Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 month post)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (plus 1A banding)
- Job ref
- 326-6978532-SR
- Employer
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Town
- Redhill
- Salary
- £49,909 - £61,825 1A Banding (50%) per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Echocardiography
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced trainee that wishes to complete FUSIC Heart or level 1 British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) transthoracic echocardiography accreditation over 12 months. Applicants should be interested in a career in intensive care medicine or any other acute medical speciality and have ideally started or been exposed to the FUSIC Heart accreditation process.
This is a highly desired post that also aims to support the increasing work intensity found in the Intensive Care, High Dependency units and Critical Care Outreach teams. Applicants must be familiar with the UK Healthcare system. This post is a full shift system with internal cover for annual and study leave. The fellowship has already successfully taken over 12 trainees through level 1 BSE TTE accreditation and three trainees through level 2 BSE TTE accreditation.
Encouragement and dedicated sessions will be given to pursue these recognised accreditations in transthoracic echocardiography, along with study leave and help with exam preparation if required.
Our unit boasts a state-of-the-art GE Vivid S70 R2 cardiovascular ultrasound device dedicated to echocardiography and two viewing/analysing/reporting workstation within the unit. The successful candidate will be able to perform high quality analyses and reporting using the latest version of GE EchoPACS on our dedicated workstation. In addition, it will be possible for the successful candidate to attend outpatient echocardiography sessions.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.
Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
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.
For this post, the successful candidate will be supervised by Dr Theophilus Samuels ([email protected]), Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine who also possesses full BSE level 2 transthoracic echocardiography accreditation.
The unit is also actively involved in patient research involving critical care echocardiography. The successfully candidate will be expected to support research within the department.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC or GDC registration with licence to practice
- MB BS (or equivalent medical qualification)
Desirable criteria
- FUSIC Heart accreditation (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with UK Healthcare system
Desirable criteria
- 6 months post foundation experience in another speciality eg A&E, medicine, paediatrics.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Clinical skills and knowledge appropriate for level of training and has completed an appropriate number of work place assessments and MSF
- Awareness of limitations
- Seeks help appropriately
- At least a provider for one of the following courses - ATLS/ ALS/ EPLS or similar
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the level 1 BSE accreditation process
- Undertaken audit or research projects in last 2 years.
- Experience in bedside ultrasound (logbook evidence).
- Holds current Instructor status for one of the following courses – ATLS/ALS/EPLS or similar
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Is able to participate as a team member
- Is of good health and good character as per GMC/GDC requirements
- Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff
- Displays SASH Values: Dignity and Respect, One Team, Compassion, Safety and Quality
- Completed NHS appraisal document for doctors in training or Royal College of Anaesthetists Portfolio
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 Theophilus Samuels
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01737 768511
- Additional information
ext. 6046
List jobs with Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Medical and Dental or all sectors