Applications are invited for a Specialist Fellow in Adult Critical Care and Resuscitation starting in August 2025.

This post would suit candidates with an established interest in Emergency Medicine who are considering the possibility of combined Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care training.

The successful candidate would be based in the Critical Care department but would have at least one day per week allocated to the resuscitation area of the Emergency Department where they will be expected to participate in clinical duties, service improvement and education.

The candidate will be supervised by dedicated consultants within both Critical Care and Emergency Medicine.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will participate in the general rota across both QMC and NCH campus critical care units to maximise the clinical experience you gain during this post.

Clinical Responsibilities will include (not exhaustive):

Perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings on the MDT ward round

Review critically unwell patients outside of critical care

Admit, stabilise and formulate an initial management plan for critically unwell adults

After a period of training competently use vasopressors, insert CVC and Arterial Lines.

During your time in post you will also

Dedicate at least one day per week to the resuscitation area of the emergency department.

Engage in the management of patients admitted to resus.

Undertake a quality improvement project(s).

Adult Critical Care at NUH is a highly supportive, friendly, cohesive, ambitious and energetic team led by a group of consultants devoted to delivering excellent care to our patients. We invest in every member of team, are positive about well-being and have an accommodating approach to the rota. There are an abundance of educational opportunities and on-site is the well regarded Trent Simulation Centre. Our juniors consistently secure their preferred training posts through competitive selection.

Our 66 critical care beds are split between the Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, admitting in excess of 4500 patients per year. We accept patients from all of the major medical and surgical specialties and are a tertiary referral centre for many subspecialties. Of note we are a neurosurgical centre, burns centre and are one of the busiest major trauma centres in Europe. Among our staff are the National Lead for Organ Donation and the Vice Chair of NIHR's Critical Care Group.