Job summary
The Directorate is seeking high quality consultant level candidates to be part of the Critical Care team at North Manchester General Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary site, as well as support the departmental ambition to become a centre of research excellence. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the team as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. This exciting opportunity is the chance to work in one of the largest and most advanced Trusts in the country in a critical care unit with excellent standards and patient outcomes. We are looking for applicants to apply to provide critical care sessions at the North Manchester site and Oxford Road Campus.
Applicants may apply for Critical Care with a background of ICM training with specialist registration with the GMC or expected within 6 months of commencement of post. Rostering is flexible and subspecialist interests are encouraged with the opportunity to deliver care within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
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The Directorate is seeking high quality consultant level candidates to be part of the Critical Care team at North Manchester General Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary site, as well as support the departmental ambition to become a centre of research excellence. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the team as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. This exciting opportunity is the chance to work in one of the largest and most advanced Trusts in the country in a critical care unit with excellent standards and patient outcomes. We are looking for applicants to apply to provide critical care sessions at the North Manchester site and Oxford Road Campus.
Applicants may apply for Critical Care with a background of ICM training with specialist registration with the GMC or expected within 6 months of commencement of post. Rostering is flexible and subspecialist interests are encouraged with the opportunity to deliver care within the Trust.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. 1 post will consist of Anaesthesia PA's as a Fixed Friday 29 weeks per year, 2 sessions Anaesthetic days (1.72PA) and 9.5 flexible in year sessions. The other post will be fully Critical Care.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. 1 post will consist of Anaesthesia PA's as a Fixed Friday 29 weeks per year, 2 sessions Anaesthetic days (1.72PA) and 9.5 flexible in year sessions. The other post will be fully Critical Care.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
- Fellowship or membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists/ Physicians/Emergency Medicine or equivalent
- Fully registered medical practitioner with licence to practice on GMC Specialist Register or expectation for entry within 6 months of appointment to post
Desirable
- Additional post graduate degree (MSc, PhD or equivalent)
Training
Essential
- Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register with a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or apply for equivalent Certificate of Eligibility for CESR in Intensive Care Medicine within 6 months of interview
Desirable
- FRCM/EDIC/FRCA/MRCP Extended complementary skills (e.g. Echo, USS accreditation)
Professional Interests and Experience
Essential
- Experience of general critical care casemix
- Experience of tertiary management of complex critical care patients
Desirable
- Evidence of the use of audit in changing practice
- Knowledge of up to date literature
Management and Administration
Essential
- Ability to manage & lead a team.
- Some experience of departmental management
Desirable
- Evidence of postgraduate management training
Teaching and Research
Essential
- Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching.
- Experience in teaching postgraduates clinical & procedural skills
Desirable
- Postgraduate training in medical education
- Evidence of delivery of research
Domicile
Essential
- Able to travel to and from hospital sites including out of hours
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Multidisciplinary team experience.
- Enquiring, critical approach to problems.
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Good communication skills, ability to work well as part of a team
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local, regional levels
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
- Fellowship or membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists/ Physicians/Emergency Medicine or equivalent
- Fully registered medical practitioner with licence to practice on GMC Specialist Register or expectation for entry within 6 months of appointment to post
Desirable
- Additional post graduate degree (MSc, PhD or equivalent)
Training
Essential
- Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register with a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or apply for equivalent Certificate of Eligibility for CESR in Intensive Care Medicine within 6 months of interview
Desirable
- FRCM/EDIC/FRCA/MRCP Extended complementary skills (e.g. Echo, USS accreditation)
Professional Interests and Experience
Essential
- Experience of general critical care casemix
- Experience of tertiary management of complex critical care patients
Desirable
- Evidence of the use of audit in changing practice
- Knowledge of up to date literature
Management and Administration
Essential
- Ability to manage & lead a team.
- Some experience of departmental management
Desirable
- Evidence of postgraduate management training
Teaching and Research
Essential
- Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching.
- Experience in teaching postgraduates clinical & procedural skills
Desirable
- Postgraduate training in medical education
- Evidence of delivery of research
Domicile
Essential
- Able to travel to and from hospital sites including out of hours
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Multidisciplinary team experience.
- Enquiring, critical approach to problems.
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Good communication skills, ability to work well as part of a team
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local, regional levels
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).