Job summary
We are excited to invite candidates to apply for the position of Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Medicine at University Hospitals Sussex East.
This is an excellent opportunity for those with an interest in critical care to build up their clinical experience and to build up CVs.
The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton is recognised for FICM training at all levels of intensive care medicine.
Main duties of the job
The clinical duties of the post include the following:
- The Critical Care trainee must ensure that patients are managed in a timely and appropriate way in all aspects of critical care: resuscitation, stabilisation, working diagnosis, adequate monitoring, treatment, and discharge.
- Proficient in detailed handover of complex patients.
- Prompt assessment of the critically ill patients referred to ICU.
- The trainees will help lead the daily consultant ward round of all admissions.
- Coordinate and evaluate the suitability for admission to ICU in consultation with the ICU Consultant.
- Adequate documentation.
- Communicate regularly with patients' relatives.
- Identifying patients suitable for discharge and liaise with ward teams.
- Work closely with the Outreach Team, reviewing and manage unstable patients on the ward.
- Teaching and training of junior trainees and medical students
Additional time can be allocated from within clinical hours to support clinical fellow projects in education and SIM, research, leadership, and any other projects depending on personal interests.
About us
The University Hospitals Sussex East Critical Care Service manages 43 level 2-3 Intensive Care beds. It admits around 3600 patients a year, 40% medical and 60% surgical (including Cardiac and Neurosurgery). From this summer we will be in a brand new purpose-built unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital with excellent teaching facilities including a SIM suite built within the critical care unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Career Progression
Essential
- Appropriate progression of career to date
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical degree
- FRCA
- Primary/MRCP/MRCS/MCEM A B C or appropriate
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Advaced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation council UK or Equivalent
Desirable
- Additional post graduate qualification in critical care including ECHO/USS qualification
- Advanced trauma Life Support, Advanced Paediatric life support or equivalent
Clinical Skills and Experiance
Essential
- Completed Foundation training in the UK or equivalent
- Ability to communicate well with patients and staff
- Understanding Clinical risk
Knowledge
Desirable
- Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation and Planning
Essential
- Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- Understanding of NHS/Clinical governance/Resource constraints
Desirable
- Evidence of managerial skills achievements/course attended
Teaching skills
Essential
- Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
Academic and research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Research experience
- Publications
- Prizes and honours
Person Specification
Career Progression
Essential
- Appropriate progression of career to date
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical degree
- FRCA
- Primary/MRCP/MRCS/MCEM A B C or appropriate
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Advaced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation council UK or Equivalent
Desirable
- Additional post graduate qualification in critical care including ECHO/USS qualification
- Advanced trauma Life Support, Advanced Paediatric life support or equivalent
Clinical Skills and Experiance
Essential
- Completed Foundation training in the UK or equivalent
- Ability to communicate well with patients and staff
- Understanding Clinical risk
Knowledge
Desirable
- Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation and Planning
Essential
- Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- Understanding of NHS/Clinical governance/Resource constraints
Desirable
- Evidence of managerial skills achievements/course attended
Teaching skills
Essential
- Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
Academic and research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Research experience
- Publications
- Prizes and honours
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).
