Consultant Anaesthetist - Intensive Care Medicine
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to join our team. The successful candidate will join a team of 16 friendly and dynamic Intensive Care Consultants. We are dedicated to developing the department, team and working towards the wider organisational goals and culture.
The current job plan is based around sessions in Anaesthesia, but single specialty ICM can be accommodated. This is an exciting time to be joining the trust, as plans to reconfigure are under way. Currently there is an intensive care unit on each site (Halifax & Huddersfield) providing level 2 and level 3 care. Critical care will be consolidated to one site (Halifax) with a larger unit and increased bed base. This is a rare opportunity to shape the delivery of critical care within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Please see job description and person specification for full details
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. The appointee will take part in the ICU on call rota, either at Calderdale or Huddersfield depending on service requirements and prior discussion with the Clinical Directors.
Job responsibilities
This is a Full-Time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), including SPA 1.5 PA, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.
Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* FRCA (or equivalent)
* Specialist registration for Anaesthetics/Intensive Care is preferred (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
* Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Experience and Achievements
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Anaesthetics/Intensive Care specialty
* Also, should have significant minor Anaesthetics/Intensive Care procedures experience and any other post graduate qualifications that can advance the department needs would be preferable
* Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
* Attendance at a recognised management course
* Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and Training
* Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
* Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
* Training in clinical and educational supervision
* Attendance at a teaching course
Audit and Research
* Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
* Critical Appraisal Skills
* Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
* Good communication and empathy skills with patients
* Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
* Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
* Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
* Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
* Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
* Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
* Evidence of continual learning and development
* Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
* Evidence of innovation
General
* Eligibility to work in the UK
* Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
* For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
* An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
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.
Depending on experience £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
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