Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow to join our Intensive Care Medicine Team.

The Critical Care Unit admits over 950 patients per year: approximately 50% are medical patients, 50% are surgical and 95% of admissions are emergencies. Approximately 55% require advanced respiratory or multi-organ support.  The mean APACHE II score is 16 and the ICU SMR is 0.86. The unit is currently staffed to care for up to 16 critically ill patients at one time across two Intensive Care Units.

This is a non-training post that provides excellent learning opportunities and can help to prepare candidates for primary qualifications in their chosen field. As well as the valuable clinical experience, protected time for weekly teaching, we provide self-development time to concentrate on quality improvement projects, research and other areas tailored to the individual’s training requirements including FUSIC accreditation. The acclaimed consultant body has a strong track-record in supporting trainee career development, postgraduate exam success and securing future training posts.  We are highly rated in the GMC survey and get consistently good results from our local trainee feedback. All doctors, regardless of training status receive an educational supervisor and study budget.

Options for additional experience paired with anaesthesia if desired and successful at interview. For informal contact please ring Dr Charlie Pope  on 01225 825056 (ITU).

Main duties of the job

Although this is not a recognised training post, there will be opportunities for learning and development.    You will be expected to be responsible for your own learning by making full use of the tutorial system, access to academic staff and consultant's teaching and to attend as directed for training and in-service commitments.

You will be expected to prepare presentations as requested for tutorials and assist in any collection of information for audit procedures as and when these are carried out within the department.  The department has a structured clinical governance and communication programme where practices are assessed, guidelines reviewed etc that ensures an ethos of continual quality and service improvement.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.