Career development
Adult Critical Care (Oxford Critical Care)
Professionals in this unit care for adults facing life-threatening conditions, such as severe infections, trauma, or organ failure. The role involves rapid decision-making, advanced monitoring and complex interventions, requiring strong teamwork and communication skills.
Cardiac and Thoracic Critical Care Unit (CTCCU)
Specialists here focus on patients with acute or chronic cardiac conditions, such as heart attacks, post-cardiac surgery care and severe arrhythmias. This career demands a solid understanding of cardiac physiology, proficiency in cardiac monitoring and expertise in managing life-saving equipment.
Paediatric Critical Care (PCC)
This field centres on critically ill children and adolescents, addressing a range of life-threatening illnesses or injuries. Practitioners must be skilled in paediatric physiology and sensitive to the unique emotional and developmental needs of young patients and their families.
Neonatal Critical Care
Neonatal Critical Care professionals provide care to premature and critically ill newborns, often within the first moments or days of life. The role is highly specialised, requiring knowledge of neonatal development, delicate procedures and close collaboration with families.
Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
Careers in this unit involve caring for patients with life-threatening neurological conditions, such as strokes, traumatic brain injuries or seizures. Practitioners must be adept at neurological assessment, manage complex technology and work closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise outcomes.
