Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
These Adult NECTAR clinical fellow posts (ST3+ equivalent) in transfer medicine are at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Note that these posts require 2 years prior postgraduate training in critical care / anaesthesia / medicine (including a minimum of 3 months post-foundation critical care experience) and candidates must already hold Initial Anaesthesia Competencies.
This post is based at NECTAR (North East and Cumbria Transfer and Retrieval) Service, predominantly to cover the adult service, but opportunities are available to work within the paediatric service when time allows too. This post would be ideally suited to someone interested in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia or prehospital medicine.
GMC registration with a licence to practise is required at time of application. This post is fixed term for 12 months, starting 7 August 2024.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
These posts are at registrar level, and successful candidates will be expected to have prior experience in intensive care and to be competent to work with indirect supervision.
The adult NECTAR service provides transport for critically ill adults within the North East & North Cumbria, Yorkshire, and also further afield.
The posts are intended to provide experience in adult critical care, transport & retrieval medicine including training equivalent to that recommended by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Tom Payne-Doris via email at [email protected].
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- Interhospital transfer of critically ill adults and children (with an appropriate level of supervision) by land and air.
- Supporting NECTAR practitioners with triage and delivery of practitioner led transfer
- Preparing and presenting case reviews
- Develop communication and shared learning
- Teaching on stabilisation training days
- Multidisciplinary team teaching and simulation
In addition to work place based assessments, successful applicants will be expected to gather evidence to use towards the PICS passport and Adult critical care transport competency framework.Each fellow will carry out a substantial project during their time at NECTAR such as research, quality improvement or teaching.
Successful candidates will be supported to attend (if not already completed) APLS NAPSTAR Training for transfer Fixed wing flight training Conferences relevant to transport medicine
As the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management of critically ill patients with indirect supervision, significant prior experience in intensive care medicine is required including advanced airway skills and excellent written and spoken English.
Research:
There are no specific research duties in this post, however there may be opportunities to take part in ongoing clinical trials.
Teaching:
- The department has a strong teaching commitment to junior doctors
- There is both formal and informal training as well as educational supervision and guidance for the postholders provided in each attachment
- Formal study leave to attend relevant regional and national courses, (allocation the same as for regional trainees) with reimbursement of expenses (according to the Trust policy and up to the annual limit) also provided
- A number of educational sessions are provided which are targeted towards meeting the specific needs of International training fellows and Trust grade doctors (such as introduction to NHS, simulation in the high fidelity simulation centre, communication); there is also access to the departmental, Trust and regional teaching and courses, such as preparation for FRCA and EDIC examinations. Critical care units run weekly formal teaching as well as journal clubs, exam practice, self-directed learning and practical procedure teaching. The opportunity exists for the post-holder to attend educational sessions within other departments of the hospital.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of application
Desirable
- Post graduate intensive care qualification
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Satisfactory completion of at least 2 years of post- foundation training in anaesthesia and/or medicine and/or Intensive care)
- Previous paid experience of working in the NHS as a doctor
- Minimum 3 months prior intensive care experience
- Evidence of significant advanced airway skills
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- 1 year Intensive care training
- 1 year Anaesthesia training
- Additional general medicine training
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Desirable
- Suitable procedural skills
Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Desirable
- Experience of audit projects and research
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- IELTS) - Overall 7.5, (Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7 Writing 7) or OET grade B (all areas) or Full GMC registration already
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Desirable
- IELTS overall 8 ( Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7 Writing 7) or OET grade A
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North East Children's Transport & Retrieval - CAV
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 6BE