Job summary
This program provides a unique opportunity for the appointee to achieve:1. Independent practitioner-level accreditation with the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) in critical care echocardiography (ACCE).2. Consultant-level specialist skills and knowledge in critical care echocardiography.3. Expertise in the delivery and organisation of critical care echo services.4. The opportunity to publish with an established group of critical care clinician-echocardiographers.For the clinical component of the fellowship, the successful applicant will work as part of the intensive care medicine senior registrar team on an 80% WTE basis.
Main duties of the job
The Oxford Critical Care Echo service (OCCES) is co-run by Dr Colebourn (governance lead) and five other consultant team members, all accredited to Level II with the BSE and all alumni of the program.The Oxford Critical Care Echo Service is the UK's first accredited non-departmental echo service.1. Dr Graham Barker leads POCUS Fellowships in Oxford and was the past Advanced Critical Care Echo lead for the BSE.2. Dr David Garry is the national lead for Level I for the BSE and trains Level II candidates weekly on his outpatient list.3. Dr James Day runs the pre-operative assessment service. Dr Day developed the use of echo within this service, including incorporation into CPET assessment; he also developed and co-chairs the High-Risk Anaesthetic Meeting (HRAM) with Dr Nikant Sabharwal, consultant cardiologist.4. Dr Toby Thomas trains Level I and II echocardiographers on his weekly outpatient list.5. Dr Clare MacEwan is a renal physician and clinical echocardiographer contributing to the inpatient critical care echo service
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Fellowship is delivered in the ICUs at the John Radcliffe Hospital, the Churchill hospital, and the outpatient echocardiography department. The appointee will be given a protected day of echo session per week under the direct supervision of the faculty. In addition, the appointee will be expected to attend weekly cardiology echocardiography imaging review meetings and practice echo techniques daily in the intensive care unit. The adult intensive care department has state-of-the-art mobile echocardiography equipment at the John Radcliffe and Churchill sites.The appointee who completes six months of satisfactory progress on clinical and the echo fellowship domains will be given an interim competency assessment at a time to suit their rate of skills development. Successful completion of this assessment will allow the appointee to contribute to the in-house critical care echo service currently in place, supported by the senior team. Supervision for this is always immediately available.The appointee will sit the written component of BSE accreditation ACCE at the end of year one.Please contact Dr Claire Colebourn (Critical care echocardiography fellowship program lead;Claire.Colebourn@ouh.nhs.uk ) or Dr Raja Jayaram (Director of Oxford critical care fellowships;raja.jayaram@ouh.nhs.uk ) for further details and to be put in touch with alumni of the program.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Fellowship is delivered in the ICUs at the John Radcliffe Hospital, the Churchill hospital, and the outpatient echocardiography department. The appointee will be given a protected day of echo session per week under the direct supervision of the faculty. In addition, the appointee will be expected to attend weekly cardiology echocardiography imaging review meetings and practice echo techniques daily in the intensive care unit. The adult intensive care department has state-of-the-art mobile echocardiography equipment at the John Radcliffe and Churchill sites.The appointee who completes six months of satisfactory progress on clinical and the echo fellowship domains will be given an interim competency assessment at a time to suit their rate of skills development. Successful completion of this assessment will allow the appointee to contribute to the in-house critical care echo service currently in place, supported by the senior team. Supervision for this is always immediately available.The appointee will sit the written component of BSE accreditation ACCE at the end of year one.Please contact Dr Claire Colebourn (Critical care echocardiography fellowship program lead;Claire.Colebourn@ouh.nhs.uk ) or Dr Raja Jayaram (Director of Oxford critical care fellowships;raja.jayaram@ouh.nhs.uk ) for further details and to be put in touch with alumni of the program.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise or eligibility for GMC registration
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCA, MRCP, FFICM or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Advanced competencies in Intensive Care medicine
- Evidence of ability to manage critically ill patients with distant supervision
- More than two year's experience in Intensive Care
Desirable
- Minimum 6 months experience in anaesthetics or equivalent airway skills
Skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, professional skills to effectively undertake the role of senior clinical Fellow in a busy teaching hospital ICU
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good written English
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
- Experience of routine clinical audit
Desirable
- Research or Management training and experience
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise or eligibility for GMC registration
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCA, MRCP, FFICM or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Advanced competencies in Intensive Care medicine
- Evidence of ability to manage critically ill patients with distant supervision
- More than two year's experience in Intensive Care
Desirable
- Minimum 6 months experience in anaesthetics or equivalent airway skills
Skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, professional skills to effectively undertake the role of senior clinical Fellow in a busy teaching hospital ICU
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good written English
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
- Experience of routine clinical audit
Desirable
- Research or Management training and experience
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
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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).
