Intensive Care Fellow

These Trust doctor posts are for UK based trainees and represent 6, 12 or 24 month development positions with graduated responsibility dependent based on the assessment of training needs, satisfactory progress and agreement of all the stakeholders. There will be chances to consolidate and develop new skills in managing patients with critical illness. In addition we will provide a supportive training environment and numerous additional educational opportunities., The post holders will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality service, helping to drive a multi-disciplinary team approach to care within the specialty.

The Fellows/Registrars in conjunction with the consultant are responsible for the daily management of patients in the DCC and overseeing the SHOs. Previous advanced airway management is a pre-requisite of the post. Ward referrals and advice are common; no patient should be admitted or refused critical care without prior consultant discussion. The middle grades carry the trauma and paediatric bleep.

All patients requiring Intensive or High Dependency Care in Portsmouth are cared for in the Department of Critical Care at Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH), admitting a mixed medical and surgical population.