Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia & Critical Care

There is an exciting opportunity to join the department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care at The Christies main site in Withington, Manchester as a Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia and Critical Care.
The post complements a team of 24 Consultants in Anaesthesia and/or Critical Care, 7 SAS Doctors, 3 fellows and 2 trainees & 1 ANP.
The ideal candidate must have completed their Foundation programmes (or equivalent) and ideally will have experience of emergency medicine, surgery or anaesthesia training at core level.
The post is particularly suitable post for doctors considering careers in ICM, anaesthesia or other acute specialities.
The successful candidate will gain valuable experience working within an integrated oncological critical care service, led by a dedicated Critical Care consultant team, delivering high quality patient care.
Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of commencement is required
This role provides senior cover on the OCCU medical rota. This is a resident rota covering the critical care unit and management of critically unwell patients throughout the hospital during the day. You will be supported by a senior, airway trained registrar on-site.
The successful candidate will be based on the Oncology Critical Care Unit (OCCU) which is a state-of-the-art eight-bedded facility. The eight bedded unit supports the care of all the patient's undergoing treatment at The Christie's Withington site, the unit delivers around 600 patient episodes per year; 60% of which are surgical.
The post holder will provide resident medical cover for the Oncological Critical Care Unit (OCCU). The role requires the post holder to provide support for the Cardiac Arrest, Outreach and Acute Pain Teams at The Christie, under the supervision of a consultant.
Although not a recognised teaching post, we will look to cater learning and teaching opportunities to the successful candidate based on their individual career aspirations and goals.
The critical care service complements a comprehensive range of cancer specialties including surgical, clinical, medical, and haematological oncology
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high quality consultant led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision making and continuity of care for patients
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Kunal Lund

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Clinical Director and Consultant in Anaesthesia Email address: