Job summary
The post would suit trainee-grade candidates who are currently between rotations.
The post is intended as a junior resident post at F2 to CT3 level for those with a background in any acute specialty including A&E, anaesthesia, medicine and surgery.
Northwick Park/St Mark's is a very large district general hospital which also hosts national referral centres for colorectal surgery and intestinal failure. There are district and supra-district services in ENT, maxilla-facial and vascular surgery and infectious diseases, and all other major district level specialties are represented. The ICU has 48 beds, split over two distinct units with approximately 400 admissions per year
Main duties of the job
This is a Trust grade appointment in a unit which is accredited for basic, intermediate and higher training in Intensive Care Medicine, and has an active critical care programme aimed at providing experience and teaching equivalent to FICM Intensive Care training requirements. The post-holders will work alongside numbered trainees from the Anaesthetic, ACCS, and IMT rotations, and will receive identical training, clinical exposure, and formal assessment
Northwick Park/St Mark's is a very large district general hospital which also hosts national referral centres for colorectal surgery and intestinal failure. There are district and supra-district services in ENT, maxilla-facial and vascular surgery and infectious diseases, and all other major district level specialties are represented. The ICU has 48 beds, split over two distinct units with approximately 400 admissions per year
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the regular clinical assessment and management of all patients, in conjunction with consultants and anaesthetic trainees.
Close supervision will be available at all times but incumbents of the posts will be trained and encouraged to develop initiative in clinical assessment, diagnosis and active management of their patients, rather thanbeing limited to carrying out a daily list of tasks.
This clinical commitment extends beyond the unit to support that Critical Care Outreach nurses and the care of critically ill patients throughout the hospital.
Person Specification
Experience in A&E, Medicine, Surgery or Anaesthetics
Essential
- Medical qualifications
- Registration with GMC ?MB BS (or equivalent)
Desirable
- CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS
- Experience in A&E, medicine, surgery, or anaesthetics*. ?Valid medicine or surgery experience must involve exposure to acute admissions. ?Experience of UK working practices
Experience in A&E, medicine, surgery, or anaesthetics*.
Essential
- Clinical skills
- Competency in clinical examination ?Ability to recognise and respond intelligently to clinical situations with an appropriate degree of urgency. This is independent of prior experience. ?Competency and confidence to work without direct supervision where appropriate ?Awareness of limitations and readiness to summon help when required.
Desirable
- Knowledge/Experience
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge to experience gained ?Ability to learn and apply knowledge ?Understanding of evidence-based practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
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