Job summary
Are you an aspiring Consultant looking to explore or to consolidate your career in Critical Care?
We are delighted to welcome you as our new Consultant in Critical Care Medicine to join us at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. You will be based at Peterborough City Hospital; however, you will be required to work at Hinchingbrooke Hospital on your Anaesthesia rotation.
You will be joining a dynamic group of supportive Critical Care specialist consultants and other allied specialties such as Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine, aiming to develop the service, provide a comprehensive patient-centred care while develop further your chosen subspeciality.
As an inspiring leader, you will take an active role in the department consistently implementing evidence-based treatment plans to improve the patient care. You will ensure the quality of the education of both medical and nursing staff.
With a full GMC registration, you should be either on the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and their Allied Specialty or within 6 months of completion of training on the date of interview.
We are committed to supporting your career in an environment where your skills and initiatives are valued. A mentor will guide you while navigating your daily duties and managerial responsibilities, your training needs and research projects.
We respect your wellbeing, and we are open to flexibility in your working patterns should you wish to work more flexible hours and/or less than full time.
Main duties of the job
We designed our job plan and on call rota to prioritise both the welfare of our patients and of our consultants, to improve the work/life balance and allow for flexibility as consultants progress through their careers. The exact job plan will be agreed between you, the Critical Care and allied specialty on appointment.
All the predictable and unpredictable DCC work is annualised. In addition to the Critical Care on-call commitment, your job plan will consist of a flexible number of clinical sessions per week for their allied specialty to an agreed annualised total.
The on-call rota is published for the entire year allowing flexibility with the allied specialty rota. Fixed non-clinical days may be negotiated with the base specialty department.
Eight weeks out of twelve will be allocated to a combination of second-on consultant duties in Critical Care and the Acute Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Anaesthesia and/or Emergency Medicine. You will undertake specific consultant duties based on the allocated department.
You will comply with the roles and responsibilities as defined in the Trust's Health & Safety Policy and be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.
About us
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
- In-house Physiotherapy Services
- Career development and training opportunities
- Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
- Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
- Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
All of the predictable and unpredictable DCC work of this post is annualised. In addition to the Critical Care on-call commitment, the successful applicants job plan will consist of a flexible number of clinical sessions per week for their allied specialty to an agreed annualised total.
The example shown below is for a 10 PA contract (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA). The exact job plan will be agreed with the post-holder, Critical Care and allied specialty on appointment.
The on call rota is published for the entire year allowing flexibility with the allied specialty rota. Fixed non-clinical days may be negotiated with the base specialty department.
The Critical Care on-call commitment is based around four weeks in twelve (see figure below for 10PA contract example).
- Week 1: four 8am-6pm day shifts (Monday to Thursday).
- Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12: a combination of your Allied Specialty and daytime second on Consultant for Critical Care sessions (4-8 sessions per week depending on job plan).
- Week 4: three alternate nights on-call (5pm-10pm resident then 10pm-8am on-call from home).
- Week 8: three 8am-6pm day shifts (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
- Week 10: four alternate nights on call (5pm-10pm resident, then 10pm-8am on-call).
Job description
Job responsibilities
All of the predictable and unpredictable DCC work of this post is annualised. In addition to the Critical Care on-call commitment, the successful applicants job plan will consist of a flexible number of clinical sessions per week for their allied specialty to an agreed annualised total.
The example shown below is for a 10 PA contract (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA). The exact job plan will be agreed with the post-holder, Critical Care and allied specialty on appointment.
The on call rota is published for the entire year allowing flexibility with the allied specialty rota. Fixed non-clinical days may be negotiated with the base specialty department.
The Critical Care on-call commitment is based around four weeks in twelve (see figure below for 10PA contract example).
- Week 1: four 8am-6pm day shifts (Monday to Thursday).
- Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12: a combination of your Allied Specialty and daytime second on Consultant for Critical Care sessions (4-8 sessions per week depending on job plan).
- Week 4: three alternate nights on-call (5pm-10pm resident then 10pm-8am on-call from home).
- Week 8: three 8am-6pm day shifts (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
- Week 10: four alternate nights on call (5pm-10pm resident, then 10pm-8am on-call).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and Allied Specialty (if applicable)
- FICM approved training in Intensive Care Medicine to Consultant level or equivalent training recognised by FICM recognised by FICM
- FFICM or DICM or EDIC
- Attended a Critical Care Ultrasound Course
- Has excellent written and verbal English language skills
- Has experience of both working well within a team and leading a team
- Has completed several audit cycles and presented the results
- Has participated in at least one quality improvement project
- Has the ability to critically appraise published evidence
- Has experience of teaching Foundation Year and Specialty Trainees to the standards required by the Royal Colleges
- Regularly participates in a teaching programme
- Has undertaken additional responsibilities in previous roles
Desirable
- ALS, APLS and ATLS provider
- Has a post-graduate teaching qualification
- Has clinical effectiveness / audit related publication(s)
- Critical Care Ultrasound qualification
- Echocardiology qualification
- Additional higher skills and training relevant to Critical Care Medicine or Allied Specialty
- Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at regional meetings
- Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at national or international meeting(s)
- Has knowledge and skills in human factors
- Has attended a leadership course
- Has research / clinical effectiveness / audit related publication(s)
- Has attended a teaching course
- Has a post-graduate teaching qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and Allied Specialty (if applicable)
- FICM approved training in Intensive Care Medicine to Consultant level or equivalent training recognised by FICM recognised by FICM
- FFICM or DICM or EDIC
- Attended a Critical Care Ultrasound Course
- Has excellent written and verbal English language skills
- Has experience of both working well within a team and leading a team
- Has completed several audit cycles and presented the results
- Has participated in at least one quality improvement project
- Has the ability to critically appraise published evidence
- Has experience of teaching Foundation Year and Specialty Trainees to the standards required by the Royal Colleges
- Regularly participates in a teaching programme
- Has undertaken additional responsibilities in previous roles
Desirable
- ALS, APLS and ATLS provider
- Has a post-graduate teaching qualification
- Has clinical effectiveness / audit related publication(s)
- Critical Care Ultrasound qualification
- Echocardiology qualification
- Additional higher skills and training relevant to Critical Care Medicine or Allied Specialty
- Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at regional meetings
- Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at national or international meeting(s)
- Has knowledge and skills in human factors
- Has attended a leadership course
- Has research / clinical effectiveness / audit related publication(s)
- Has attended a teaching course
- Has a post-graduate teaching qualification
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).
