Job summary
- Main area
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Grade
- MN37
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-TDPB-034
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 per annum plus London Weighting
- Closing
- 19/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Interest in Academic Research
MN37
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an anaesthetic or ICM speciality doctor or trainee with a strong interest in research in ICM, to join the team at Hammersmith Hospital ICU and actively participate in the research and academic activities of the department. The post would suit speciality doctors at senior clinical fellow level, wishing to obtain or further existing experience in research. The post affords supervision, competencies and dedicated research time commensurate with the requirements for special skills training in academic research for ICM training as described by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. As such, the post would also be suitable for stage 2 special skills training in academic research with the relevant approvals of the local ICM regional advisor and training programme director.
It is anticipated that up to 70% of daytime activity will be protected for research.
The department participates in numerous NIHR portfolio trials and studies. Research interests include basic, translational and clinical research pertaining to ARDS, sepsis and multi-organ failure including acute kidney injury.
Main duties of the job
The fellow will join a team of 14 Residents (SHOs) and 8 Middle Grade (Registrars) doctors.
The Registrar rota, which the fellow will work on is a 1 in 7 rota with prospective cover (nights and long days). The successful candidate is expected to work on the registrar rota and as such possess the skills commensurate to that of a speciality trainee in Intensive Care Medicine (including independent airway skills).
The shifts are from 08:00am (0800 for Registrars) -1800pm short days or from 08:00am to 21:00pm long days or 20:00pm to 09:00am nights
There will be a significant amount of time (to be mutually agreed) set aside for the special interest research related activity. Typically, depending on the nature of the research project being supported would be up to 70-80% of the total WTE.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities
1) Clinical – Responsibility for the day-to-day management of all patients on ICU West / GICU in conjunction with the Intensive Care consultant. A full ward round with the MDT is held each morning and a secondary clinical round every evening, including holidays and weekends. Review and assessment of direct referrals to the ICU or via the Outreach service. Support to the Outreach service as required.
2) Administrative and governance – consistent with the clinical activities of the post. The post holder will be required to participate in the departments and wider directorate’s clinical governance activities.
3) Education – Active participation in the postgraduate education programme which is open to and regularly attended by the entire MDT working on ICU West.
4) Research / Quality Improvement / Non-clinical interest – Opportunities to be discussed with education supervisor after appointment.
5) Special Interest activity in academic research.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- On the GMC’s medical register with a Licence to Practice
- FRCA Primary / MRCP / MRCS / FFICM Primary /
Desirable criteria
- On GMC’s Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- BSc, MSc or equivalent, FFICM, EDIC
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Completion of foundation training or equivalent
- Previous experience in ICM or anaesthetics Core anaesthetic or acute common care stem training (or equivalence)
- Competent at assessment of the acutely ill patient IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- ALS, ATLS, ALERT, CCrISP provider or instructor
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of processes involved in research
Desirable criteria
- Previous research published in peer reviewed journals
Teaching and training
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Behrad Baharlo
- Job title
- Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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