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Job summary

Main area
Intensive Care
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 2 years (Additional details in the job descritption)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (detailed in the job plan)
Job ref
438-MS3032
Employer
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Preston Hospital
Town
Preston
Salary
£61,825 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

We are seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Intensive Care Unit (ICU).  You will work in the Critical Care Unit at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is spread across 2 hospitals.

There is a 34-beded critical care unit admitting over 1300 patients per year at Royal Preston Hospital, this is a mixed unit made up of level 2 & 3 beds. It has a varied case mix including General Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma, Vascular, Renal Neurosciences, Upper-Gastrointestinal and Maxillofacial Surgery.  The unit at Preston has accreditation for all stages of Intensive Care Medicine training. 

There's also an Enhanced Care Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital run by 20 Consultants with an interest in Intensive Care, along with junior support staff. 

The Department has undergone a period of rapid expansion, which is reflected in the age and attitude of its career grade member.

This post will be based at the Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital, and responsible to the Clinical Director in Intensive (Critical) Care. 

You will be expected to have experience in Intensive Care and expected to work under distant supervision especially during out of hour’s shifts.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and highest performing trusts in the North West.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be required to take part in regular educational planning sessions and will have an educational supervisor appointed and also have an annual trust appraisal.

It is essential that the applicant be committed to his or her own continuing medical education and professional development.

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and will be periodically reviewed and amended with the agreement of the post holder when necessary.

The out of hours duties with this post are to provide cover for the Critical Care facilities across the Trust.

As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.

Working for our organisation

We provide a full range of general hospital services to 390,000 people in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble, and aim to deliver excellent and compassionate care that meets the individual needs of every patient.

Our ambition is to become the regional hospital for Lancashire and South Cumbria, and we currently provide a range of specialist services including neurosurgery and neurology, oncology, burns and plastics, renal and disablement to 1.5m patients across the area. We have recently expanded our range of specialist services and were established as the major trauma centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in 2012.

We employ over 7,000 staff with most of our clinical services being provided on our two hospital sites – Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and Royal Preston Hospital.

As a learning organisation, we are establishing a continuous improvement ethos, where everyone is encouraged and supported to identify and implement better ways of working that enhance quality of care for our patients, increase productivity and generate efficiencies.

Our world-class teaching facilities and award-winning education teams are growing the healthcare workforce of the future, supporting every member of our team to develop and flourish. When you join us you will have a tailored personal development plan, and access to our award-winning leadership programmes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years postgraduate training courses completed
  • Engaged in medical practice for three out of the last five years including the most recent 12 months.
  • IELTS – average score 7.5 (min 7 in each subset) or OET (B score)
  • Completed one year’s internship (which can be multi-specialty) or based solely in one specialty.
  • Diplomate of national Board (DNB) across all specialities.
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate qualification in Anaesthesia / ED / Medicine
  • Hold ALS / ATLS certification or equivalent

Experience and Skill

Essential criteria
  • Have a minimum 3 years post foundation Training experience in Anaesthesia/ICM/ Medicine/Emergency medicine with Mandatory 6 months of ICM experience Competent in independent airway Management
  • Independent in insertion of Central Venous Catheters, Arterial Lines and perform Intubations.
  • Independently manage acutely unwell patients in critical care and provide Various organ supports.
  • Competent in independent airway Management.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of commitment to Clinical audit.
  • Experience in use of Ultrasound for central line insertion and perform ECHO in critical care.
  • Involvement in service improvement projects

Management

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

Research & Development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of interest in personal development
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications
  • Publications in a peer reviewed journal.

Health

Essential criteria
  • Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Personal

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication skills (with examples).
  • Proven good organisation skills (with examples).
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of leadership skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Shashi Chandrashekaraiah
Job title
Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01772 523466
Additional information

Informal visits and enquiries are welcomed. Please contact the following:- Dr Shashi Chandrashekaraiah - Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia: 01772 523466

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