Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site simulation equipment

Research funding possible

Remuneration for additional duties

Job summary

Darlington Memorial Hospital, part of Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, seeks a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care to cover elective and emergency surgery. The post includes a fixed continuity ICU rota, on-call duties for ICU and paediatric stabilisations, and teaching responsibilities.

Applicants should hold FRCA with FCICM/EDIC or equivalent, GMC registration, and be prepared for non-clinical development in governance, research, and management within the Trust.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent qualification.
• FRCA and FCICM or EDIC certification.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Specialist GMC registration in anaesthesia and intensive care.
• CCT attained or due within 6 months of interview.
• Evidence of appraisal and GMC revalidation.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led anaesthesia across elective and emergency lists.
• Work an intensive care rota with a fixed continuity week and sessions.
• Cover on-call for intensive care and paediatric stabilisations.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff with patient-care responsibility.
• Deliver anaesthetic cover for elective lists at DMH when needed.
• Deputise for colleagues and take on additional duties in emergencies.
• Participate in teaching, governance and clinical audit.
• Develop services and research; support innovation in the Trust.
• Progress to non-clinical roles in teaching, governance, and management.
• Carry out administrative duties linked to patient care.

Skills

Clinical skills

Bedside training

Prioritisation

Research awareness

Education

MBBS/MBChB

FRCA

FCICM or EDIC

Job description

Consultant post in anaesthesia and intensive care at Darlington Memorial Hospital, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, covering elective and emergency surgery. Work splits between planned anaesthetic lists across several specialties and a continuity intensive care rota, with shared on-call cover for intensive care and paediatric stabilisations. The post is full time, with weekday overnight and weekend on-call, and offers a route into non-clinical roles in teaching, governance, research and management. Specialist GMC registration in anaesthesia and intensive care and FRCA are required.

What the job involves

• Provide consultant-led anaesthesia across elective and emergency surgical lists
• Work an intensive care rota with a fixed 1 in 8 continuity week and job-planned sessions
• Cover on-call for intensive care medicine and paediatric stabilisations, shared with theatre consultants
• Supervise and train junior medical staff, with continuing responsibility for patients in your care
• Provide anaesthetic cover for elective lists at Bishop Auckland Hospital, mainly working at DMH
• Deputise for colleagues and take on additional duties in emergencies
• Take part in teaching, clinical governance and clinical audit
• Develop services, courses and innovation, with research encouraged
• Progress to non-clinical departmental roles in teaching, governance, research and management
• Carry out administrative duties directly linked to patient care
• Be accountable to the lead clinician for the effective use of allocated resources
• Provide an opinion and statement of facts free of charge on claims against the Trust

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
• FRCA
• FCICM or EDIC

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Specialist GMC registration in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine
• CCT attained or due within 6 months of interview
• Evidence of appraisal and GMC revalidation

Experience

• Experience of intensive care in the patient population and specialties supported at DMH
• Significant quality improvement project and good knowledge of clinical governance principles
• Experience of supervising trainees

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical skills appropriate for a consultant in anaesthesia with an interest in intensive care
• Ability to train at the bedside and in classroom settings
• Ability to organise and prioritise own work and delegate to trainees and career grade anaesthetists
• An understanding of the importance of research

Checks & eligibility

• UK driving licence
• Able to produce all essential certificates for pre-employment checks

Nice to have

• Recognised postgraduate teaching qualification
• Feedback from delivered teaching showing high-quality delivery
• Formal management training and completed management projects
• ALS, ATLS, APLS/EPLS or other complementary qualification
• Clinical audit with implemented outcomes benefiting patients
• Publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and academic awards
• Ability to innovate and develop services
• Willingness to take on additional duties and a commitment to developing intensive care medicine within the Trust

What’s offered

• Job share arrangements, with recent appointments in the consultant group
• Research funding may be available following successful application
• Remuneration for additional responsibilities agreed through job planning
• SPA time paid back when the DCC:SPA ratio is flexed
• Support and encouragement to develop services and innovate
• On-site simulation equipment for intensive care teaching