Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 January 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Consultant post in Intensive Care Medicine based at the Royal Surrey Hospital. The Trust is seeking a highly motivated and ambitious individual to bring knowledge and skills that will further enhance the care of critically ill patients in the hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen and develop the critical care service within a growing and dynamic department.

In 2014 the Intensive Care underwent a new build extension of 12 state of the art bed spaces and associated patient and staff facilities, bringing the physical capacity of the unit to a total of 28 beds. The Anaesthetic department has become well known for using Enhanced Recovery and Goal Directed Therapy for elective major surgery and emergency cases. The hospital attracts tertiary referrals for hepatobiliary, oesophagogastric, gynae-oncology and robotic urological surgery. In particular, specialist expertise has been developed in the management of severe acute pancreatitis, hepatic failure in both surgical and medical patients and perforated oesophagus.

Main duties of the job

We have close links with the anaesthetic department. There is particular expertise in the perioperative management of high-risk patients within the department and enhanced recovery pathways are embedded within clinical practice. As well as specialist tertiary cancer surgery the department also supports more routine surgical work across a range of specialities.

Research activity is well established with patients enrolled into large multi-centre trials as well as local investigator-led trials. Research is conducted through the Surrey Perioperative Anaesthesia Critical care collaborative Research Group (SPACeR) http://www.spacer.org.uk/. Several clinicians hold honorary lecturer positions at the University and one visiting Professor. There are currently four research fellows based in anaesthesia and three in ICU, and two research nurses are in post.

Our aim is to provide excellent Consultant led care for our critically ill patients in all areas of the hospital. The Trust is committed to continued improvement and development in the acute services, ensuring rapid and equitable access to the right service at the right time. As such, there is significant investment in Urgent Care currently underway within the hospital.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum, plus on-call (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

384-PP-EMF17432

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have recently expanded our ICU consultant workforce in line with expansion of tertiary services and high-risk major oncological surgery in the Trust. This has enabled us to embed career progression into our department. As a department, we are committed to developing rotas which provide excellent continuity of care and adequate rest periods to provide a good work / life balance and minimise fatigue associated with shift working.

Please see attached Job Description for full details of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for ICU (and second specialty if dual qualified)
MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

Completion of Intensive Care post graduate qualification e.g. FICM, DICM, EDICM
Educational Supervisor qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Wide experience in all aspects of Intensive Care culminating in award of CCT or equivalent
Experience in day-to-day organisation of Intensive Care services
Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership

Desirable

Use of ultrasound for vascular access and use of ultrasound in Intensive Care
Conversant with recent initiatives and changes in Critical Care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for ICU (and second specialty if dual qualified)
MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

Completion of Intensive Care post graduate qualification e.g. FICM, DICM, EDICM
Educational Supervisor qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Wide experience in all aspects of Intensive Care culminating in award of CCT or equivalent
Experience in day-to-day organisation of Intensive Care services
Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership

Desirable

Use of ultrasound for vascular access and use of ultrasound in Intensive Care
Conversant with recent initiatives and changes in Critical Care

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).