Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

10 PAs

The James Cook University Hospital

This opportunity is to join a dynamic, friendly and supportive team of 25 critical care consultants in a busy 33 bedded, tertiary referral major trauma centre hospital located at the top of the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors.

The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise in intensive care medicine. The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the GMC and a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register for intensive care medicine or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

Applicants from Single ICM CCT and Dual ICM CCT backgrounds are encouraged.

The post will be based primarily at The James Cook University Hospital, with job plans reflecting the individual interests of the appointee. Consultants in dual CCT specialities may be required to undertake some clinical commitment at The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, dependent on their dual speciality.

The General Critical Care Unit presently incorporates 33 beds, used flexibly between level 3 and level 2 depending on patient need. The unit provides tertiary services for Major Trauma, Neurosurgery, Vascular, Upper GI and Spinal Cord Injured patients as well as a variety of medical specialties including Nephrology, Haematology and Oncology.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Overview:

Four consultants cover the units during the daytime. A flexible rota design is on offer to compliment the individual requirements of any post-holder. A standard day is 8-6pm with two consultants covering until 9pm.

There is a strong Consultant presence out of hours. The current night time on call frequency is at present 1:14 for full time consultants. Night time on call is resident until 10 pm 7 days per week and non-resident thereafter dependent on clinical requirements.

The Critical Care Consultant team is supported by a strong middle grade tier comprising of highly experienced Staff Grades, Specialty Trainees in ICM, Clinical Fellows, MTI Fellows and Anaesthetic trainees. We have 2 middle grade doctors resident overnight.

The resident rota contains an expanding number of ACCP's (5 fully qualified with 3 in training), speciality trainees, foundation doctors and trust doctors.

About us

We're thrilled you're thinking of joining our journey

Getting good NHS services is the most important thing to more than 1.5million patients, carers and families in the Tees Valley, North Yorkshireand beyond who depend and rely on them. It is the most overriding thingto everyone who works at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusttoo.

Since the autumn of 2019, we've been empowering our clinicians to take the decisions about how we manage our resources and deliver care across our hospitals and services - supported by our amazing scientific teams, administrative, support staff and volunteers. This is important - not just for our local communities in Teesside and North Yorkshire but for patients across the North East and beyond who rely on us as a specialist centre and regional major trauma centre.

By enabling clinicians to come together to shape and deliver the care they want for their patients, we were rated by our colleagues in the 2020 NHS Staff Survey as the most improved Trust in the country. This clinically-led approach has been at the heart of our response to COVID-19 and the overriding goal set by our experienced clinicians to help keep colleagues, patients and service users safe.

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-UE-MED-0176

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Full GMC registration
Evidence of completion of formal ICM training
FFICM and/or EDIC and/or Equivalent
Entry onto the GMC Specialist
Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Desirable

Training in appraisal techniques
Qualifications in other specialist skills
Educational Supervisor Training

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness

Essential

Clinical experience equivalent to completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine
Experience of leading improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance.
Evidence of teaching/training junior medical staff and undergraduate students

Desirable

Evidence of research
Evidence of innovative service developments

Management and administrative experience

Essential

Ability to work productively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Management training
Success in obtaining funding for research

Teaching and training experiences

Essential

Experience of supervising junior medical staff
Evidence of active teaching involvement

Desirable

Other teaching skills/experience
Established teaching interest such as ATLS /ETC, ALS Instructor

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Full GMC registration
Evidence of completion of formal ICM training
FFICM and/or EDIC and/or Equivalent
Entry onto the GMC Specialist
Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Desirable

Training in appraisal techniques
Qualifications in other specialist skills
Educational Supervisor Training

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness

Essential

Clinical experience equivalent to completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine
Experience of leading improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance.
Evidence of teaching/training junior medical staff and undergraduate students

Desirable

Evidence of research
Evidence of innovative service developments

Management and administrative experience

Essential

Ability to work productively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Management training
Success in obtaining funding for research

Teaching and training experiences

Essential

Experience of supervising junior medical staff
Evidence of active teaching involvement

Desirable

Other teaching skills/experience
Established teaching interest such as ATLS /ETC, ALS Instructor

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).