ConsultantCritical Care

Consultant in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

CQC: Outstanding

Prescot

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

Yesterday

About the role

We are recruiting for a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine as a single or dual CCT. They will join our highly motivated, dynamic and rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary, five star acute patient care. Applicants are required to hold Membership of an appropriate Royal College and have full UK or equivalent qualifications. Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment and have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). (CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation upon successful application).

The Intensive Care Unit hosts 8 level 3 beds and 6 level 2 beds with the flexibility to increase the number of level 3 beds (up to 11). A Medical and Nurse Consultant-Led Critical Care outreach and Medical Emergency Team (MET) are well established, with a regular rehabilitation service and follow-up clinic for patients discharged from Critical Care.

Consultant in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Consultants in Clinical Biochemistry, Plastics and Burns, Microbiology and Radiology join the multidisciplinary (MDT) meeting once a week and there is an excellent working relationship with all other specialty consultants.

The vast majority of admissions (approximately 800/year) are emergency cases. There is a wide range of General Medicine, Surgical, Urological, ENT and Orthopaedic/Trauma cases. Whiston hospital hosts the regional burns and plastic surgery unit and offers excellent experience in the management of the critically ill burns patient. The unit has extensive expertise in burns management, ventilation for ARDS, renal replacement therapy, etc.

The Unit is extremely active in original and NIHR portfolio research, and provides data to ICNARC regularly.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Person specification

Essential

We are kind
We are open
We are inclusive
Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent at time of interview CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
MRCP / FRCA or FCEM equivalent medical qualification
FFICM or equivalent medical qualification
ALS / ATLS / APLS
FUSIC accreditation (or other focussed cardiac ultrasound qualification)
Advanced or stage 3 training/fellowship in ICM or equivalent experience
Clear evidence of an interest in and a commitment to intensive care medicine
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of critically ill patients
Percutaneous tracheostomy and bronchoscopy skills
Active consistent engagement with quality improvement projects and clinical audit
Evidence of reflective practice
Understanding of NHS management structures and roles
Completion of higher training relevant to subspecialty of interest (If applicable)
Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
Evidence of Revalidation within the last 5 years and appraisal within the last year
Active participation in teaching and education of medical students, junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a Clinical Supervisor
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Good organisational skills
Commitment to team working
Ability to work in a flexible manner

Desirable

MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
DICM, EDIC or equivalent diploma in Intensive Care Medicine
Formal qualification in medical education
BSE accreditation for echocardiography
Experience in medical education
Evidence of leadership development
Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Education Supervisor
Significant involvement in clinical research (data collection, PI, CI)

Posters/Presentations at regional and national meetings

Publications in peer reviewed journal