Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and/or Anaesthetics

5 months ago


BarrowinFurness, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Applications are welcomed for a highly motivated Consultant Anaesthetist/ Intensivist post based at Morecambe Bay Hospitals. The hospital is a trust of 5 site bases with intensive care departments on 2 of its larger sites and theatres on 3 of the 5 sites. You will predominantly be based at the Furness General Hospital covering the Intensive Care Unit. You will join a department of 8 Consultants with several Specialists, Specialty Doctors and ACCP's. Depending upon your clinical skills the successful candidate could have the opportunity to work in main theatres covering maternity, gynecology, orthopedic and trauma, ophthalmology and ENT while also attending our Westmorland General Hospital that focuses primarily on Elective Surgery.

Furness General Hospital is a lovely, friendly district general hospital based in South Cumbria close to the Lake District. Westmorland General Hospital is located on the outskirts of the popular Lakeland town of Kendal. All our hospitals are situated in areas of outstanding natural beauty, which offer superb outdoor and recreational activities close to the Lake District, an ideal base to escape large City Centre pressures. Access to good transport links allows for easy reach to many northern cities where you will find a wealth of shops, restaurants, museums and galleries close by.

Main duties of the job

You will participate in a 1:8 Consultant of the week model, including prospective cover.

You will join a team of 8 Consultants with several Specialists and Specialty Doctors supporting all general services of the hospital including a busy Accident and Emergency department, Theatres covering maternity, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic and trauma, ophthalmology and ENT.

On-call shifts provide non-residential cover of emergency ITU, supervising a dedicated resident anaesthetist.

Lead Assessments of the deteriorating patient for emergency admission to the Intensive Care Unit.

Lead the team in managing pre and post operative theatre admissions.

Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.

Demonstrate evidence-based practice where appropriate.

Undertake and participate in the appraisal process and job planning.

Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.

Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.

Actively participate in continuing medical education.

Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.

Maintain all mandatory training requirements.

About us

Our organisation prides itself on supporting a diverse workforce reflecting the immediate community. We promote inclusivity and compassionate working, placing this at the forefront of our team. UHMBT was awarded first place in the UK top 50 Inclusive Employer Awards 2021. We are a university hospital providing community and hospital services to an area of Morecambe Bay covering around 1000 square miles over South Cumbria and North Lancashire.

The Trust has a keen interest and extensive involvement in Medical and Dental Education at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. We work in partnership with Lancaster Medical School, North Western Deanery and Health Education North West to provide quality education and training which meets the requirements of these regulatory bodies as well as the Trust's high standards of compassionate care alongside our research and education strategy to provide the best patient and staff experience. UHMBFT provides one of the main NHS settings for students from Lancaster Medical School as we co-ordinate, deliver and quality assure the clinical component of Lancaster Medical Schools MBChB degree programme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find a detailed Job description and Person Specification for this role attached

You must hold full GMC with a license to practice

Person Specification

Professional qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice FICM or an equivalent qualification FRCA or an equivalent appropriate higher anaesthetic qualification

Desirable

Higher Postgraduate professional qualifications in research or Education

Training and experience

Essential

ICM recognised formal training in intensive care medicine or equivalent Experience in the management of Trauma and other surgical emergencies Broad exposure to anaesthesia particularly for laproscopic surgery, emergency surgical and obstetric emergencies. Evidence of involvement and experience in audit

Desirable

Knowledge of and interest in medical education

Personal skills, ability etc

Essential

Ability to work within a multidisciplinary environment Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team Able to communicate effectively Experience of leading a clinical team Experience of supervision of junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines & GMC recognised training in Educational & clinical supervision.

Desirable

Attendance at an advanced communication skills course Evidence of significant Leadership roles, training or abilities

Research and development

Essential

Evidence of completion of audits. Ability to supervise junior doctors to plan and conduct a research and audit project

Desirable

Evidence of peer reviewed publications. Evidence of recent independent or supervised research with relevant publications

Teaching

Essential

Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training

Desirable

Evidence of previous undergraduate teaching experience. Experience of "problem based learning" systems. A diploma in education or other teaching qualification

Management

Essential

Awareness of the managerial role of a consultant in the NHS

Desirable

Evidence of engagement with the management process during training. Recent attendance at a management course or a recognised qualification in management. Understanding of managerial responsibility and its future development in the role of clinicians in management

Professional interests

Desirable

Membership of appropriate professional societies

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