Consultant Intensive Care Medicine

The Methodist Church in Britain; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust seeks a substantive consultant intensivist to join the Critical Care Department. This post is a replacement following retirement with a possible fixed-term locum route up to 12 months.

The role focuses on intensive care medicine for two sites, with an annualised contract and 10 programmed activities. Applicants require full GMC registration and a CCT or CESR(CP) in intensive care medicine, or be within six months of achieving one at interview.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• CCT or CESR(CP) in intensive care medicine, or within six months of interview.
• Experience and breadth in intensive care medicine with ability to take independent responsibility.
• Experience teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Evidence of participation in quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 7.5 PAs of direct clinical care as a consultant intensivist.
• Undertake up to 2.5 PAs of supporting professional activities, reviewed annually.
• Keep clinical sessions in a base specialty where vacancies allow (e.g., anaesthesia, acute medicine, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine or nephrology).

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Teaching

Clinical governance

Research principles

Team management

Independent decision making

Education

MBBS or equivalent

CCT or CESR(CP) in Intensive Care Medicine

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Substantive consultant post in the Critical Care Department at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, a replacement following a retirement, with a possible fixed-term locum route of up to 12 months. The work is intensive care medicine for a department treating over 1,600 patients a year across two sites. The contract is annualised with 10 programmed activities, and intensivists keeping sessions in a base specialty can be accommodated. Candidates need full GMC registration and a CCT or CESR in intensive care medicine, or to be within six months at interview.

What the job involves

• Deliver 7.5 PAs of direct clinical care as a consultant intensivist
• Undertake up to 2.5 PAs of supporting professional activities, with allocation reviewed annually
• Keep clinical sessions in a base specialty where vacancies allow, such as anaesthesia, acute medicine, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine or nephrology

What's required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• CCT or CESR(CP) in intensive care medicine, or within six months of obtaining one at interview

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

Experience

• Training, competence and wide breadth of experience in intensive care medicine
• Ability to take full, independent responsibility for patient care and handle complex clinical problems
• Evidence of participation in a quality improvement project
• Experience teaching undergraduates and teaching clinical skills to postgraduates

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of quality improvement principles
• Organising rotas, teaching programmes or training events
• Understanding of NHS directives on consultant practice and clinical governance
• Relevant IT skills
• Ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of research principles, governance and scientific methods, applied to clinical problems

Other

• Effective written and verbal communication, good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Conscientious and diligent, committed to continuing professional development
• Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

Nice to have

• FICE echocardiography accreditation and/or a Level 1 or 2 ultrasound qualification
• Experience and training in a base discipline (anaesthesia, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine or nephrology), and FRCA, MRCP or FRCEM if intending to work base specialty sessions
• ALS, APLS or ATLS instructor in at least one course
• Post-registration clinical fellowship in a non-UK intensive care unit
• Demonstrated change from a critical care quality improvement project, and other clinical governance such as critical incident investigation and morbidity and mortality review
• Specialist teaching qualification, simulation training or training to enable educational supervision
• NHS management training or experience, service development, or a management course for senior trainees or consultants
• Higher degree (PhD or MD), recent peer-reviewed publications, previous research in intensive care medicine, presentations at national or international meetings, or ongoing interest in clinical research

What's offered

• Annualised contract with flexibility for base specialty sessions where vacancies allow
• SPA allocation reviewed annually to support skill development and career progression
• Emphasis on sustainable work-life balance