Senior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Medicine

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Job OverviewAre you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking NHS Trust? Are you looking for a well-supported role in a friendly department, with multiple sub-specialty learning opportunities? If your answers to these questions are yes, then this could be the perfect role for you!Here at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we are inviting applications for an enthusiastic doctor to join us in a combined role of Senior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care Medicine and Chief Registrar. You will be based at Musgrove Park Hospital from August 2022 and the role is available for a fixed-term period of 12 months.You will have ideally completed at least one year of ST2 grade or equivalent level training in either Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia, and have an interest in Critical Care Medicine, with a strong desire to develop your leadership and quality improvement portfolio.You will take part in a full Critical Care Medicine on-call registrar rota with protected time for the role of Chief Registrar. As Chief Registrar there will be opportunity to develop leadership skills and quality improvement projects, whilst being supported by a bespoke 10-month development programme designed and delivered by the Royal College of Physicians.Main duties of the jobThe Critical Care department at Musgrove Park Hospital is a 16-bed unit, treating a mix of medical and surgical specialties, including major vascular, spinal, and general cases.Musgrove Park Critical Care is a diverse environment, with trainees from ACCS, anesthetics, respiratory medicine and the foundation program, working alongside ACCP (advanced critical care practitioners) in training. We are a cohesive, supportive and friendly unit, and this is consistently reflected in trainee feedback.There is also the exciting opportunity for you to undertake training in point-of-care ultrasound, with access to an echo simulator and weekly ultrasound meetings supported by a sonographer. We would aim for you to be able to undertake accreditation such as FICE during your time here.Musgrove Park Critical Care is proactively supporting a sustainability agenda in the face of the climate emergency, and benefits from a named consultant for sustainability. If you would be interested in doing so, we would support you in undertaking a project in sustainability in critical care.Our critical care unit is an avid participant in clinical research and is well supported by research nurses. We have recruited extensively to many clinical trials in critical care and there would be an opportunity for you to become involved in recruiting patients to research studies.Working for our organisationSomerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged.LocationTaunton is a beautiful area of the South West, located between areas of outstanding natural beauty. Somerset offers you the opportunity to live near some of the UK’s most desirable locations; from the beautiful local beaches; to the vibrant cosmopolitan centres of Bristol, Bath and Exeter within easy reach.The County town of Taunton boasts a wide range of local amenities including; an extensive range of shopping, a wide range of local restaurants, sporting and recreational facilities, and excellent educational facilities. Taunton’s nightlife offers a great atmosphere with cosy pubs and trendy bars.Taunton provides access to the M5 motorway and a mainline intercity rail link with trains to London Paddington in less than 2 hours, and Bristol in 30 minutes.If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and Photo ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.BenefitsWith this in mind, we offer a range of colleague benefits includingWe recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our colleagues.Excellent annual leave entitlementEnhanced rates of payNHS Pension SchemeFree parking on most of our sitesRelocation package up to £7000 (Roles band 5 and above, Subject to eligibility)NHS discountsTraining and developmentFlexible workingPaid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified colleaguesFor more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.ukBy submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable), any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) standards especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data ( sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).Our trust has been awarded HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year for 2021, This award follows a busy time for Somerset FT, now in its second year as a trust providing mental health and learning disability services, community and acute hospital services following a merger in April 2020. For more information on this fantastic award, please click here