Description
Applications are invited for Clinical Fellow posts in Neurocritical Care (Intensive Care) at The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, for a 6-month period, that can be extended to a year or more, subject to satisfactory appraisal.
The successful applicants will work under consultant supervision at a level best matched to their learning needs and experience.
The posts would be suited to anyone wishing to experience intensive care medicine in a nurturing environment with a view to improving their curriculum vitae with the aim of applying for core training in intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, acute medicine, neurology or neurosurgery.
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery provides neurological and neurosurgical services on a regional, national and international basis.
The neuroscience critical care unit is a 28 bedded unit with approximately 850-950 admissions a year of which 35-40% are planned elective admissions.
The successful applicant will:
- Share the responsibility for the assessment, resuscitation and treatment of all patients referred to the Critical Care Unit, working as part of a team with the on-call ICU consultant.
- Work alongside our trainees on a full shift rota.
- Share the responsibility for direct clinical supervision and teaching of the trainee staff, nurses and medical students.
- Assist in the provision and development of a safe, effective and efficient critical care service and support the Trust in its aim to provide the best possible care to patients.
- Carry out all duties at the highest possible standard taking responsibility for individual patients in their care.
- Comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and employ the basic principles of infection control practice to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff.
- Maintain good electronic clinical records and effective working relationships with medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals on the critical care team.
- Take an active role in the departmental clinical governance activity.
Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise.
The salary is £55,355 a year per annum + London Weighting.