Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

Job overview

Are you fed up of the constant struggle to complete WBAs? Do you want some time off the training treadmill to pursue your interests in medicine?
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Fellow to our friendly and busy, brand new, state of the art Critical Care Unit at Northampton General Hospital.
This will be a 1 year post working in critical care alongside ‘fellow project’ related activities and development, with the possibility for extension.  There will be opportunity to develop anaesthetic skills with time in theatre and also the possible funding for a PG certificate  in a related field.

This is an exciting time to join Northampton General Hospital as we develop our Academic Strategy towards University Hospital status. 

Alongside clinical duties you will be allowed to take fellow days to work on your projects from your chosen area. The fellowships we currently have running include:

1.     Medical Education

2.     Leadership and management

3.     Patient Safety

4.     Research

5.     FUSIC

6.     Sustainability/environmental

7.     Medical hypnosis 

8.     Social Media in Medicine/Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed) 

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Clinical

The successful applicant is expected to participate in the Critical Care rota (full shift), as well as the day-to-day clinical and managerial running of the critical care unit. The rota is staffed by doctors of varying seniority from a range of specialties. It is expected that individual staff perform at a level that is consistent with their grade/ experience. You will be expected to be actively involved in handover of patients, ward rounds, clinical procedures, clerking, transfers, following up on investigations, documentation to maintain a high standard of clinical care for patients.  We also offer time in theatres with our post to further develop anaesthetic skills if this is desired.

Educational opportunities

The department offer extensive learning resources in addition to an active Medical Education Centre and supportive library service. There are regular educational meetings each week including journal club, M&M, ITU rounds, point of care simulation and regular junior and senior ITU teaching.

There are opportunities to further develop teaching skills with the senior medical students and Foundation Year 1 doctors working in Critical Care.
The rota is EWTD compliant and includes evening, night and weekend shifts within the work pattern.

It is highly recommended that you visit or contact the department to discuss this post.

Please note this post is not directly recognised for training.

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

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