Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity to join the team of Critical Care Consultants at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be based at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals. All consultants are expected to work cross site according to service requirements. We welcome applications from candidates with dual speciality backgrounds or ICM alone.

Heartlands hospital provides 15 level 3 equivalent ITU beds within a 20-bed footprint over 2 floors. Good Hope has a purpose built ITU, currently open to 6 Level 3 equivalent beds. Nursing and medical staff rotate between both Heartlands and Good Hope sites. The units support sub-specialties including vascular and endovascular surgery, ENT, upper GI, colorectal, urology and cytoreductive surgery, specialist medicine including cystic fibrosis, infectious diseases as well as paediatric emergencies. Both hospitals have busy emergency departments.

You will join a dedicated and enthusiastic team of consultants and nursing staff, supported by 24/7 Critical Care Outreach teams and experienced Advanced Critical Care Practitioners. All units are recognized for the quality of their education and training programmes, and we have an active Critical Care research department with two Professorial posts, an NIHR Senior Lecturer and a team of dedicated research nurses. We offer a weekly cross-site educational program along with CUSIC and FICE training and we welcome those with an interest in education, training and simulation.

Main duties of the job

The core component of this post is to provide general critical care cover at the HGS sites. For dual accredited clinicians, your clinical duties will be split between critical care and your complimentary specialty.

Locum Consultants who are appointed will be expected to participate in departmental teaching and training and will be supported to complete the required training to become Clinical/Educational Supervisors. They will be expected to engage in continuous professional development and governance activities. They will require excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a multidisciplinary team in delivering high quality patient care. They will be supported by a welcoming and cohesive team.

A full-time Locum Consultant (10PAs) will normally devote up to 8.5 programmed activities to direct clinical care. The remaining programmed activities will be devoted to supporting professional activities. The successful candidate will be invited to discuss these options with the Clinical Service Lead on appointment. There will be opportunities to take up additional management and lead roles as consultants progress through their career.

Suitable candidates who are not on the specialist register are encouraged to apply and support will be given to enable successful application to join the register.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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