Specialty Doctor in Critical Care

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a Speciality Doctor in Critical Care for a 1-year fixed term position. The role involves managing critical care patients within a dynamic team, providing high-quality, responsive services across two major hospital sites. Applicants must hold an MBBS and possess suitable post-training experience. This role offers a significant opportunity to contribute to critical care services and educational activities in a diverse healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years full-time postgraduate training is essential.
• Evidence of advanced training in Intensive Care Medicine is desirable.
• Broad experience in general anaesthesia and analgesia is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality critical care service, managing patients in ITUs and HDUs.
• Participate in emergency out-of-hours on-call duties for critical care.
• Contribute to postgraduate and continuing education for staff.

Skills

Critical Care Management

Patient Care

Anaesthesia

Postgraduate Training

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC Registration with licence to practise

Job description

The Trust seeks to appoint a Speciality Doctor in Critical Care. This is a 1 year fixed term post and applicants will be expected to have suitable experience within Critical Care.

The new appointee will share the case-load, facilities and trainee grade support with the existing Speciality Doctors.

You will be joining a dynamic and forward thinking team of doctors and the division of Anaesthesia at BHRUT provides anaesthetic, critical care and acute and chronic pain services for the local population. This takes the form of elective and emergency anaesthesia supporting the broad range of surgical specialties that the Trust provides critical care services including a consultant lead critical care outreach team acute pain ward rounds and outpatient clinics for chronic pain, anaesthetic pre-assessment and critical care follow-up.

The job advert will close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the provision of a high quality, responsive critical care service to Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with colleagues in anaesthetics and other clinical departments. This will involve caring for patients on the ITUs and HDUs at Queen's Hospital and/or King George Hospital, reviewing patients and initiating critical care treatment in Accident & Emergency, theatre recovery and ward areas, and undertaking transfer of patients (both intra- and inter-hospital).
• Comply with the agreed job plan, which will be reviewed annually.
• Participate in an emergency out of hours resident on-call cover for critical care medicine.
• Contribute to postgraduate and continuing education for medical, nursing, technical staff, GP's and other allied professions.
• Deputise in the absence of departmental colleagues in cases of annual leave and (where practicable) short-term sickness.

About us

Under the leadership of our Chair Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, we provide care for the residents of three of the most diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London.

As we recover from Covid-19, we're proud to be leading the way nationally in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.

We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and our performance against the four-hour emergency access standard remains challenged, in comparison to many other London trusts.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre Radiotherapy Centre Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi Fadero, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4456.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training
• Fully GMC registered with a licence to practise

Desirable

• Evidence of higher/advanced level training in Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent.
• 12 months in critical care training post.
• Broad experience of general anaesthesia and analgesia

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