Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Locum Consultant Intensivist to join the team of Consultants in the Intensive Care Unit (Frimley Park) at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Intensive Care is part of the Directorate of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care. Frimley Park has been rated as outstanding by the CQC and we are in the process of expanding our capacity to 16 beds over the medium term.
The successful candidate will join the team of intensive care consultants to cover the Intensive Care Unit at Frimley Park. The Rota is currently 1:9 weekends and 1:9.5 nights but will become 1:10 non-resident nights (after 10pm) and weekends (after 6pm).
Main duties of the job
Consultants are heavily involved in managing and delivering patient care to ensure a high quality service, as well as teaching and training. Daily trainee cover is provided through a combination of anaesthetic trainees, ICU clinical fellows, supplemented by advanced critical care practitioners, medical core trainees, F3s and F2s. We have a monthly follow-up clinic supported by a nurse, physiotherapists and a clinical psychologist and we will reintroduce our bereavement clinic once a post-holder is in place.
Please see the attached job description for more details.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to take part in delivering and developing critical care services within the Trust and to share the clinical, administrative and teaching work with the other consultants in the department. Participation in cross-site clinical audit and mortality & morbidity reviews is a requirement and an ongoing activity in both Departments. Clinical research projects are encouraged.
Our teaching cadre is strong and there are dedicated Thursday afternoon teaching sessions, combined with anaesthetics, primarily directed towards preparing candidates for the FRCA. However, we are increasingly asked to accommodate trainees from other specialities and F3 doctors and there is the opportunity to join the teaching team and help develop teaching to this cadre as well as the FRCA candidates.
We have a very strong ultrasound focus within the directorate and candidates with experience in FUSIC and FICE are welcome additions as the modality is taking a prominent role in critical care.
This is a full time, 10 PA, post which include 1 PA of SPA but any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, provided that the critical care sessions are fully covered. Additional sessions may be available on request. The post will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant Contract (2003).
In addition to appraisal, the job plans of all consultants will be reviewed at least annually in conjunction with the Chief of Service and the Associate Director.
Please see the attached JD for the proposed timetable / job plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to take part in delivering and developing critical care services within the Trust and to share the clinical, administrative and teaching work with the other consultants in the department. Participation in cross-site clinical audit and mortality & morbidity reviews is a requirement and an ongoing activity in both Departments. Clinical research projects are encouraged.
Our teaching cadre is strong and there are dedicated Thursday afternoon teaching sessions, combined with anaesthetics, primarily directed towards preparing candidates for the FRCA. However, we are increasingly asked to accommodate trainees from other specialities and F3 doctors and there is the opportunity to join the teaching team and help develop teaching to this cadre as well as the FRCA candidates.
We have a very strong ultrasound focus within the directorate and candidates with experience in FUSIC and FICE are welcome additions as the modality is taking a prominent role in critical care.
This is a full time, 10 PA, post which include 1 PA of SPA but any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, provided that the critical care sessions are fully covered. Additional sessions may be available on request. The post will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant Contract (2003).
In addition to appraisal, the job plans of all consultants will be reviewed at least annually in conjunction with the Chief of Service and the Associate Director.
Please see the attached JD for the proposed timetable / job plan.
Person Specification
Assessed
Essential
- Eligible to apply for CESR, or on the GMC specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT)
- Advanced training in ICM or equivalent non-UK training
Desirable
- FFICM or DICM / EDICM
- MRCP or equivalent
Person Specification
Assessed
Essential
- Eligible to apply for CESR, or on the GMC specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT)
- Advanced training in ICM or equivalent non-UK training
Desirable
- FFICM or DICM / EDICM
- MRCP or equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
