Consultant in Critical Care with a subspecialty interest
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant in Critical Care Medicine (single or dual specialty applications welcome, including those with a subspecialty interest)
These posts are for Consultants with responsibility to Adult Critical Care (and associated specialty where applicable) at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) - a busy medium sized district general hospital in Cheshire within an hours' drive of Manchester, Liverpool, Stoke on Trent and Wolverhampton. The posts have arisen due to a retirement as well as a desire from the Trust to strengthen its Critical Care service. The posts would suit motivated applicants who wish to help develop the critical care service as we progress with our new hospital programme and aim to meet the needs of an expanding service.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will join the existing team of substantive Critical Care Consultants and provide medical cover for a modern 11 bedded Critical Care Unit (combined intensive care and high dependency unit with ability to flex to 18 beds in times of clinical need) in a trust that is in the early phases of an extensive estate renewal programme (part of the New Hospitals Programme). The current Consultant team are a cohesive group with a diverse range of interests (including global health, palliative care, Critical Care airway management, and regional major incident management).
Job responsibilities
The contract will be for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), and it is envisaged there will be a split on average of clinical duties into 5.5 PAs in Critical Care and 2.5 PAs in the associated specialty (if applicable). However, there is some flexibility in this to accommodate specific clinical interests of the successful candidate.
A consultant of the week model (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm split as per job planned preference) is the current working pattern with ongoing amendments proposed to improve continuity of care and sustainability. Each morning the duty consultant is supported by a 2nd consultant intensivist (8am to 1pm) who also provides support to the outreach team; this second consultant session is worked by all as part of their regular job plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full Registration with the GMC and a Licence to Practise.
* CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Registers for Intensive Care Medicine and the Associated Specialty or within six months of anticipated CCT date
* MBBS or equivalent
* An appropriate higher qualification such as a post graduate qualification
* Minimum of 1 year worked within NHS
* FFICM
* EDIC
Experience
* Clinical training and experience in Intensive Care Medicine to the standard required for gaining UK CCT in ICM
* Strong interest and experience in ICM
Teaching Experience
* Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Clinical Supervisor
* Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues
* Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Educational Supervisor
* Experience in medical education including regional teaching.
* Life support course instructor
Clinical governance
* Active consistent engagement with clinical audit
* Ability to develop evidence based practice
* Regular commitment to continuing medical education
* Evidence of reflective practice
* Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
* Involvement in clinical research
* Presentations at regional and national meetings
* Publications in peer reviewed journal
Personal Attributes
* Commitment to team working
* Flexibility in a changing work environment
* Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues
Management
* Understanding of management responsibilities of Consultants
* Attendance at recognised management courses
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.
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