Locum Consultant – Critical Care and Anaesthesia

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Critical Care (5PA) and Anaesthesia (5PA). The successful candidate will need to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, excellence in education/training and a commitment to make a tangible contribution to our audit/quality improvement programme in their supporting professional activity time.

Essential criteria for anaesthetics: Full registration with the GMC, FRCA or equivalent, current General Medical Council (London), Specialist Registration in Anaesthesia or equivalent experience.Desirable characteristics for the Critical Care role would include FUSIC mentorship, ability to assist education and governance of our ECHO and point of care ultrasound services and also recruitment, supervision and training of our junior doctors.

Please attach a copy of your CV to your application.

In the Anaesthetic Department we are known for our research and innovation, but recognise that our success comes from a department which is supportive, cohesive, providing excellent standards of care, and where all members, particularly full time clinicians, have an equal standing. Our Anaesthetic Department prides itself on being a friendly, cohesive and inclusive team supported by outstanding surgical and multidisciplinary staff.

Main duties of the job

According to the published rota and job schedule you will provide a consultant-led, patient-centred, clinical service for the critical care department. This includes a twice-daily review of all patients during the working week and daily review at weekends. Decisions on all admissions or refusal of admissions and the thrust of the therapeutic plan must be consultant led, including for patients reviewed on the wards at the request of the critical care outreach appropriate, therapeutic plans and actions should follow Trust-wide policies or those developed by the Critical Care Directorate. These duties also cover emergency duties, including emergency work arising from on-call duties, relevant clinical diagnostic work, other patient treatment, attending relevant meetings about direct patient care and administration directly related to the above.

The academic and research activities of the Division are channelled through a number of academic centres in UCL. The critical care consultants contribute actively to the educational and research components of the Bloomsbury Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, the Centre for Perioperative Medicine and have strong collaborative links with UCL Healthcare Engineering. Institute of Health Informatics and the Department for Targeted Intervention. UCLH/UCL is a well-established Biomedical Research Centre and the research outputs from Critical Care and Peri-operative Medicine are ranked top within the UK (web of science).

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Recently, we have become a new NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborative bringing together digital and qualitative researchers to improve our understanding of safety in the high-risk surgery and critical care space. The successful candidate would be encouraged to pursue other research interests in collaboration with these groupings through honorary contracts.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

Eligible for full UK GMC Registration On GMC Specialist Register in Intensive Care Medicine Register, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT/seeking CESR approval NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register by date of interview. Provider status in ALS, ATLS (or equivalent) and in APLS (or equivalent). On GMC Specialist Register for anaesthesia or within 2 months of attainment of CCT in anaesthesia at date of interview FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic experience

Desirable

Instructor status in one or more life support courses (ALS, ATLS, APLS, PALS) FRCA (or equivalent training/exam) MRCP or equivalent MCEM or equivalent Higher degree

Clinical Experience & Skills

Essential

Critical care experience commensurate with CCT in Intensive Care Medicine Able to work without supervision and make appropriate clinical decisions A caring attitude towards patients and relatives Willingness to accept responsibility of team leadership and experience of working within multidisciplinary teams Ability and willingness to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients of any acuity Evidence of continuing professional development, remaining up-to-date on national guidelines relevant to the critical care Ability to perform clinical procedures essential to critical care, including advanced airway management Completed a recognised period of training leading to a CCT in anaesthesia or has gained equivalent experience Experience in anaesthesia for major surgical procedures including major laparoscopic surgery 6 months experience working in the NHS

Desirable

Experience in multiple modes of cardiac output monitoring. Experience in preoperative medicine and management of complex high risk patients. Accreditation in critical care ultrasound eg echocardiography, lung and patient simulation, FUSIC mentorship. Ability to supervise, educate and train junior doctors. Experience of haematology/oncology critical care Experience of multidisciplinary pre-assessment and pre-operative preparation of complex patients Evidence of commitment to service improvement/ clinical excellence Broad range of experience specifically in 'outside areas' including paediatric radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, CT, endoscopy

Quality Improvement & Management

Essential

Experience of undertaking audit and quality improvement projects and willingness to develop the local programme. Proficiency with IT systems relevant Ability to mentor both medical and nursing staff

Desirable

Relevant management/leadership training programme

Research & Teaching Experience

Essential

High level of commitment to teaching with a track record of teaching at all levels Familiarity with research methodology and record of publications Ability to participate in translational research consistent with the UCLH 'themes' Teaching course

Desirable

Peer reviewed publications Appropriate Higher Degree MD, PhD or equivalent Teaching qualification

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