Job summary
Applications are invited to apply for Consultant in Intensive Care at the James Paget University Hospital. This modern District General Hospital has approx. 500 beds and is situated in a coastal holiday area of East Anglia. It serves a population of 250,000 that increases considerably in the summer months.
The Intensive Care Unit is situated in the centre of the hospital opposite to the theatre suite adjacent to the Anaesthetic Department.
We have facilities and equipment to provide a full range of ICU services. We use Metavision, a fully computerized data collection system enabling us to be a paper free unit. The clinical information system facilitates patient care, management audit and electronic prescribing.
Our Critical Care Unit is a mixed medical and surgical ICU. We admit approximately 650 patients per year. All admissions are on a Consultant to Consultant referral basis. We are a combined 12 bedded ICU/ HDU. The current capacity is 6 Level 2 and 6 level 3 beds. We have an active multidisciplinary team involved in critical care, which meets daily on the ICU Ward Round.
There are eight full time consultants with a specific interest in ICU that participate in dedicated hot weeks which provide excellent continuity of care and service according to the national service specification for ICM. At trainee level we have a dedicated 1/7 ICU rota to accommodate trainees in Anaesthesia, ICM, and Internal Medicine.
Main duties of the job
To fulfil the person specification of a well-rounded, experienced and dynamic individual dedicated to providing excellent care within the scope of anaesthesia and Intensive care services at the JPUH.
To provide a major commitment to this progressive ICU department at the JPUH, by participating in the stand alone ICU rota and working as part of the consultant team to deliver continuity of care over a contiguous ICU hot week.
To promote excellence in clinical care via ongoing personal development in areas of interest such as teaching, clinical pathways, and service integration.
To participate in and help develop further our robust clinical governance processes within our department, the division throughout the Trust.
To promote and participate in our commitment to the UEA medical school as part of a department working within a university hospital.
Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust.
About us
We have anaesthetic trainees from the East of England deanery and are a partner University Hospital for medical students from The University of East Anglia. The James Paget University Hospital is a research active trust. Participation in education & research is actively encouraged and supported.
The hospital is situated in Gorleston, 200 metres from the beach and picturesque countryside, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border close to the towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and within commuting distance from several small villages with affordable housing and local amenities. Residents enjoy a good quality of life with easy access to the Norfolk Broads and unspoilt coastline with opportunities for wildlife, walking, cycling and sailing. The historic city of Norwich is only 20 miles with excellent schools, rail links to London and an international airport, for easy access to the Continent and beyond.
Our Trust is also on the path towards developing a new hospital over the coming years, working closely with the Department of Health and Care to deliver a modern, innovative health and care campus on our current site as part of the national New Hospital Programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e.: regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).
Deploy unallocated, flexible professional time on liaison, emergency work, travel, continuing clinical responsibility, teaching, research, medical audit, inter-disciplinary meetings and continuing professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e.: regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).
Deploy unallocated, flexible professional time on liaison, emergency work, travel, continuing clinical responsibility, teaching, research, medical audit, inter-disciplinary meetings and continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent Primary Medical Qualification
- Registration with the GMC, with a full licence to practise OR eligible for registration within six months of interview.
- Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in ICM or complementary specialty to ICM oOR be within six months of achieving CCT in ICM/ or a complementary specialty to ICM at the time of interview
Desirable
- FFICM or EDIC
- Extended complementary skills e.g. Echo, USS accreditation
Special knowledge/ Abilities/ Experience
Essential
- Evidence of equivalent levels of experience (e.g. Consultants predating the CCT programme) OR Clinical training/experience equivalent to ICBTICM Intermediate/Stage1 ICM training Extensive relevant experience for the post
- Willingness to promote organ donation as an essential and routine element of end of life care in accordance with NICE guidelines
- Willingness to routinely cooperate closely with the Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation
Desirable
- Experience in work force training and development
- Experience as ICU Consultant in the UK
Academic Achievements, teaching
Essential
- An understanding of the principles of research
- Knowledge of using evidence base medicine to support decision making
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and Quality Improvement
- Commitment to continuing professional development and medical education
- Experience in teaching, training and supervising medical students, doctors and the wider MD
Desirable
- Published research. Relevant Critical Care presentations/publications.
- Formal teaching qualification or instructor status for ALS/ATLS or equivalent
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent Primary Medical Qualification
- Registration with the GMC, with a full licence to practise OR eligible for registration within six months of interview.
- Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in ICM or complementary specialty to ICM oOR be within six months of achieving CCT in ICM/ or a complementary specialty to ICM at the time of interview
Desirable
- FFICM or EDIC
- Extended complementary skills e.g. Echo, USS accreditation
Special knowledge/ Abilities/ Experience
Essential
- Evidence of equivalent levels of experience (e.g. Consultants predating the CCT programme) OR Clinical training/experience equivalent to ICBTICM Intermediate/Stage1 ICM training Extensive relevant experience for the post
- Willingness to promote organ donation as an essential and routine element of end of life care in accordance with NICE guidelines
- Willingness to routinely cooperate closely with the Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation
Desirable
- Experience in work force training and development
- Experience as ICU Consultant in the UK
Academic Achievements, teaching
Essential
- An understanding of the principles of research
- Knowledge of using evidence base medicine to support decision making
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and Quality Improvement
- Commitment to continuing professional development and medical education
- Experience in teaching, training and supervising medical students, doctors and the wider MD
Desirable
- Published research. Relevant Critical Care presentations/publications.
- Formal teaching qualification or instructor status for ALS/ATLS 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).
