Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviors.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
JUNIOR FELLOWS – CRITICAL CARE- ( ST1/2 Level or Equivalent)
FROM 1 AUGUST (12m and 6m Posts available)
Salary as per the New Junior Doctor Terms & Conditions in addition you will be paid additional pay elements as per the Rota.
These exciting posts (first appointed in August ) are for doctors to gain Critical Care experience in a range of aspects of the care of patients from the community or from within the hospital. The posts will offer candidates from the UK or from further abroad a unique opportunity to consolidate their experience in a busy and supportive NHS foundation hospital and provide a stepping-stone to the next level of clinical experience.
Junior Fellows in Critical care will participate on a 9 person full shift rota covering Critical Care including nights and weekends with compensatory days off following on-call periods.
This is not an educationally approved post however the post-holder will have educational teaching, learning and assessment equivalent to those on National Training Programmes.
Applicants for these posts must hold a medical degree from an institution recognised by the GMC. They must have full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate in English in a clinical environment.
Applications via NHS jobs only.
Main duties of the job
The Junior Fellow will be part of the Critical Care/Anaesthesia Team and will be professionally and personally responsible for ensuring that their clinical practice is, at all times, of the highest quality. They will be expected to be supportive of and play their part in the work and commitments of the team, ensuring that at all times they put patients and their safety at the centre of their practice.
They will be required to act professionally and respect the values of the Countess of Chester Hospital (see appendix on Trust values)
The duties will involve the day to day care of the level 2 & 3 patients under the supervision of a consultant, this will include daily reviews as well as practical procedures including intubation, vascular access, ventilation (including complex modes), procedural ultrasound, assessment of critically ill patients, use of invasive monitoring and percutaneous tracheostomy.
The appointee will be directly accountable to the Lead clinician in critical care.
The appointee will be expected to undertake continuing medical education, continuing professional development and participate in audit/research.
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