Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

In conjunction with the other critical care consultants, the appointee will be responsible for directing the care of Level 2 and 3 patients referred to and treated by the department of Critical Care. Although clinical responsibility is generally shared with the admitting clinician(s) we work to the model of a closed unit. Day to day decisions about the admission and discharge of critically ill patients is the responsibility of the duty critical care consultant in conjunction with the admitting service. In addition to providing clinical care for our patients the appointee will, in association with the other critical care consultants, be responsible for the training and supervision of trainees who are appointed from other departments including medicine, surgery, anaesthesia or the emergency department.
A high level of consultant input to the supervision of trainees is expected. The appointee would be expected to be familiar with the following services which are provided by the Department to include but not limited to: Invasive cardiovascular monitoring, including cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance monitoring. Respiratory support including the use of IPPV, continuous positive airway pressure and non-invasive ventilation. The use of fibreoptic bronchoscopy for diagnosis and treatment.
Renal replacement therapy and therapeutic plasma exchange. Pain relief techniques including thoracic and lumbar extradural analgesia. Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation. Transport of the critically ill if unable to be supported by the Regional Adult Critical Care Transfer Service.
Temperature management therapy post cardiac arrest. Achieved or working towards FICE accreditation in trans-thoracic echocardiography. We have 3 FICE mentors within the department. Paediatric stabilisation

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