Job Summary
Our Critical Care service is looking for a Consultant to join an inclusive, friendly team. We are an ambitious Division and successful individuals would be joining at a time where they can help shape the future with opportunity to meaningfully contribute to development of the Service.
You will be working with the other Critical Care Consultants to direct and deliver care to patients referred and admitted to the critical care unit, participating in the established on-call rota and service framework.
Your role will be to deliver critical care that meets the standards set out in the Intensive Care Society's Guidelines on the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS, edition 2), with specific reference to section 3.1., ensuring that the decision to admit a patient to critical care is made only after discussion with a Critical Care Consultant and ensure that all unplanned admissions to Critical Care occur within 4 hours of the decision to admit.
You will also ensure that all patients that are admitted to Critical Care have a Consultant Directed Care Plan on admission and ensure that all patients admitted to Critical Care are reviewed in-person by a Consultant as urgently as the situation dictates and always within 12 hours of admission.
Main duties of the job
All MSE Critical Care Units operate on the "closed unit model"; critical care consultants are expected to work collaboratively with specialty teams but the final decisions on admission and discharge from critical care and the immediate day-to-day management is the responsibility of the attending critical care consultant.
You will be expected to participate in Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, to provide expert opinion to specialty colleagues when requested, particularly with a view to supporting discussions and decisions on treatment escalation planning if so asked and to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, providing high-quality verbal and/or written information and manage discussions regarding treatment escalation planning, resuscitation and end-of-life planning with sensitivity.
Appointees will, in conjunction with other Critical Care Consultants be directly responsible for the supervision and training of junior doctors working within critical care. A high level of consultant oversight is expected.
About Us
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Date posted: 04 March 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum Pro rata for Part Time
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 390-CC-MR-BR-6101
Job locations: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
Job Description
Job responsibilities:
Adult critical care at Mid & South Essex is a vibrant community of 5 units on three geographical sites each with a distinct profile but a shared culture, brought together in an autonomous Directorate. The Directorate manages the equivalent of 46 level 3 beds (flexible mix of level 3 and level 2) across the group with over 2500 admissions a year.
Responsibilities:
Adult critical care at Mid & South Essex is a vibrant community of 5 units on three geographical sites each with a distinct profile but a shared culture, brought together in an autonomous Directorate. The Directorate manages the equivalent of 46 level 3 beds (flexible mix of level 3 and level 2) across the group with over 2500 admissions a year.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
* Full GMC registration
* CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or CCT in Anaesthesia/Medical Specialty/Emergency Medicine with evidence of completion of advanced training in ICM (or within 6 months of completion at the time of interview)
Clinical Experience and Knowledge Essential:
* Extensive experience in adult critical care medicine with evidence of ongoing commitment
* Previous experience working in the NHS
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.
UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr