Specialty Doctor in Critical Care and Anaesthesia

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To provide critical care resident care for patients in critical care. This will encompass:

• Working as part of our multi-disciplinary Critical Care team.
• Assessment and management of the critically ill patient.
• Liaison with medical/surgical specialties, ensuring seamless and safe patient care.
• Communicating with patients and families.

Participation in the Critical Care on call rotas for evening, night shift and weekend cover, predominately at South Tyneside Hospital.

To provide anaesthesia for planned and unplanned theatre cases under direct, local or distant supervision as appropriate if staffing levels allow. This will be based across the Trust but primarily at Sunderland Royal Hospital. This will encompass:

• Preoperative assessment on the ward or Day of Surgery Assessment Unit (DOSA).
• Preoperative planning in consultation with supervising Consultant Anaesthetist.
• Provision of anaesthesia (local, regional with/without sedation, general as appropriate).
• Postoperative care as clinically appropriate.

To provide assistance as required in Maternity in an anaesthetic / critical care capacity.

Non-Clinical Experience

Essential

• Is able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk management.
• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives. Understands the importance of audit and QIP (quality improvement projects) to the practice of intensive care medicine and anaesthesia.
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice.
• Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching.

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience.
• Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources.
• Demonstrates information technology skills.
• Evidence of clinical governance activity such as presentation at a clinical governance meeting, involvement with incident reporting, dealing with complaints.
• Demonstrates an understanding of research methodology.
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements and involvement in a formal research project.
• Evidence of relevant academic publications.
• Evidence of a portfolio of audit projects including where the audit loop has been closed and there is evidence of learning of the principles of change management.

Special Requirements

Essential

• Flexibility to respond to changing service needs.

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from the GMC.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Primary FRCA or equivalent.
• Current employment in a UK Core Anaesthetics / ACCS Anaesthetics Training Programme and have completion of a stage 1 certificate (2021 curriculum) by the post start date OR current employment in a UK Anaesthetic Higher Specialty training programme (2021 curriculum) at ST3,ST4 or ST5 level OR Completed Equivalence certificate for Stage 1 (2021 RCoA curriculum)$ OR Successful completion of a UK ACCS or core anaesthetics training programme.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Medical Council.
• Applicants must meet professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice).
• Have at least 24 months (Full time equivalent) experience in dedicated Anaesthetics and/or Intensive Care Medicine posts (not including Foundation modules) by time of the start date for the vacancy (of which at least 6 months should be in intensive care medicine).

Desirable

• ALS, ATLS, APLS.
• Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD.
• Postgraduate qualifications achieved in other specialties.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Must be able to provide complete details of their employment history.
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances.
• Present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training.
• Sound clinical knowledge judgement with the ability to apply in the workplace.
• Experience managing patients with severe acute medical disease.
• Demonstrates awareness of the management of acute medical conditions, including emergencies such as GI bleeding, severe asthma, heart failure and so on.
• Documented competence through continuous work-based assessments and other portfolio evidence.
• Able to undertake the following with distant supervision (evidence may be requested): Central venous and arterial cannulation, induction of anaesthesia for the critically ill patient with cardiorespiratory instability or raised intracranial pressure, transfer of the ventilated patient.
• Ability to undertake indirectly supervised lists and emergency care of ASA 1 and 2 patients for minor and intermediate surgical procedures.

Desirable

• Experience in a complementary specialty.
• Additional clinical competence to that expected by the training programme.

Personal Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude

Essential

• Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate.
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate.
• Capacity to use logical and lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions, indicating an analytical and scientific approach.
• Capacity to take in others perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people.
• Demonstrates respect for all.
• Able to work in multi-professional teams and supervise junior medical staff or other staff members as part of the MDT.
• Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality improvement projects.
• Capacity to manage and prioritise time and information effectively.
• Capacity to prioritise own workload.
• Evidence of thoroughness (is well prepared, shows self-discipline and commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines).
• Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
• Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with changing circumstances and uncertainty.
• Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS (such as everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion).
• Demonstrates probity (as outlined by the GMC)
• Shows initiative, drive and enthusiasm (self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative).
• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programmes.
• Evidence of self-reflective practice.

Desirable

• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments.
• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine.

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

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).