Job summary
Reporting directly to the Clinical Lead for Intensive Care Medicine, you would be working as a Consultant within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at either Lincoln County Hospital or Boston Pilgrim Hospital. The ICU operates on a 24/7 basis (365 days per year) and this will be inclusive of working over the bank holidays, Christmas and New Year period. The candidate could expect to practice up to 2 programmed activities (PA) of elective activity in another discipline subject to negotiation.
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, you will be working within a busy department as the 'go to' person for providing advanced critical care to the Patients that need us most. Alongside this, you will be supporting other teams and departments with your expertise whether that be verbally over the telephone or by responding to them in a different ward.
Whilst ensuring the health, safety and welfare of everyone within our working environment, you will need to be the person that can remain calm under pressure, make confident decisions and lead the team to ensure everyone works cohesively towards the shared objective of patient care.
More specifically, we are looking for well-trained Consultants who will positively and innovatively support the leadership and management team in not only maintaining the service delivery of ICU but improving it too.
In summary, this role will revolve around you having excellent communication skills to engage and work in partnership with other people, both internally and externally to make the Patient your number one priority. In addition, due to the nature of care being provided in the role, you will need to be caring, empathetic and have a professional manner to support the functions of ICU and display the behaviours expected within the Trust.
About us
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. Boston and the surrounding area is home to an abundance of parks, green spaces, and nature reserves and is only a short drive away from Lincolnshire's peaceful coastline.
Lincoln is the main urban population centre in Lincolnshire and Lincoln County Hospital is the largest of the Trust's Hospital sites.It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. It is best known for its magnificent medieval cathedral and castle, but is also home to the University of Lincoln and the new Lincoln Medical School. The Medical School, on the cities university campus, received its first intake of students in September 2019. The development of the Lincoln Medical School provides a new and exciting opportunity for the further development of both teaching and research interests for clinical staff.
The city is surrounded by open countryside with a wide variety of attractive villages within easy travel distances of the city centre and hospital. The city has good road links with Nottingham and the wider East Midlands and a regular rail service direct to London.
If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting then we would love to hear from you so, what are you waiting for?!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Typically, you will be working during the day and night where the hours tend to consist of the shift examples listed below.
If you are based at Lincoln County Hospital, we tend to have 2 Consultants on duty. One Consultant will be working 8:00-16:00 on site whilst the other one will be working an on call shift of 8:00-8:00 (24 hours). Whilst on call, there will be a requirement to be on site between 8:00-21:30 and then when you go home, you must be able to respond to a call by returning to the hospital within 30 minutes.
If you're based at Boston Pilgrim Hospital, there will be only one on call Consultant on duty over 24 hours (8:00-8:00) and again, you will need to be on site 8:00-21:30. When you go home, you must be able to respond to a call by returning to the hospital within 30 minutes.
Across both Hospital sites, our ICU consists of 18 of Consultants. Within our roles, we consistently strive to support the community of Lincolnshire in providing specialist medical care to those who need it. As a team, we all have an active involvement in our improvement journey to making both the organisation and the ICU an even better place to work, ultimately aiming to achieve higher standards of care in the service that we provide to our Patients.
As part of our approach to the improvement of ICU, we are recruiting for 3 full time Consultant vacancies at Lincoln County Hospital and another 4 at Boston Pilgrim Hospital, all of which include a weekly job plan of 10 programmed activities (PA), inclusive of the following breakdown of Direct Clinical Care (DCC):
6.32 PAs as Predictable On-Site
2.18 PAs as Unpredictable On-Call
1.5 PAs as Supporting Professional Activity
We welcome applications from individuals seeking part-time employment. If you are interested in joining our team but are looking for a more flexible schedule, we encourage you to apply. We value diverse working arrangements and are open to discussing how we can accommodate part-time hours while meeting our high standards of patient care.
If you are interested in this role and you would like to join our brilliant team in this improvement journey, or you would like to arrange an informal visit, please contact the Clinical
Lead for Intensive Care Medicine listed below for more information.
Matthew Dolling Matthew.Dolling@ulh.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Typically, you will be working during the day and night where the hours tend to consist of the shift examples listed below.
If you are based at Lincoln County Hospital, we tend to have 2 Consultants on duty. One Consultant will be working 8:00-16:00 on site whilst the other one will be working an on call shift of 8:00-8:00 (24 hours). Whilst on call, there will be a requirement to be on site between 8:00-21:30 and then when you go home, you must be able to respond to a call by returning to the hospital within 30 minutes.
If you're based at Boston Pilgrim Hospital, there will be only one on call Consultant on duty over 24 hours (8:00-8:00) and again, you will need to be on site 8:00-21:30. When you go home, you must be able to respond to a call by returning to the hospital within 30 minutes.
