Consultant in ICU

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To be a well-rounded, experienced and dynamic individual dedicated to providing excellent care within the Intensive care services at the JPUH. To provide a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in the Trust.

2. To promote excellence in clinical care via ongoing personal development in areas of interest such as teaching, clinical pathways, and service integration. The successful candidate will have opportunity within scope of the job plan to develop interests in a related clinical specialty such as Respiratory or acute medicine.

3. To participate in and help develop further our robust clinical governance processes within the Trust. To participate in the departmental Quality Improvement programmes under the direction of the Clinical Lead.

4. To promote and participate in our commitment to the UEA medical school as part of a department working within a university hospital.

5. Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e.: regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).

6. Deploy unallocated, flexible professional time on liaison, emergency work, travel, continuing clinical responsibility, teaching, research, medical audit, inter-disciplinary meetings and continuing professional development.

(See Job Description for full duties).

7. The post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Lead, Intensive Care

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent Primary Medical Qualification
• Registration with the GMC, with a full licence to practise OR eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in ICM or complementary specialty to ICM oOR be within six months of achieving CCT in ICM/ or a complementary specialty to ICM at the time of interview

Desirable

• FFICM or EDIC
• Extended complementary skills e.g. Echo, USS accreditation

Special knowledge/ Abilities/ Experience

Essential

• Evidence of equivalent levels of experience (e.g. Consultants predating the CCT programme) OR Clinical training/experience equivalent to ICBTICM Intermediate/Stage1 ICM training Extensive relevant experience for the post
• Willingness to promote organ donation as an essential and routine element of end of life care in accordance with NICE guidelines
• Willingness to routinely cooperate closely with the Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation

Desirable

• Experience in work force training and development
• CCT in related acute clinical specialty eg Acute/ Respiratory Medicine
• Experience as ICU Consultant in the UK

Audit and Research

Essential

• An understanding of the principles of research
• Knowledge of using evidence base medicine to support decision making
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and Quality Improvement
• Commitment to continuing professional development and medical education

Desirable

• Published research. Relevant Critical Care presentations/publications.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 8TF

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)