ICM Senior Clinical Fellow in Echocardiography
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical fellow to join our Intensive Care team. The RUH ICU admits approximately 1000 patients per year with 85% as emergencies, including critically unwell children.
Our patient cohort is a 60% medical - 40% surgical split with a mean age of 61, average length of stay 2.7 days and a standardised mortality ratio of 0.93 (meaning that more of our patients survive compared to similar sized units).
In December 2024 we move to a brand-new ward, B36, which has a 16 bed capacity across a number of negative, neutral and positive pressure ventilated rooms. The new ward will offer excellent facilities for both patients, their relatives and staff, with increased numbers of spaces to work and rest compared to our current unit.
Day shifts are staffed by 2 consultants and 3 resident doctors (2 SHO, 1 Middle Grade) as a minimum, 7 days a week. We offer multiple training opportunities throughout the week including radiology meetings, ICU follow up clinic and FUSIC club. Management / leadership opportunities are offered to our more senior trainees. Our monthly journal club, M&M and clinical governance sessions are good learning opportunities for doctors in training. We have a strong track record in research and quality improvement with several professors working in the department.
Main duties of the job
You will work on our middle grade rota.
A minimum of 1 day a week will be protected echocardiography training, supervised by the echocardiography department. This will include supervised echocardiography clinics.
BSE ACCE or EDEC accreditation will be supported.
Appropriate time will be given to take an active part in echocardiography clinical governance and to attend echocardiography department meetings.
You will have access to appropriate and high quality platforms to enable practice of echocardiography skills in the critical care environment.
You will support the FUSIC training offered in our department.
About us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing.
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
* Good organisation and time management skills
* FFICM exam
* FUSIC Heart Accredited
* At least 12 months ICM / anaesthesia experience
* Excellent communication skills and evidence of team working
* Completed Stage 1 ICM training (or equivalent)
* Evidence of having strong intrinsic motivation to complete echo qualification
Interview
* Good understanding of echo and what is required to complete an advanced qualification
* Evidence of effective MDT working and leadership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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