Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-M3874
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole General Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £54,499 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Critical Care Junior Clinical Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a Trust Grade Doctor in Critical Care at University Hospitals Dorset Trust to support the continuing expansion of the critical care service. The successful applicant will provide full shift cover (ie days/ weekends/ nights) with support from an SpR/ Staff grade anaesthetist. You will be assigned a consultant clinical supervisor and there will be opportunities for experience in theatre for those with an interest in anaesthesia. There will be opportunities for career development, audit and research which the Department will support, but this is primarily a service post. The successful candidate will also be expected to attend and deliver departmental teaching. We would expect the successful candidate to gain suitable experience in critical care medicine to allow application for a training programme. There are opportunities for teaching and simulation either to junior doctors, nursing and the multi-disciplinary critical care team.
Main duties of the job
- Daily review of patients on critical care unit, both morning and evening and formulation of management plans with critical care team
- Participation in daily ICU ward rounds and handover
- Support critical care team with admission of patients and reviews of ward patients
- Gain experience and competency with critical care procedures such as arterial line and central line insertion
- Order investigations and prescribe therapies as instructed by critical care team
- Communicate/handover with parent teams
- Make referrals to other clinical specialties
- Participate in departmental Clinical Governance meetings and mortality review meetings
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide full shift cover (ie days/ weekends/ nights) with support from an SpR/ Staff grade anaesthetist. You will be assigned a consultant clinical supervisor and there will be opportunities for experience in theatre for those with an interest in anaesthesia. There will be opportunities for career development, audit and research which the Department will support, but this is primarily a service post. The successful candidate will also be expected to attend and deliver departmental teaching. There are opportunities for teaching and simulation either to junior doctors, nursing and the multi-disciplinary critical care team
- Daily review of patients on critical care unit, both morning and evening and formulation of management plans with critical care team
- Participation in daily ICU ward rounds and handover
- Support critical care team with admission of patients and reviews of ward patients
- Gain experience and competency with critical care procedures such as arterial line and central line insertion
- Order investigations and prescribe therapies as instructed by critical care team
- Communicate/handover with parent teams
- Make referrals to other clinical specialties
- Participate in departmental Clinical Governance meetings and mortality review meetings
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised basic medical degree
- Full GMC registration
- 3. Experience in critical care medicine at Foundation/ Core Training/ ‘SHO’ level or higher or its equivalence (within last 6months)
Desirable criteria
- 1. Valid ALS provider certificate
- 2. Post graduate exam (part or whole) FRCA/MRCP/MRCS or equivalent
Clinical training and experience
Essential criteria
- 1. Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to enter UK Anaesthesia Speciality Training.
- 2. Clinical training and experience to act as 2nd on Critical Care Unit resident doctor with non-resident Consultant Supervision.
- 3. Sound general medical knowledge
- 4. Ability to perform within a multidisciplinary team.
- 5. Up to date E-portfolio, multisource feedback and successful ARCP outcome.
Service Quality
Essential criteria
- 1. Demonstrable interest in critical care medicine/ anaesthesia.
- 2. Evidence of interest in quality assurance and improvement
- 3. Understands the principles of medical audit and research
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Honesty and reliability
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Resilience and remain calm under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
- Willingness to work in partnership with management
- • Willingness to accept the need to implement trust, directorate and departmental priorities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ian Mowat
- Job title
- Deputy Clinical Director, Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4194
- Additional information
Dr James Bromilow , Lead for Critical Care ,Poole site [email protected] 0300 019 4194
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