCM
- Participation in clinical audit/patient safety/governance
- Communication and Teamworking Skills
Desirable
- Teaching skills
- Ability to undertake research
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCA/MRCP/MRCS or equivalent qualification
- ALS (or equivalent)
Desirable
- CCT, or equivalent training, in base speciality
- CCT, or equivalent training, in critical care
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Previous experience
Essential
- Critical care (minimum intermediate level/FICM stage 2)
- Completion of core training (>2years post foundation/internship)
Desirable
- Cardiothoracic critical care (minimum 6 months)
- Anaesthetic/Airway
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of critical care medicine (CCM)
- Pathophysiology of CCM
- Participation in clinical audit/patient safety/governance
- Communication and Teamworking Skills
Desirable
- Teaching skills
- Ability to undertake research
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.
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.
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).
