Job summary
We are delighted to advertise 4 Substantive Consultant posts in Critical Care and Anaesthesia at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Consultant will be responsible for delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to the service users in accordance with the trusts values, procedures, and operating policies. As we embrace new ways of working from the lesson learnt after the pandemic, this is an exciting time to join our team as we further develop and expand our services and find innovative ways of working. Post holders will have a 50:50 split between critical care and anaesthesia. Anaesthesia sessions are negotiable to suit the applicant's sub-specialty interests. Individuals wishing to work in critical care without any anaesthetic sessions are welcome to apply.
We are committed to being a great place to work, a great place to train and great place to receive care. We encourage ideas for service development in both anaesthetics and critical care. There is ample opportunity to develop personal interest in amongst other things like management, governance, service development and education, training, and research.
Closing date: 2nd April2023
Interview date: 21st April 2023
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join the current department of 49 existing highly motivated and respected consultants, including 15 who currently provide critical care cover, supported by a team of 21 experienced SAS doctors and trainees from both Birmingham and Stoke School of Anaesthesia. All consultants at the Trust work cross-site at both City and Sandwell Hospitals, with theatre and critical care services at both hospitals. The appointee will be expected to work flexibly, depending on the needs of the service, with on-calls in critical care. We currently provide an on-call cover for each site on a 1 in 9 frequency. Initially posts are for 10PAs with additional sessions available if mutually agreeable. From the non-clinical perspective, strengths in the fields of either medical education and simulation training or service development and risk management would complement the department well. The department is looking for enthusiastic candidates who will bring new skills, knowledge, and techniques to the department. The department prides itself in flexible job planning. Our aim is to provide high quality patient experience but in a very staff friendly environment.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive, and engaged staff.
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3.Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Jay Susarla: Clinical Director Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Management: 0121 507 4343/3415
Jaysimha.susarla@nhs.net
Dr Andrew Torrance: Group Director Surgical Services: 0121 507 2697/4616
andrewtorrance@nhs.net
Dr Jonathan Hulme: Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service: 0121 507 5458
jonathan.hulme@nhs.net
Rebecca Odwyer: Lead Nurse and Operational Manger Critical Care and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service: 0121 507 5098/3214
rebecca.odwyer@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Jay Susarla: Clinical Director Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Management: 0121 507 4343/3415
Jaysimha.susarla@nhs.net
Dr Andrew Torrance: Group Director Surgical Services: 0121 507 2697/4616
andrewtorrance@nhs.net
Dr Jonathan Hulme: Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service: 0121 507 5458
jonathan.hulme@nhs.net
Rebecca Odwyer: Lead Nurse and Operational Manger Critical Care and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service: 0121 507 5098/3214
rebecca.odwyer@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration & licence to practice.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Entry on the Specialist Register for ICM +/- anaesthesia or other appropriate specialty or be within 6 months of CCT or CESR from the date of interview.
Desirable
- Additional Post Graduate Qualifications
- Advanced Training in intensive care medicine FFICM
Clinical Experience:
Essential
- Experience in Intensive Care Medicine that is equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
- Skills and experience in Anaesthesia (or other Base Specialty if non Anaesthetic parent specialty) appropriate for a consultant in District general hospital including Paediatric resuscitation.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of emergencies in Critical care.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
- Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
- Able to prioritise clinical need.
Desirable
- Other experience relevant to needs of the department e.g., Training in Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Valid ALS & APLS
- Special interests that complement the existing consultants
- Advances training in Major Surgery Anaesthesia
- Experience in Peri operative medicine
- Experience in Enhanced recovery Methodology
- Experience in additional patient management skills like CPET, Variety COP monitoring
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working and communication:
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses and allied health professionals
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Excellent presentation skills; engages audience
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience:
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Experience in rota management
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications.
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Experience in rota management
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications
Other Requirements
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptive attitude
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Demonstrates initiative in personal practice
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current speciality developments, initiatives and issues.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Higher Degree e.g. MSc/MD/PhD
- Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
Teaching and Training experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching
- Defined educational roles or qualifications
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Experience in Simulation Training
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS
- Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Enthusiasm to embrace developments in Anaesthetic and Peri-operative service.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice
- Experience in risk management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration & licence to practice.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Entry on the Specialist Register for ICM +/- anaesthesia or other appropriate specialty or be within 6 months of CCT or CESR from the date of interview.
Desirable
- Additional Post Graduate Qualifications
- Advanced Training in intensive care medicine FFICM
Clinical Experience:
Essential
- Experience in Intensive Care Medicine that is equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
- Skills and experience in Anaesthesia (or other Base Specialty if non Anaesthetic parent specialty) appropriate for a consultant in District general hospital including Paediatric resuscitation.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of emergencies in Critical care.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
- Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
- Able to prioritise clinical need.
Desirable
- Other experience relevant to needs of the department e.g., Training in Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Valid ALS & APLS
- Special interests that complement the existing consultants
- Advances training in Major Surgery Anaesthesia
- Experience in Peri operative medicine
- Experience in Enhanced recovery Methodology
- Experience in additional patient management skills like CPET, Variety COP monitoring
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working and communication:
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses and allied health professionals
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Excellent presentation skills; engages audience
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience:
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Experience in rota management
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications.
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Experience in rota management
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications
Other Requirements
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptive attitude
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Demonstrates initiative in personal practice
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current speciality developments, initiatives and issues.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Higher Degree e.g. MSc/MD/PhD
- Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
Teaching and Training experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching
- Defined educational roles or qualifications
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Experience in Simulation Training
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS
- Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Enthusiasm to embrace developments in Anaesthetic and Peri-operative service.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice
- Experience in risk management
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).
