Job summary
We are looking for two enthusiastic and committed Consultant Intensivists to join the team of Consultants in the Intensive Care Unit, which is part of the Directorate of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care. The unit has received the rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
These posts have risen following retirement of consultant with responsibilities in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthetics and service expansion.
The successful candidates will join the team of intensive care consultants to cover the intensive Care Unit at Wexham Park Hospital. We offer full time ICM Consultant post or ICM job with additional sessions in Anaesthetics. We are also keen to support candidates with other areas of special interest (Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Respiratory Medicine) and encourage them to contact the department for further discussion.
We are keen to foster individual interests within Intensive Care Medicine, including research and quality improvement ambitions and will encourage continued development within a job planning review and appraisal.
Main duties of the job
Please see job description attached for the role of ITU Consultant which includes the information regarding this role
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
Please see job description attached for the role of ITU Consultant which includes the information regarding this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached for the role of ITU Consultant which includes the information regarding this role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Appropriate Royal College membership (FRCA, DICM, EDICM, FFICM)
- CCT (or equivalent) for Anaesthesia, ICM, Acute Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine, or within six months of anticipated CCT
- Entry on Specialist Register or within 6 months of confirmed award of CCT
Desirable
- Membership ESICM
- Membership ICS
- Formal teaching or instructing qualification
- Joint accreditation in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia/or related speciality
Relevant Experience in Specialty
Essential
- Broad general experience in Intensive Care and related speciality
- Previous NHS experience
- Ability to take full independent responsibility for critically ill patients
- Evidence of participation in training & supervision of trainees
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience in ECHO
- Published research in peer review journals
- Evidence of presentations at meetings of learned societies
Management & Admin Experience
Essential
- Participation in Clinical Audit
Desirable
- Participation in departmental management in previous posts.
- Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
Personal attributes
Essential
- Proven demonstration of ability to communicate effectively and to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
Desirable
- Proven demonstration of ability to communicate effectively and to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to work in a flexible manner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Appropriate Royal College membership (FRCA, DICM, EDICM, FFICM)
- CCT (or equivalent) for Anaesthesia, ICM, Acute Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine, or within six months of anticipated CCT
- Entry on Specialist Register or within 6 months of confirmed award of CCT
Desirable
- Membership ESICM
- Membership ICS
- Formal teaching or instructing qualification
- Joint accreditation in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia/or related speciality
Relevant Experience in Specialty
Essential
- Broad general experience in Intensive Care and related speciality
- Previous NHS experience
- Ability to take full independent responsibility for critically ill patients
- Evidence of participation in training & supervision of trainees
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience in ECHO
- Published research in peer review journals
- Evidence of presentations at meetings of learned societies
Management & Admin Experience
Essential
- Participation in Clinical Audit
Desirable
- Participation in departmental management in previous posts.
- Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
Personal attributes
Essential
- Proven demonstration of ability to communicate effectively and to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
Desirable
- Proven demonstration of ability to communicate effectively and to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to work in a flexible manner
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).
