Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and

2 weeks ago


Harefield, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Harefield Hospital site

We are looking for an enthusiastic locum consultant for a fixed term appointment in either critical care or critical care and anaesthesia based at Harefield Hospital, although the successful applicant may be required to work in other locations in the Trust. The post is a fixed term locum appointment until 01/08/2023. No guarantee can be given about the possibility of extension.

Anaesthesia and Critical care services in the Trust are provided at Guy’s, St Thomas’, Harefield and Royal Brompton Hospitals.

The post is a full-time post in adult critical care and may include cardiothoracic anaesthesia if appropriate to the to the skills and experience of the post-holder. Other direct clinical care including outreach, follow up clinics, pre-assessment and optimisation clinics can be negotiated within the job plan depending on the experience of the successful applicant.

The Heart, Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group is part of Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and is renowned nationally and internationally for excellence in diagnosis, treatment and research of patients with cardiothoracic diseases. We strive to develop our staff both personally and professionally to ensure our patients get the first-class service they deserve.

Harefield Hospital provides both Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical services including Transplantation and Mechanical Support System (MCS).

**At Harefield there are currently 189 beds in the Hospital**:

- Critical Care: 24 ITU beds, 5 recovery beds and 10 HDU beds
- Transplant unit: Rowan ward and Fir Tree ward 34 beds, including 10 Transplant HDU beds
- Surgery & Private Patient, Maple, Cedar & Juniper Wards: 60 beds including 4 HDU beds
- Acute Cardiac Care Unit, Oak & Acorn wards: 40 bed
- Cherry Tree Day case ward: 16 beds

The post holder will deal with patients undergoing heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support:

- To provide direct clinical care including outreach, follow up clinics, pre-assessment and optimisation clinics.
- To provide clinical services in adult critical care (and anaesthesia if appropriate) in accordance with clinical and legal requirements and in keeping with the international role of the Trust.
- To set and maintain high professional standards.
- To participate in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement initiatives within the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care.
- The post holder will actively conduct/ participate in quality improvement projects and audits related to both clinical and non-clinical aspect of the work and participate in the Clinical Group’s audit programme, including mortality meetings.
- The post holder will be expected to make a positive contribution to postgraduate medical education within the organisation as a primary responsibility as well as undertake teaching of and support junior doctors as necessary.



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