Consultant Critical Care

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a Consultant in Critical Care to join an inclusive, friendly team within an ambitious division. You will work with fellow Critical Care Consultants to direct and deliver care to patients referred to the unit, participate in the on-call rota, and help shape the service's development.

The post requires Full GMC registration, CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent with evidence of advanced ICM training, and extensive NHS experience in adult

Qualifications

• Must hold Full GMC registration.
• On GMC Specialist Register with extensive experience in adult critical care.
• Experience working in the NHS with a track record in critical care medicine.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver critical care to referred and admitted patients.
• Participate in the established on-call rota and service framework.
• Collaborate with MDTs; provide expert opinion to colleagues on escalation & treatment decisions.
• Ensure Consultant-directed care plans on admission and review patients within clinically appropriate times.
• Supervise and train junior doctors; uphold GPICS standards; participate in end-of-life discussions.

Education

CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or CCT in Anaesthesia/Medical Specialty/Emergency Medicine with evidence of completion of advanced training in ICM

Job description

Our Critical Care service is looking for a Consultant to join a inclusive, friendly team. We are an ambitious Division and successful individuals would be joining at a time where they can help shape the future with opportunity to meaningfully contribute to development of the Service. You will be working with the other Critical Care Consultants to direct and deliver care to patients referred and admitted to the critical care unit, participating in the established on-call rota and service framework. Your role will be to deliver critical care that meets the standards set out in the Intensive Care Society's Guidelines on the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS, edition 2), with specific reference to section 3.1., ensuring that the decision to admit a patient to critical care is made only after discussion with a Critical Care Consultant and ensure that all unplanned admissions to Critical Care occur within 4 hours of the decision to admit You will also ensure that all patients that are admitted to Critical Care have a Consultant Directed Care Plan on admission and ensure that all patients admitted to Critical Care are reviewed in-person by a Consultant as urgently as the situation dictates and always within 12 hours of admission., All MSE Critical Care Units operate on the "closed unit model"; critical care consultants are expected to work collaboratively with specialty teams but the final decisions on admission and discharge from critical care and the immediate day-to-day management is the responsibility of the attending critical care consultant. You will be expected to participate in Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, to provide expert opinion to speciality colleagues when requested, particularly with a view to supporting discussions and decisions on treatment escalation planning if so asked and to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, providing high-quality verbal and/ or written information and manage discussions regarding treatment escalation planning, resuscitation and end-of-life planning with sensitivity. Appointees will, in conjunction with other Critical Care Consultants be directly responsible for the supervision of and training of junior doctors working within critical care. A high level of consultant oversight is expected. Our Division benefits from excellent executive and operational support with a commitment to meet GPICS standards in full., Are you looking for a new role that will use your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

• Full GMC registration
• CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or CCT in Anaesthesia/Medical Specialty/Emergency Medicine with evidence of completion of advanced training in ICM (or within 6 months of completion at the time of interview)
• On GMC Specialist Register, Extensive experience in adult critical care medicine with evidence of ongoing commitment
• Previous experience woking in the NHS, Extensive experience in adult critical care medicine with evidence of ongoing commitment
• Previous experience woking in the NHS

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.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust