Senior Specialist In Intensive Care Medicine

Job overview

Please note this is a MC70 position.

This is a 2-year post and applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Intensive Care. It would suit an experienced senior ITU speciality/registrar doctor who is interested in gaining further clinical experience/specialist interest area (SIA) prior to application for CCT/CESR/Portfolio pathway.

We are a large & diverse 57 bedded ICU looking for a senior specialist clinical fellow to join us for, commencing in August 2024. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a doctor with an interest in critical care to develop as a clinician. The post is designed to provide a wide range of critical care experience, including peri-operative medicine for complex major surgery, neuro-intensive care, follow up clinic and working with a range of specialities to continue to develop critical care services within the Trust.

We provide a wide range of training opportunities making these posts ideal for doctors hoping to enter specialty training at stage 2/3 or apply for CESR or portfolio pathway.

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Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the provision of a high quality, responsive critical care service to Barking,Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with colleagues in anaesthetics and other clinical departments. This will involve caring for patients on the ITUs and HDUs at Queen's Hospital and/or King George Hospital, reviewing patients and initiating critical care treatment in Accident & Emergency, theatre recovery and ward areas, and undertaking transfer of patients (both intra and inter-hospital).
• Comply with the agreed job plan, which will be reviewed annually.
• Acting as the team leader for emergency out of hours resident on-call cover for critical care medicine.
• Contribute to postgraduate and continuing education for medical, nursing, technical staff, GP's and other allied professions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them.  For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi Fadero, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4456.