11 Oct
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Bristol
Job description
Job summary
Have you worked in Intensive Care during the Foundation Programme? Do you have a passion for delivering high quality care and working in a multiprofessional team?
Do you want to gain more experience in Intensive Care in a busy tertiary referral ICU in an exciting city-centre hospital?
UHBW Critical Care Department is looking to recruit doctors to join our Critical Care team at the equivalent level of a CT1+ trainee.
These are full-time roles for six months to one year based in both the General and Cardiac Intensive Care Units with the opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills.
The units are busy tertiary referral ICUs providing a wide range of different services and based in a thriving city-centre hospital.
You will work in a multiprofessional team alongside other doctors to provide care to our patients on a full-shift rota pattern
Main duties of the job
In addition to the clinical experience and training available there are opportunities to develop projects in numerous areas, including echocardiography and POCUS, Digital Technologies and IT, Tracheostomy and Advanced Airway Skills, Clinical Research, Quality Improvement and Management and Leadership.
20% of the role is non-clinical and this will allow time for a project to be developed with the support and mentorship of members of the Consultant group.
This 20% time could also be used to develop other areas anaesthesia experience to work towards CT3 competencies.
We are looking for a hard-working, self-motivated and organised doctors who want to increase their experience in a tertiary ICU environment while developing their own career to facilitate their application for core training.
You will need to be able to work on our CT1+ rota and have GMC registration with a licence to practice.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed information of this role, please see the relevant document attached (Job Description) or you can contact Dr Dan Freswater-Turner (ICM Consultant)
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience in Critical Care Medicine
- Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
- Able to participate as key member of cardiac arrest team
- Demonstrates good clinical judgement
- Understands audit and governance processes
Desirable
- Completed specialist skills courses ( difficult airways, ATLS / APLS, ultrasound course, etc)
- Designed and / or completed audits
Skills
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Good communication skills
- Honesty and reliability
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Flexibility
- Inquiring and critical approach to work
- Demonstrates initiative
- Appropriately assertive
Desirable
- Ability to take on administrative roles within the Department
- A willingness to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
Qualification
Essential
- Registered with General Medical Council (UK) with a License to Practice
- At least 24 months full-time hospital service as a Foundation trainee (or higher) grade
- Advanced Life Support provider
- Previous experience of working in critical care in the British Healthcare system (not observing)
Desirable
- MRCP / MRCS (Part 1) or equivalent
- Other membership, fellowship or diplomas
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Other
Essential
- Evidence and entitlement to live and work in the UK
▶️ Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Medicine
🖊️ University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
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