Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine within Perioperative Medicine (POM) at St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust). The post is a fixed term appointment of up to 6 months.

St Bartholomew's Hospital has state-of-the-art facilities for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease, including 10 operatiing theatres, 10 catheter labs, 255 general cardiac beds, with 98 higher acuity care beds, including 58 critical care beds. The Thorax Centre provides multi-disciplinary care for patients with lung disease. In addition St Bartholomew's Hospital operates a large clinical service for patients with cancer, including haematological malignancy.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:o doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway;o there would be greater opportunity for career progression - we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion;o becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world - who can share their knowledge and experience;o Joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Date posted

19 January 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED308SBH

Job locations

St Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the existing team of Intensive Care Consultants within Perioperative Medicine. The successful candidate will undertake sessions will join the existing team of Intensive Care consultants, based mainly in the 6th floor ICU at St Bartholomews Hospital. The unit (6A) works alongside the 3 cardiothoracic ICUs on the first floor providing support to the whole of St Bartholomews Hospital site, including extracorporeal cardiovascular and respiratory support.

During covid surge critical care expansion the postholder may be required to undertake some clinical sessions at The Royal London Hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

During covid surge critical care expansion the postholder may be required to undertake some clinical sessions at The Royal London Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).