Trust Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care Transport (NECTAR) ST3+

at  The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical: Interhospital transfer of critically ill children (with an appropriate level of supervision) by land and air Supporting NECTAR practitioners with triage and delivery of practitioner led transfer Preparing and presenting case reviews Develop communication and shared learning Teaching on stabilisation training days Multidisciplinary team teaching and simulation In addition to workplace-based assessments, successful applicants will be expected to gather evidence to use towards the PICS passport and optionally adult critical care transport competency framework. Administrative: Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council and possess a full license to practise A minimum of 2 years satisfactory training in intensive care or anaesthesia or general/emergency paediatrics (must include at least 3 months intensive care) Research: There are no specific research duties in this post, however there may be opportunities to take part in ongoing clinical trials or commence review/retrospective research proposals. Audit: Each fellow will carry out a substantial project during their time at NECTAR such as audit or quality improvement. Teaching: The department has a strong teaching commitment to junior doctors There is both formal and informal training as well as educational supervision and guidance for the postholders provided in each attachment Formal study leaves to attend relevant regional and national courses (allocation the same as for regional trainees) with reimbursement of expenses (according to the Trust policy and up to the annual leave limit) also provided Several educational sessions are provided which are targeted towards meeting the specific needs of internal training fellows and trust grade doctors (such as introduction to NHS, simulation in the high-fidelity simulation centre, communication); there is also access to the departmental, Trust and regional teaching and courses, such as READI days.
PICU run weekly formal teaching as well as journal clubs, group case-based discussions, self-directed learning, and practical procedure teaching. The opportunity exists for the post-holder to attend educational sessions within other departments of the hospital. Successful candidates will be supported to attend (if not already completed) APLS, training for transfer, fixed wing flight training and conferences relevant to transport medicine

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