Job summary
We are looking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at Frimley Park Hospital. They will join a team of 10 intensivists at our busy district general hospital, which is a referral centre for major vascular surgery, stroke, interventional radiology and cardiology, and a training hub for the Defence Medical Services.
The job is a full-time post comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) including on-call, of which 1.5PA will be allocated to supporting professional activities (SPA).
We welcome applications from single-CCT and dual-CCT intensivists. The successful candidate must have a strong interest and suitable experience in intensive care medicine, but the role offers flexibility to include sessions in allied fields including anaesthesia, emergency medicine and medical specialities.
Candidates should be in position to take up the role by August 2025
Main duties of the job
PURPOSE OF JOB:The post has arisen due to an anticipated vacancy.
Job Planning:
The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement between the appointee and the Chief-of-Service, that sets out a consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It provides a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it includes personal objectives, including details of links to wider service objectives, and details of support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives. Changes having budgetary or contractual implications would also need the agreement of the Chief Executive.
The job plan for the successful candidate will be finalised following appointment and prior to commencement in post, considering the subspecialty interests of the appointee and the needs of the department. Typically, a 10 PA job plan would involve 1.5 days of clinical work per week (4.5 PA), and 0.5 days of SPA activity (1.5 SPA). 2.5 PA are allocated for emergency out-of-hours work on a 1:10 non-resident on-call rota. The remaining 1.5 PA is accounted for by occasional 5-day weeks as the duty intensivist, which are rostered with an average frequency of 5.2 times per year. Dual CCT consultants who practice in two specialities are allocated 1.75 SPA.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Department of Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Frimley Park Hospital:
The ACSA-accredited anaesthetic department has 56 Consultant Anaesthetists, providing anaesthetic duties in 18 theatres, in addition to several areas outside the theatre complex, including obstetrics, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiac catheterisation suites. They also work at Heatherwood Hospital, a newly built £100m state-of-the-art elective surgery hub, which opened in March 2022.
The department provides a cardio-pulmonary exercise testing service, an acute and chronic pain service, and a high-risk pre-operative clinic. It is an ESRA-approved training centre for regional anaesthesia. The department supports an obstetric service managing over 5500 deliveries per year.
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit:
There are 3 PACUs within Frimley Park Hospital, each located alongside a theatre suite. The main theatre PACU also functions as an overnight recovery unit for complex post-operative patients. There is capacity for up to four post-operative patients requiring level 2 care and these patients are managed jointly by the ICU and anaesthetic teams. The unit is also able to support the ICU and will manage Level 3 critical care patients when the critical care unit capacity is under pressure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Department of Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Frimley Park Hospital:
The ACSA-accredited anaesthetic department has 56 Consultant Anaesthetists, providing anaesthetic duties in 18 theatres, in addition to several areas outside the theatre complex, including obstetrics, interventional radiology, endoscopy and cardiac catheterisation suites. They also work at Heatherwood Hospital, a newly built £100m state-of-the-art elective surgery hub, which opened in March 2022.
The department provides a cardio-pulmonary exercise testing service, an acute and chronic pain service, and a high-risk pre-operative clinic. It is an ESRA-approved training centre for regional anaesthesia. The department supports an obstetric service managing over 5500 deliveries per year.
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit:
There are 3 PACUs within Frimley Park Hospital, each located alongside a theatre suite. The main theatre PACU also functions as an overnight recovery unit for complex post-operative patients. There is capacity for up to four post-operative patients requiring level 2 care and these patients are managed jointly by the ICU and anaesthetic teams. The unit is also able to support the ICU and will manage Level 3 critical care patients when the critical care unit capacity is under pressure.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oFull GMC registration
- oFFICM
- oListed on GMC UK Specialist Register (UKSR) as holding a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or be within 6 months of gaining this by the date of the interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application
- oExperience of UK critical care at a senior level
Desirable
- oFUSIC/FICE accreditation
- oFRCA
- oMRCP
- oFRCEM
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE
Essential
- oAble to evaluate own clinical practice.
- oAble to demonstrate innovative thinking.
- oGood written and oral communication skills
- oAbility to organise and develop service provision.
- oUnderstanding the structures of NHS hospitals and be willing to play a role in the department and the hospital
Desirable
- oExperience in management
PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIST/ FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oA wide grounding during training of all aspects of intensive care
- oProvider status in ATLS, ALS and APLS (or equivalent)
- oWillingness to teach undergraduate and postgraduates, particularly in the weekly protected trainee teaching sessions
- oUnderstand and have participated in audit activity
- oUnderstand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- oExperience in focused echocardiography and ultrasound
- oFaculty in teaching courses
- oPost-CCT fellowship
- oPostgraduate qualification in teaching
- oRelevant research
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oFull GMC registration
- oFFICM
- oListed on GMC UK Specialist Register (UKSR) as holding a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or be within 6 months of gaining this by the date of the interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application
- oExperience of UK critical care at a senior level
Desirable
- oFUSIC/FICE accreditation
- oFRCA
- oMRCP
- oFRCEM
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE
Essential
- oAble to evaluate own clinical practice.
- oAble to demonstrate innovative thinking.
- oGood written and oral communication skills
- oAbility to organise and develop service provision.
- oUnderstanding the structures of NHS hospitals and be willing to play a role in the department and the hospital
Desirable
- oExperience in management
PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIST/ FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oA wide grounding during training of all aspects of intensive care
- oProvider status in ATLS, ALS and APLS (or equivalent)
- oWillingness to teach undergraduate and postgraduates, particularly in the weekly protected trainee teaching sessions
- oUnderstand and have participated in audit activity
- oUnderstand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- oExperience in focused echocardiography and ultrasound
- oFaculty in teaching courses
- oPost-CCT fellowship
- oPostgraduate qualification in teaching
- oRelevant research
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).
