Consultant in Critical Care

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is recruiting a Consultant in Critical Care to join a collaborative team providing specialist care to critically ill patients across the organisation. You will work with Consultant colleagues to deliver a high-quality Critical Care service, participate in the on-call rota, and ensure patient care is delivered safely and effectively in line with GMC standards and best practice.

As a senior leader within the Directorate, you will supervise junior staff, undertake

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical leadership in assessment, diagnosis and management of critically ill patients, ensuring timely decision-making and safe, effective care plans.
• Work with Consultant colleagues to deliver a high-quality Critical Care service and participate in the on-call rota, aligning with GMC standards and best practice.
• Promote multidisciplinary team working and undertake managerial responsibilities as required, supervising junior staff and contributing to appraisal and performance processes.
• Support education, supervision and career development of junior doctors and contribute to training of medical students, nursing staff and trainees through partnerships with academic institutions.
• Help drive the organisation's digital transformation and integration of services to improve joined-up care across The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

Job description

As a Consultant in Critical Care, you will join a collaborative team providing specialist care to critically ill patients across our organisation. You will work alongside Consultant colleagues to deliver a high-quality Critical Care service, participate in the on-call rota, and ensure patient care is delivered safely and effectively in line with GMC standards and best practice.

Working closely with Anaesthetic, Critical Care, Medical and Transfer Service colleagues, you will contribute to the delivery and continual development of services, supporting efficient use of resources and helping services operate within agreed budgets. The role requires flexibility to work within a nominally fixed timetable to meet the changing needs of patients and the service.

As a senior leader within the Directorate, you will promote effective multidisciplinary team working, undertake managerial responsibilities as required, supervise junior staff and contribute to appraisal and performance management processes. You will also ensure compliance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.

Teaching and training are central to this role. You will support the education, supervision and career development of junior doctors and contribute to the training of medical students, nursing staff, paramedics and trainees from other specialties through partnerships with the University of Cambridge and the University of East Anglia.

Provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients, ensuring timely decision-making, appropriate intervention and continuous review of care plans to deliver safe, effective and high-quality patient outcomes.

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.