Consultant in Critical Care

Job responsibilities

Applicants will hold Full registration with GMC and a licence to practise

Applicants will either be on the specialist register or be within six months of their expected date of CCT at the time of interview.

Applicants must possess the following skills:

• Able to fully integrate within the unit, demonstrating team work and flexibility
• Willingness to involve patients in their management
• Able to handle difficult interviews with patient or relatives with tact and sensitivity
• Able to communicate with and motivate colleagues, demonstrating both good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to apply knowledge and maintain competencies

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.

Qualifications

Essential

• Name on Specialist Register OR within six months of obtaining a CCT at the time of the interview.
• CCT/ CESR in Intensive Care Medicine
• FFICM or EDIC or DICM

Desirable

• Other Higher Degree or Diploma
• FUSIC/ FICE

Experience

Essential

• Broad based general experience in the care of the acute and critically ill adult, commensurate with the CCT training programmes in ICM

Desirable

• Specialist skills or experience acquired during post CCT fellowship

Clinical Governance

Essential

• An understanding of the strategic and operational issues underpinning clinical governance and their application in daily practice and evidence of such

Desirable

• Demonstrated involvement in risk management process.
• Development of clinical guidelines

Audit and Quality Improvement

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Evidence of completed audit projects.
• Evidence of participation in quality improvement

Desirable

• Involvement with regional/national audit
• Evidence of completed quality improvement projects.
• Evidence of wider dissemination of quality improvement initiatives

Research

Essential

• Ability to access published evidence.
• Understanding of principles of research method.

Desirable

• Evidence of participation
• Research-based publications

Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of a commitment to teaching trainees.
• GMC recognition as a clinical supervisor

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching a range of other health professionals.
• Organisation of teaching programme/event.
• Teaching course / qualification
• GMC recognition as an Educational Supervisor

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Friendly and polite disposition, open and approachable
• A team player that values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Reliable, self-motivated and punctual.
• Evidence of the ability to work in stressful situations and/or when under pressure.
• Able to work 'flexibly' & a willingness to work outside working hours at short notice in times of need.
• Shows an interest in the post, by visiting at least on one occasion prior to the Interview, and thereby meets a substantial proportion of the consultants from the Department.

Desirable

• Motivational and Leadership skills
• Able to commence work within 6 months of appointment.
• Willingness to undertake professional responsibilities at local / regional / national level.

CPD

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to Life Long Learning and Continued Professional Development

Desirable

• Membership of professional associations.
• Maintenance of personal work records.

Management

Essential

• An understanding of NHS management practices and their application and evidence of such.
• A willingness to attend and actively participate in the departmental management meetings.

Desirable

• Management course / qualification
• Departmental administration experience.
• Experience of rostering.

Ability

Essential

• Ability to apply knowledge.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to involve patients in their management.
• Ability to handle difficult interviews with patients or relatives with tact and sensitivity
• IT skills including office software

Desirable

• Additional experience with critical care echocardiography and /or ultrasound.
• Advanced IT skills e.g. expertise with office software , web authoring

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).