Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics
Consultant
Main area: Intensive Care Medicine
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
10 sessions per week (10 PA's)
Job ref: 344-8686CONSAC-L
Site: Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Pro Rata, per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/03/2025
Job overview
We are delighted to welcome applications for a Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia to join the expanding East Kent Critical Care team at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.
If you join our expanding department, you’ll discover a rewarding role with great scope for professional development, research, and teaching, plus a fantastic lifestyle. Our Trust is investing heavily in our Critical Care Units over the next 12 months, and we would love you to be a part of this.
Main duties of the job
As a GMC registered Consultant, you’ll play a vital role in a progressive and forward-thinking East Kent Critical Care team. East Kent Critical Care operates across three units: Kent and Canterbury Hospital (8 beds), Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate (9 beds), and the William Harvey Hospital (24 beds). This post, including on-call commitments, is based at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, although sessions on other sites are available if requested.
Our Critical Care team boasts some exciting special interests across our three units. There’s a strong focus on critical care ultrasonography, with state-of-the-art equipment supporting focused echocardiography and bedside ultrasonography. Our consultants include accredited CUSIC and FICE mentors, plus two FICE supervisors. We have high spec ultrasound equipment available on all units, and have recently successfully procured a brand-new state of the art echo machine as well as a cutting-edge echo and ultrasound training mannequin with training modules for transthoracic and transoesophageal echo as well as lung and abdominal ultrasound (including a COVID lung ultrasound module). We also have an interest in advanced ventilation modes such as APRV and Intellivent ASV, and run regular advanced ventilation workshops. Outreach and a Critical Care Rehabilitation service are well established, and we are well supported by a full complement of allied health professionals.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* Full GMC Registration
* CCT Specialist Registration or CESR (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date) in intensive care medicine and anaesthetics
* Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
* FFICM
* EDIC
* Formal teaching or instructing qualification
* Good clinical practice training
Clinical governance
* Experience of morbidity and mortality review
* Evidence of audit of own practice
* Structured Judgment Review training
Skills & Experience
* Wide knowledge and experience of caring for critically ill adults
* Wide experience of one of anaesthesia
* Previous NHS experience
* Experience of teaching
* Critical care and/or anaesthesia publications or presentations
Others
* Upholds and models the Trust values
* Most roles require an on-call commitment and travel across sites. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel effectively between sites.
Personal/professional attributes
* Able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
* Vigilant about patient and staff safety and wellbeing
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
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