Senior clinical Fellow UHL ICU

Assess each patient every day on the ward round and plan patient care under the supervision of the Critical Care Consultant.

Participate with the other members of the team in the ongoing medical care of all the patients on the unit.

Attend and present patients every morning at the handover round and again each evening at the handover round to the Critical Care Resident on night shift

Document and execute a clinical management plan with the Critical Care Consultant on the unit during the day or on call at night regarding the care of all patients on the unit, 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

We are looking for 1 Senior Clinical fellow at University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham, ICU. The post is full-time and is entirely within the Critical Care Unit for the contract duration. Rota pending, applicants who perform satisfactorily may be given a further period of 6 months within Critical Care or Anaesthesia.

The successful applicant will work in a EWTD compliant, 1:6 rota with prospective cover of annual and study leave. There are at least 2 juniors on both LDs and Nights.

The critical care unit is a new 18-bed unit on the third floor of a new 6 storey PFI development that was completed in 2006. The unit consists of single cubicle bed spaces and is equipped with modern monitoring and diagnostic equipment and with IT access at each bed space. The unit admits 800 patients per year - 40% of whom receive level 3 care and 60% are from Medical specialties.

The unit subscribes to ICNARC which provides a comparative audit service to more than 90% of units in England, outcome data is consistently better than that predicted by patients' illness severity., Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations