Specialty Doctor - Critical Care

Job summary

Applications are invited for 8 Speciality Doctors in critical care medicine. These vacancies are created as part of the expansion of critical care department of North Middlesex University Hospital in North London, comprising 10 PAs and on site resident on call.

This post will be full time main duties will involve stabilisation and care of critically ill patients

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is one of London's major Acute Hospital Trusts and isdraws patients from Barnet and Waltham Forest. This is a catchment area of around one million residents and covers a highly diverse population with affluent wards as well as areas of complex deprivation and serious health need.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of 4 Trust Registrars, 8 Specialty Doctors, 8 Senior Fellows, 3 IMT 3 Foundation trainees and 10 consultants to provide their services for the Trust, and to ensure that the Junior Doctors are continually supported at the required level and that their training needs are met. Currently the department is undergoing rapid expansion and shortly 3 more consultants will be joining the team.

Our department is very supportive in career development. Candidates working towards CCT/CESAR are welcome.

Participation in management duties within the department are encouraged. Active participation and provision of leadership to the MDTs,Provide clinician services as per job plan, Work with consultants and junior colleagues and nursing staff to ensure efficient use of Trust's resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit. Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.

Actively participate in the Unit's Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies. Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/