Consultant in Critical Care

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

CQC: Outstanding

Blackburn

Salary

£113,656 – £150,569

Posted

3 days ago

About the role

East Lancashire Hospitals are looking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a consultant to join our team at Royal Blackburn Hospital. We currently have 18 Consultant Intensivists who staff the 28 bedded critical care unit.

The direct clinical care work on the 10 PA contract will initially comprise of 8.5 PAs for clinical care and 1.5 PAs of time reserved for SPA. Of the 8.5 PA clinical activity, up to 4 PAs will be available to support clinical activity of interest to the successful candidate. We have a diverse workforce with individuals having shared roles in anaesthesia, long term ventilation, acute medicine and respiratory medicine. The clinical activity is open to negotiation however it must support the organisations overall clinical strategy.

The critical care PAs include daytime sessions on critical care, the weekly MDT as well as on call for the ICU which currently averages out to 2.67 PAs per week.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.

Person specification

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
Broad based general experience in the care of the acute and critically ill adult, commensurate with the CCT training programmes in ICM
An understanding of the strategic and operational issues underpinning clinical governance and their application in daily practice and evidence of such
Evidence of participation in audit
Evidence of completed audit projects.
Evidence of participation in quality improvement
Ability to access published evidence.
Understanding of principles of research method.
Evidence of a commitment to teaching trainees.
GMC recognition as a clinical supervisor
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.
Evidence of commitment to Life Long Learning and Continued Professional Development
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.
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

Other Higher Degree or Diploma
FUSIC/ FICE
Specialist skills or experience acquired during post CCT fellowship
Demonstrated involvement in risk management process.
Development of clinical guidelines
Involvement with regional/national audit
Evidence of completed quality improvement projects.
Evidence of wider dissemination of quality improvement initiatives