Consultant in Intensive Care and Medicine

jobs24.co.uk; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading heart and lung hospital in the UK, providing exceptional care in critical care and internal medicine. This role involves shared responsibilities in critical care service provision, training and supervising trainees, and participating in research and quality improvement initiatives. With a commitment to excellence and compassion, this innovative institution is at the forefront of medical research and health science, making a significant impact on patient care. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in adult cardiothoracic intensive care is required.
• Experience managing patients on virtual wards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Shared responsibility for critical care service provision with colleagues.
• Participation in research, audit, and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Critical Care Medicine

Internal Medicine

ECMO Management

Clinical Supervision

Research and Audit Participation

Education

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic colleague to join our Consultant team in the provision of critical care and internal medicine.

1. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for critical care service provision.
2. Participation in the critical care and ECMO on-call duties, up to 1:6, with prospective cover.
3. Providing the clinical input to onboard suitable patients onto virtual wards. This might include sessional activity in a medical or virtual ward in partner association.
4. Training and clinical supervision of trainees and other health professionals.
5. Participation in the research, audit and quality improvement activities of the hospital.
6. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients and compliance with clinical governance initiatives.

You will possess a certificate of completion of training (CCT) or a certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or equivalent in the specialty of Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. You will have significant experience of adult cardiothoracic intensive care, including heart and lung transplantation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). You will have experience of managing patients on the wards, including experience of virtual wards.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe, the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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