Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team who believe in leading from the frontline with the aim of providing outstanding care to our community and investing in the well-being and development of our people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Critical Care Service with the present consultants. An office base with secretarial and administrative support will be provided.
Based at Royal Berkshire hospital, this is a 10 PA post for a Consultant qualified to work in Intensive Care Medicine. The expectation would be for the majority of the clinical time to be spent in intensive care with typically 6.5 PAs in ICU, 2 PAs in a second specialty if relevant and 1.5 SPA
The assessment date is 13th December and the interview date will be 22nd December 2021.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust ICU is a progressive unit looking to help the other specialities in the hospital to manage the acutely unwell patient.
There is an outreach service which provides 2 nurses, 1 of whom is an advanced practitioner who have 1400 patient episodes per month. This allows the ICU team to manage in a timely manner all patients who need Critical Care.
The ICU has 19 beds, has a complete electronic patient record along with state of the art equipment to manage >1000 cases a year.
There are 16 trainees from all medical backgrounds, an active Rehabilitation after Critical Illness team, one of the highest recruiting research groups in the country and good multidisciplinary team working with the allied healthcare professionals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provisional Job Plan:
- This is a whole time post with a minimum of 10 Programmed activities. The balance between Direct Clinical Care and Supporting Professional Activities will be agreed with the post holder in the final job plan. The SPA allocation is 1.5 for personal CME, audit and revalidation requirements including departmental meetings. Additional SPAs may be allocated for specific agreed objectives for the trust subject to the agreement of the Clinical Director.
- All Job Plans are reviewed at least annually, with the Medical Lead/Clinical Director, who is the Line Manager.
- Although all Consultants within the department work to the framework of a job plan, there is a longstanding culture that applies the spirit of the contract where all colleagues cross- cover sessions in most areas to support consultant leave or sickness and to help maintain the smooth working and efficiency of the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provisional Job Plan:
- This is a whole time post with a minimum of 10 Programmed activities. The balance between Direct Clinical Care and Supporting Professional Activities will be agreed with the post holder in the final job plan. The SPA allocation is 1.5 for personal CME, audit and revalidation requirements including departmental meetings. Additional SPAs may be allocated for specific agreed objectives for the trust subject to the agreement of the Clinical Director.
- All Job Plans are reviewed at least annually, with the Medical Lead/Clinical Director, who is the Line Manager.
- Although all Consultants within the department work to the framework of a job plan, there is a longstanding culture that applies the spirit of the contract where all colleagues cross- cover sessions in most areas to support consultant leave or sickness and to help maintain the smooth working and efficiency of the department.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration Within 6 months of CCST in (Speciality) at interview date
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Fully trained in Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable
- Accreditation in echocardiography/ultrasound
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration Within 6 months of CCST in (Speciality) at interview date
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Fully trained in Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable
- Accreditation in echocardiography/ultrasound
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).
