Job summary
Opportunities are available at The Royal Oldham Hospital for experienced doctors who can provide demonstrable expertise in intensive care in order to deliver a high quality independent service or manage complex cases.
The post holder will complement existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise in intensive care medicine .
The Royal Oldham Hospital currently has 22 critical care beds across 3 PODs, A, B, C, with 8, 10, 4 beds respectively. This is made up of 14 level 3 beds and 8 level 2 beds. The senior resident tier of medical staff is made up of ICM trainees, anaesthesia trainees and intensive care and anaesthesia specialty doctors. The junior tier is made up of a mixture of clinical fellows, ACCPs and internal medicine trainees.
Further expansion of critical care provision is planned in order to support the transfer of emergency and high-risk elective general surgery services to The Royal Oldham Hospital from elsewhere in the North East sector of Greater Manchester as part of the Healthier Together plan. To support this, there are advanced plans to build of a brand new state-of-the-art intensive care as part of a large investment which makes this a hugely exciting time to join this growing team and help shape the service.
The appointment is for two years fixed term with the potential for extension by mutual agreement.
Main duties of the job
Intensivists will spend all of their job planned clinical time in the intensive care unit.
The post holder must participate and promote activity to improve the quality and safety of patient care and clinical outcomes. The post holder must be able to formulate appropriate diagnostic and management plans, taking into account patient preferences.
You will supervise the work of junior colleagues and provide advice & support as necessary. It is expected that the post holder will understand the importance of raising via concerns through clinical governance systems.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our localpopulation by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification (eg. MBChB)
- Minimum 4 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent) gained on a part time or flexible basis, or as a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies as a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee; at least two years should have been spent in intensive care (or anaesthesia with significant exposure to intensive care)
- Attainment or working toward MD in PHD or equivalent
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge & training as per The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or Royal College of Anaesthetists. Equivalent knowledge and experience in excess of basic level training in intensive care medicine.
- Ability to independently manage airways with drugs including management of the difficult airway.
- Experience of active involvement in Audit (clear description, outcomes & appropriate experience for level of application)
- Research experience: Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report - not abstracts or letters)
Communication
Essential
- Is empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
- Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification (eg. MBChB)
- Minimum 4 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent) gained on a part time or flexible basis, or as a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies as a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee; at least two years should have been spent in intensive care (or anaesthesia with significant exposure to intensive care)
- Attainment or working toward MD in PHD or equivalent
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge & training as per The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or Royal College of Anaesthetists. Equivalent knowledge and experience in excess of basic level training in intensive care medicine.
- Ability to independently manage airways with drugs including management of the difficult airway.
- Experience of active involvement in Audit (clear description, outcomes & appropriate experience for level of application)
- Research experience: Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report - not abstracts or letters)
Communication
Essential
- Is empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
- Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).