Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Triple West Medical; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK NHS Trust is looking for a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to join their respected team. The role involves developing ICU services, teaching responsibilities, and supporting secondary specialties. Candidates must have GMC registration. Full-time or part-time options are available. Join a well-supported and friendly team that prioritizes patient care and education.

Benefits

Prestigious NHS Trust

Friendly team support

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have GMC Registration.
• Experience as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Capability to lead and develop critical care services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain necessary competencies for the role.
• Support secondary specialty practices within the ICU.
• Lead in development of critical care services.
• Assist with teaching duties for junior staff.

Skills

Competencies in Intensive Care Medicine

Teaching skills

Ability to support secondary specialty practices

Education

GMC Registration

Job description

Job Overview

We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful Medicine department. The client’s Intensive Care Unit currently comprises a 20-bedded Adult Unit which can flexibly supply both Level 3 and Level 2 care. It has approximately 600 admissions per year that are both surgical and medical in origin. We also have a busy Accident and Emergency department. The Intensive Care Unit functions as a closed unit with close ties to other intensive care facilities through the North West Thames Critical Care Network. It is recognised as a unit performing to the highest standards and has been in receipt of 2 Charter Mark Awards and a Customer Service Excellence award over the last 12 years as well as a CQC Outstanding rating in 2020. The unit has an enviable reputation in terms of both teaching and research and these are regarded as strengths it would continue to prioritise. In addition to the main ICU area, there is a 2-bedded burns intensive care which the Intensive Care consultants jointly manage with Burns Surgical colleagues. The Burns Unit is a regional centre taking the highest complexity of burn‑injured patients. The existing team of ICU consultants work in a highly integrated way which is an important factor in both the quality and continuity of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties of the post.
• Support and continue practice of secondary specialty CCT such as Anaesthesia, Medicine or Emergency Medicine by facilitating sessions in these departments.
• Actively support and join ICU activities including quarterly M&M, board meetings, weekly mortality reviews, twice‑yearly cross‑site clinical governance meetings, and MDT meetings to discuss long‑term patients on Wednesday afternoons during non‑ICU cover weeks.
• Play a leading role in the development and support of services within the umbrella of Critical Care, including supporting the critical care outreach team, co‑developing an in‑house advanced critical care practitioner programme, leading ICU POCUS education programme, developing a Post‑ICU rehabilitation service, and becoming the ICU liaison lead for obstetric patients.
• Assist in teaching duties with junior medical staff within the department.

Additional Information

• Will consider full time or part time
• 10 P.A's
• Prestigious NHS Trust
• A well supported & friendly team
• Must have GMC Registration

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