Consultant in Intensive Care

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health board in Wales as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. Work with a dedicated team of intensivists at Morriston Hospital, providing critical care services. Opportunities for collaboration across various departments and a commitment to excellence in clinical services await you.

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC and licensed to practice.
• On Specialist Register with GMC in Intensive Care Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for the General and Burns Intensive Care Unit.
• Work across departments including anaesthesia and emergency medicine.

Skills

Leadership

Team Working

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Final FFICM

DICM

EDIC

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious Consultant to join one of the largest providers of integrated health care in the UK.

As a Health Board in Wales we are ambitious for the communities we serve and determined to uphold the fundamental values of the NHS.

We are research-driven, working in close partnership with Swansea University, its College of Medicine and the Institute of Life Sciences.

You will joining a team of 17 intensivists at Morriston Hospital providing cover for the 27 bedded General and co-located Burns Intensive Care Unit. The unit provides critical care services for a range of general and tertiary services providing a highly varied case mix with over 1000 admissions per year.

Opportunities exist for individuals to have joint job plans with potential for working across departments including anaesthesia, emergency medicine, acute medical specialtie and pre-hospital/transfer medicine. Early contact with the ICU Clinical Director is advised to discuss these potentials.

There is a 12 bedded Cardiac ICU and Post-anaesthetic care unit also on the Morriston site and opportunities to be involved with these services in the future also exist.

We are passionate about delivering excellence in clinical services and taking early action to promote and protect health and independence.

Should you join us you will be working in a culturally rich environment which includes a strong heritage and the UK's first designated area of outstanding natural beauty.

Main duties of the job

You will joining a team of 17 intensivists at Morriston Hospital providing cover for the 27 bedded General and co-located Burns Intensive Care Unit. The unit provides critical care services for a range of general and tertiary services providing a highly varied case mix with over 1000 admissions per year.

Opportunities exist for individuals to have joint job plans with potential for working across departments including anaesthesia, emergency medicine, acute medical specialtie and pre-hospital/transfer medicine. Early contact with the ICU Clinical Director is advised to discuss these potentials.

There is a 12 bedded Cardiac ICU and Post-anaesthetic care unit also on the Morriston site and opportunities to be involved with these services in the future also exist.

We are passionate about delivering excellence in clinical services and taking early action to promote and protect health and independence.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

Job description
Job responsibilities

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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered with the GMC
• Licensed to practice
• On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Intensive Care Medicine or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed Final FFICM examination or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register and on Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in a second specialty if seeking a dual post (e.g. Medicine or Anaesthesia)
• Relevant final examination/diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (i.e. Final FFICM, DICM, EDIC)

Desirable

• Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (Working Together)
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (Always Improving)
• Values partnership with other agencies (Working Together)
• Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit

Desirable

• Experience of research in intensive care medicine or related areas

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Effective leadership ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people receptive to appropriate change (Working Together)
• Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (Caring for each other)
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (Caring for each other)
• Understands information systems and technology

Desirable

• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (Always Improving)

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
• Ability to undertake on-call
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (Always Improving)
• Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
• Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people see people as individuals

Employer details
Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Morriston Hospital

Heol Maes Eglwys

Swansea

SA66NL

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