Trust Registrar in Critical Care with Simulation: Sponsorship Available

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We invite candidates to apply for the position of Clinical Fellow in Critical Care with an interest in ultrasound (Ultrasound Fellowship). This is a 6-month post (potentially extendable to 12-months), based at Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH).

This is an excellent opportunity to learn and develop ultrasound skills alongside experienced trainers in FUSIC Heart, Lung, Abdomen, Vascular, DVT and Haemodynamic modules. Ultrasound training will be tailored to the needs of the successful applicant. There are also opportunities to gain experience in delivering education and training.

The BNHH critical care department has 3 cart-based ultrasound machines, and soon 2 state of the art handhelds (one dedicated to this post-holder), all with network/ archiving/storage capability. The successful applicant will have 1 day per week of protected ‘ultrasound training/practice’ as part of their job contract, and this Fellowship has excellent support from our imaging cardiology team.

Main duties of the job

  • Providing daily assessment and management of ICU/HDU patients as directed by the senior clinical team
  • Performing invasive procedures, including arterial lines, central venous catheters, chest drains and lumbar punctures, all under supervision until competent
  • Attending cardiac arrest, emergency & trauma calls
  • Reviewing critical care referrals from the emergency department, theatres and wards, and liaising with admitting teams
  • Learning, developing and applying ultrasound skills in critical care

The post holder will work a rota that includes evenings, weekends and nights on-call covering the Critical Care Unit. Night time work will be supported by an anaesthetically trained doctor on-site, as well as dedicated consultant support from home. The working pattern is compliant with the European Working Time Directive. Total direct clinical care hours averaged over 6 weeks will not exceed 48 hours a week.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Licence to practice & full registration with GMC
  • Life support course successfully completed (e.g. ALS/ILS/PALS/ATLS)
  • MB ChB or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous training in intensive care medicine and/or anaesthetics
  • Postgraduate exam success (e.g. MRCP, FRCA, FFICM)
  • Life support course instructor

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Significant experience of clinical work since medical qualification (including Foundation years)
  • Able to lead teams in a resuscitation environment
  • Interest in point of care ultrasound
  • NHS/UK experience

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience of clinical work in one of anaesthetics/emergency medicine/acute medicine/surgery/ICU
  • Independent practice of rapid sequence intubation
  • Experience with bronchoscopy
  • Experience in point of care ultrasound

Other Criteria

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to establish good professional relations with others
  • Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occuational health clearance
  • Able to work evenings, nights and weekends

Desirable

  • Manual dexterity performing clinical procedures
  • Teaching skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.