Locum Consultant in Critical Care Medicine w/ Anaesthetics

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Locum Consultant in Critical Care Medicine with Anaesthetics

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing Critical Care team in Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust based at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill. We are seeking to recruit a locum consultant to join our motivated and committed ICM team which has a strong lean towards education, training and development.

The post is primarily focused on providing 24/7 cover for the 16 bedded Critical Care Unit on a 1 in 10 on call basis on a dedicated ICU only on call rota. There will be opportunity to undertake daytime sessions in another area of specialty interest typically for 2-3 sessions/ week. The post will have sessions in an allied specialty- applications are welcomed from intensivists with joint accreditation in anaesthetics, The post have a basic 10 PA job plan with the opportunity for additional DCC and SPA by negotiation with successful applicants, up to a maximum 48 hour working week.

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is rated Outstanding by the CQC and part of the Virginia Mason Hospital safety and quality improvement to encourage lean working.

Questions should be addressed to Dr Patrick Morgan Critical Care Lead Patrick.Morgan1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To provide safe, high quality services for emergency and elective patients.

To teach and mentor trainees.
To contribute to quality improvement; risk management initiatives and policy development so that the overall service is of the highest quality and reflective of best practice.

To participate in work related projects.
To adhere to Hospital Policies and Procedures.
To comply with Health and Safety Regulations, ensuring safe working practices in a safe working environment.

To undertake any other duties that may be required, which could include assisting medical colleagues throughout the hospital and acting as a resource for more junior colleagues.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding', and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
Our workforce is amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Date posted

12 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (depending on experience)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-7002616-SR

Job locations

Surrey & Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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).