ConsultantCritical CarePermanent

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

The Royal Free is offering an opportunity for excellent individuals to join our critical care team. We are undergoing an exciting period of expansion and development and we are looking for a motivated colleague to help us shape our future.

We are looking for applicants who have trained in either Intensive care medicine or have dual qualifications in ICM alongside a complementary specialty. We will support you to advance our expanding new services, deliver research, innovate and develop your own career interests.

The Trust is committed to supporting specialist services in cardiovascular disease, oncology, organ failure and transplantation, immunity, infection and rare diseases.

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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The Trust recently launched a new research strategy, our vision is that by 2027, RFL will be a UK top 10 research hospital. We aim that all staff and patients will have excellent access, experience, and outcomes by virtue of world class clinical research. We would welcome candidates with a background in research who would like to contribute to the research programme.

The post is full time 10PAs per week with the clinical role either entirely Intensive Care based or divided between Critical care and post holder's speciality. The post holder would be expected to have their on-call commitments entirely in critical care.

This post holder will be expected to contribute to the growth and development of the critical care service, working with medical and nursing colleagues to promote excellent clinical care, education and research.

An additional role or contribution to our department would be seen as a major advantage. This could take the form of an interest and role in an aspect of research, education, echocardiograpghy, anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine or another similar complementary role.

For a more complete list of duties please see the attached job description.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across 4 main sites and many peripheral local units, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200 000 patients in emergency department and deliver 8 000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale, and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your life style. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow the link

https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

Royal Free to be your best

Person specification

Essential

MBBS and on GMC Specialist Register in ICM (or within 6 months of CCT)
Post graduate qualifications MRCP, FRCA or MCEM and higher qualification in Critical care medicine (FFICM or EDIC)
Able to work without supervision and make appropriate clinical decisions. Ability and willingness to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients of any acuity
Evidence of continuing education, up-to-date on national guidance relevant to speciality
Willingness and ability to work flexibly
Knowledge and understanding of appraisal and revalidation process
Experience in peri-operative critical care
Evidence of involvement in QI, Audit and service improvement projects
Demonstrate an ability to perform the specific clinical procedures relevant to this post including an appreciation of clinical risk
Demonstration breath of knowledge and awareness of other specialities
Proficiency with IT systems
High level of commitment to teaching with a good track record of teaching
Good record of publications in peer review publications
Experience of recruitment of patients into clinical trials
Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently written and spoken English
Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
Ability to work cooperatively with others at all levels of the organisation
Ability to prioritise and organise personal workload
Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity

Desirable

Appropriate higher degree MD, PhD or equivalent
Provider status in ALS, ATLS, or APLS
FUSIC qualification or BSE Level 1 or 2 TTE
Diploma in Tropical medicine and hygiene
Sub-specialty interest in other relevant areas of critical care
Experience of delivering teaching in related areas e.g. echocardiography, or ultrasound
Evidence of ability to implement a change
Potential to continue to raise the profile of the department positively