Across both Hospital sites, our ICU consists of 18 of Consultants. Within our roles, we consistently strive to support the community of Lincolnshire in providing specialist medical care to those who need it. As a team, we all have an active involvement in our improvement journey to making both the organisation and the ICU an even better place to work, ultimately aiming to achieve higher standards of care in the service that we provide to our Patients.
As part of our approach to the improvement of ICU, we are recruiting for 3 full time Consultant vacancies at Lincoln County Hospital and another 4 at Boston Pilgrim Hospital, all of which include a weekly job plan of 10 programmed activities (PA), inclusive of the following breakdown of Direct Clinical Care (DCC):
6.32 PAs as Predictable On-Site
2.18 PAs as Unpredictable On-Call
1.5 PAs as Supporting Professional Activity
We welcome applications from individuals seeking part-time employment. If you are interested in joining our team but are looking for a more flexible schedule, we encourage you to apply. We value diverse working arrangements and are open to discussing how we can accommodate part-time hours while meeting our high standards of patient care.
If you are interested in this role and you would like to join our brilliant team in this improvement journey, or you would like to arrange an informal visit, please contact the Clinical
Lead for Intensive Care Medicine listed below for more information.
Matthew Dolling Matthew.Dolling@ulh.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Medical Degree
- oFellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) or equivalent.
- oCCT in Intensive Care Medicine
- oRegistered with the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligible to be registered.
- oOn GMC specialist register
- oFull UK driving license or the ability to travel to alternative sites when required
Desirable
- oCore Anaesthetic Training (CAT) completed.
- oMember of the Intensive Care Society (ICS).
- oFocused Intensive Care Echocardiography (FICE).
Experience
Essential
- oTraining and experience working in an Intensive Care Unit in an acute hospital site in the UK.
- oTo have experience in using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within the National Health Service (NHS).
- oExperience in leading people to manage situations safely and effectively
Evidence of knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge / awareness of the Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS).
- oKnowledge / awareness of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
Desirable
- oAwareness of clinical governance requirements.
- oKnowledge of Datix reporting and how it is utilised as a reporting and learning tool.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oTo be a resourceful problem solver driven to find valid solutions.
- oTo be willing to receive feedback and learn from mistakes.
- oTo be motivated in continuing your professional development.
- oSelf-awareness of your emotion to maintain composure and then understand when you need support so that it doesn't affect your work ethic.
- oDealing with members of the Public, including those that may be difficult to converse with.
- oTo be able to work effectively as a team with other colleagues whilst building strong working relationships with other departments and external organisations
- oTo be able to remain calm under pressure, supporting stable clinical decision making.
- oTo be able to communicate clearly and concisely with members of the Public, work colleagues and external organisations.
- oTo be able to display patience, compassion and empathy when handling sensitive situations.
- oTo be flexible in working hours.
- oTo be able to travel to other Hospital sites as contracted to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Medical Degree
- oFellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) or equivalent.
- oCCT in Intensive Care Medicine
- oRegistered with the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligible to be registered.
- oOn GMC specialist register
- oFull UK driving license or the ability to travel to alternative sites when required
Desirable
- oCore Anaesthetic Training (CAT) completed.
- oMember of the Intensive Care Society (ICS).
- oFocused Intensive Care Echocardiography (FICE).
Experience
Essential
- oTraining and experience working in an Intensive Care Unit in an acute hospital site in the UK.
- oTo have experience in using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within the National Health Service (NHS).
- oExperience in leading people to manage situations safely and effectively
Evidence of knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge / awareness of the Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS).
- oKnowledge / awareness of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
Desirable
- oAwareness of clinical governance requirements.
- oKnowledge of Datix reporting and how it is utilised as a reporting and learning tool.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oTo be a resourceful problem solver driven to find valid solutions.
- oTo be willing to receive feedback and learn from mistakes.
- oTo be motivated in continuing your professional development.
- oSelf-awareness of your emotion to maintain composure and then understand when you need support so that it doesn't affect your work ethic.
- oDealing with members of the Public, including those that may be difficult to converse with.
- oTo be able to work effectively as a team with other colleagues whilst building strong working relationships with other departments and external organisations
- oTo be able to remain calm under pressure, supporting stable clinical decision making.
- oTo be able to communicate clearly and concisely with members of the Public, work colleagues and external organisations.
- oTo be able to display patience, compassion and empathy when handling sensitive situations.
- oTo be flexible in working hours.
- oTo be able to travel to other Hospital sites as contracted to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
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).
