Consultant in Critical Care Medicine

Integrated Care System; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service in Peterborough is seeking an ambitious and innovative Critical Care Consultant. This role involves providing top-level care within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for research and collaboration. Applicants with special interests in echocardiography and flexible working patterns are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• FICM approved training in Critical Care Medicine to Consultant level.
• Experience in teaching Foundation Year and Specialty Trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical cover within the Critical Care on-call commitment.
• Support the Critical Care Outreach Team and run regular ICU follow-up clinics.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Leadership

Education

Full GMC registration

FFICM or DICM or EDIC

Job description

We are seeking an ambitious and innovative Critical Care Consultant to complement our diverse and dynamic group of Consultants at Peterborough City Hospital. We welcome both dual and single CCT applicants.

Our current team includes Single CCT Consultants as well as Consultants dualling with Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine and Respiratory Medicine.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides Acute Care services to a growing catchment area of over 850,000 residents living in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and the neighbouring counties of Norfolk and Bedfordshire.

We run three busy acute hospitals in Peterborough, Huntingdon and Stamford within easy commute from the East of England and London. Together with our system partners across East Anglia, we developed strong research collaboration links to implement evidence-based practices in improving the healthcare outcomes.

Our light and airy, purpose-built, 16 bedded mixed Level 2 and Level 3 Critical Care Unit caters for around 800 admissions each year. You would be working as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team which includes Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Speech and Language Therapists, Critical Care Outreach Practitioners and Clinical Psychologists.

We welcome applications from Consultants wishing to work flexibly and/or less than full time.

Main duties of the job

Junior medical cover is provided by two tiers and a mix of trainees from FY1 to Stage 3 ICM and includes trainees from ICM, Anaesthesia, Medicine and ACCS training programmes. There is an additional senior tier of anaesthesia support available if required.

We have a strong interest in Ultrasound and Echocardiography as a unit and support a Stage 2 ICM Special Study Year in Echocardiography. The Critical Care Consultants support a 24/7 Critical Care Outreach Team and also run regular ICU follow up clinics. We are particularly interested in applicants with a special interest in Echocardiography.

We submit data to the Case Mix Programme Database and robust multi-disciplinary team Clinical Governance meetings are held monthly; contributions are encouraged from the whole MDT. Our unit is well represented regionally and nationally; examiners for ICM, EM, Anaesthesia and PHEM; Deputy RA; TPDs, and roles with the RCOA and Association of Anaesthetists. We are committed to research and innovation. Our Critical Care Unit is actively involved in clinical research and has participated in several National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio studies.

For further details and to organise informal visits, please contact Dr Coralie Carle, Consultant and Clinical Lead [e-mail].

About us

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.

In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Job responsibilities

All of the predictable and unpredictable DCC work of this post is annualised. In addition to the Critical Care on-call commitment, the successful applicants job plan will consist of a flexible number of clinical sessions per week for their allied specialty to an agreed annualised total.

The example shown below is for a 10 PA contract (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA). The exact job plan will be agreed with the post-holder, Critical Care and allied specialty on appointment.

The on call rota is published for the entire year allowing flexibility with the allied specialty rota. Fixed non-clinical days may be negotiated with the base specialty department.

The Critical Care on-call commitment is based around five weeks in twelve (see figure below for 10PA contract example).

• Week 1: four 8am-6pm day shifts (Monday to Thursday).
• Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 12: a combination of your Allied Specialty and daytime second on Consultant for Critical Care sessions (4-8 sessions per week depending on job plan).
• Week 4: three alternate nights on-call (5pm-10pm resident then 10pm-8am on-call from home).
• Week 8: three 8am-6pm first on call day shifts (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
• Week 10: four alternate nights on call (5pm-10pm resident, then 10pm-8am on-call).
• Week 11: three 8am-6pm second on call day shifts (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

Person Specification

Education/qualifications

• Full GMC registration with license to practice E GMC
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register
• FFICM or DICM or EDIC
• ALS, APLS and ATLS provider

Clinical Experience

• Has FICM approved training in Critical Care Medicine to Consultant level or equivalent training recognised by FICM OR has a CESR application underway
• Has attended a Critical Care Ultrasound Course
• Has a Critical Care ultrasound qualification
• Has an echocardiography qualification
• Has additional higher skills and training relevant to the specialty of Critical Care Medicine or Allied Specialty (if applicable)

Leadership and Communication

• Has experience of both working well within a team and leading a team
• Has excellent written and verbal English language skills
• Has experience in using a wide range of IT
• Has knowledge and skills in human factors
• Has attended a leadership course
• Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at regional meetings
• Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at national or international meeting(s)

Clinical Effectiveness and Audit

• Has completed several audit cycles and presented the results
• Has participated in at least one quality improvement project
• Has research / clinical effectiveness / audit related publication(s)

Teaching and Training

• Has experience of teaching Foundation Year and Specialty Trainees to the standards required by the Royal Colleges
• Regularly participates in a teaching programme
• Has attended a teaching course
• Has a post-graduate teaching qualification

Management

• Has undertaken additional responsibilities in previous roles
• Has undertaken Hospital Major Incident, Medical Management and Support Course (HMIMMS)
• Has completed a management training course

Research

• Has the ability to critically appraise published evidence
• Has undertaken 'Good Clinical Practice Training' OR equivalent research training
• Has participated in a research project
• Has led a research project
• Has research related publication(s)

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.