Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Intensive Care
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
The appointee will work across the Intensive Care Unit, gaining clinical experience reflecting their training ambitions and needs. The role will combine working alongside and supporting consultant and trainee colleagues in Critical Care while providing out of hours resident cover on a full shift basis on a European Working Time Directive (EWTD) compliant rota. This post is suitable for individuals seeking a period of higher experience in Intensive Care Medicine to develop their skills.
All trainees have weekly bleep-free educational time. The programme is multi-faceted and incorporates face-to-face consultant-led teaching on topics relevant to critical care, simulation scenarios and critical appraisal of key papers. Electronic learning resources are also available. Opportunities exist to participate in the department's active audit, teaching and research programmes subject to the interests of the applicant.
Main duties of the job
Successful doctors will be appointed to the EWTD compliant full shift rota. This shift pattern will be constructed over an average 7 week cycle in accordance with the rota template.
Our Critical Care service is one of the longest established units in the country. We have a combined Critical Care service operating from the Critical Care Ward with 12 critical care beds (6 intensive care and 6 high dependency). Training in Ultrasound is available with mentors in both FICE and Thoracic Ultrasound. There is an active educational programme for trainees, including ICM tutorials once a week, daily teaching ward rounds, and a weekly ICM Grand Round and Journal Club.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Primary Medical Degree
* Minimum 4 months experience in intensive care medicine
* Advanced Life Support
* Good breadth and depth clinical knowledge of Critical Care appropriate to level medical training
* Primary FRCA (or equivalent)
Other Requirements
* Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the General Medical Council
Teaching/Audit
* Experience of Audit
* Teaching of Medical Students
Academic Achievements
* Distinctions or Prizes during undergraduate training
* Research & Publications
Interpersonal Skills
* Organisation Skills
* Communication 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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Director Intensive Care Medicine
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