Interview Date - 21/04/2025
Oxford Critical Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the creation of our CESR Fellowship in Intensive Care Medicine. This post has been designed to support a motivated candidate in completing a Portfolio pathway application for a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). The post will initially be for a period of 1 year with extension based on annual appraisal and progression toward CESR.
The resulting post will be tailored to the successful candidate in line with the FICM specialty specific guidance for achieving entry onto the Specialist Register via the Portfolio pathway in
Intensive Care Medicine. In addition to general ICM on OCC we are also able to offer placements within Neuro ICM, Cardiothoracic ICM, Paediatric ICM and Medicine. Following discussion with your supervisor we will be able to support the special skills year in a selection of topics.
This provides a unique opportunity to train in Intensive Care Medicine with guidance and supervision from those with an appreciation and understanding of the Portfolio pathway.
The CESR Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine plays a vital role in delivering high-quality care to critically ill patients under consultant supervision. Their primary clinical duties include assessing and managing critically ill patients in the ICU as well as responding to referrals from the wards and the emergency department. They will participate in daily ward rounds, conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, and formulate management plans for patients requiring advanced organ support. The role also involves active engagement in multidisciplinary team meetings, responding to emergencies, and ensuring safe and effective patient handovers. The fellow will oversee junior doctors and nursing staff, contributing to their training while working towards their CESR portfolio through structured weekly educational sessions, clinical audits, and quality improvement initiatives. Additionally, they will have opportunities to engage in ongoing research within Oxford Critical Care. The programme duration ranges from 12 months to six years, depending on individual requirements, with annual progression based on performance. The role offers the opportunity to develop and refine procedural skills, including advanced airway management, vascular access, bronchoscopy, and Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography (FICE). Fellows are also encouraged to pursue specialist interests tailored in collaboration with their educational supervisor and the employing department.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement, and any other clinical governance activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep themselves fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate
training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.
Management
The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. They will undertake the
administrative duties associated with the care of their patients, and the running of their clinical department under the direction of the Clinical Director.
General Conditions
Risk ManagementThe management of risk is the responsibility of everyone and will be achieved within a progressive, honest and open environment.
Staff will be provided with the necessary education, training and support to enable them to meet this responsibility.
Staff should be familiar with the
▪ Major Incident Policy
▪ Fire Policy
▪ Information governance
and should make themselves familiar with the ‘local response’ plan and their role within that response.
Responsibilities for Health and Safety
The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all duties and responsibilities of this post are carried out in compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Statutory Regulations and Trust Policies and Procedures. This will be supported by the provision of training and
specialist advice where required.
Infection Control
Infection Control is everyone’s responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, are required to adhere to the Trusts’ Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Healthcare Associated Infections including MRSA.
All staff employed by OUH have the following key responsibilities:
● Staff must wash their hands or use alcohol gel on entry and exit from all clinical areas and/or between each patient contact.
● Staff members have a duty to attend mandatory infection control training provided for them by the Trust.
● Staff members who develop an infection (other than common colds and illness) that may be transmittable to patients have a duty to contact Occupational Health.
Child Protection
The post holder will endeavour at all times to uphold the rights of children and young people in accordance with the UN Convention Rights of the Child.
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults throughout the organisation. As a member of the trust there is a duty to assist in protecting patients and their families from any form of harm when they are vulnerable.
Information Governance
All staff must complete annual information governance training. If you have a Trust email account this can be completed on-line, otherwise you must attend a classroom session. For further details, go to the Information Governance intranet site.
Data Quality
Data quality is a vital element of every member of staff’s job role. OUH recognises the importance of information in the provision of patient care and in reporting on its performance.
Data quality is therefore crucial in ensuring complete, timely and accurate information is available in support of patient care, clinical governance, performance management, service planning, and financial and resource planning and performance. All staff should ensure that they have read and understood the Trust’s Data Quality Policy.
Indemnity
Under NHS Indemnity, the Trust will take direct responsibility for costs and damages arising from medical negligence where it (as employer) is vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of its medical and dental staff.
Where junior medical staff are involved in the care of private patients in a NHS hospital, they would normally be doing so as part of their contract. It is advisable that junior doctors who are involved in work outside their employment should have medical defence cover. This includes
Category 2 work, i.e. reports for insurance companies, cremation fees.
All staff should ensure that they have read and understood the Trust’s Data Quality Policy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025
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