Consultant in Critical Care Medicine

Job title:

Consultant in Critical Care Medicine

Company

NHS

Job description

Whittington Health NHS Trust and University College Hospital wish to recruit a substantive consultant in critical care medicine, who will work in both critical care units. The post at the Whittington has become available due to retirement. The job will have a 60:40 split with UCH ITU, and the aim is to continue improving the good working relationship we already have .Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a license to practice. Applicants must have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of the interview date), CESR or European Community Rights. Candidates who are unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time are eligible to apply and, if successful, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues.The Whittington is committed to ICARE values of innovation, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.The unit at Whittington Health is well staffed medically with a full complement of junior trainees from emergency medicine, anaesthesia and IMT, 2 foundation year doctors, and at present a middle grade rota with 2 posts from the critical care training program and 1 from acute medicine. We also have 3 non training middle grade posts, plus a simulation fellow and a research fellow.Interview date: 4th March 2025Main duties of the jobPlease see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.Date posted09 January 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number220-033-AAC-SCJob locationsWhittington HospitalLondonN19 5NFJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThis is an 8-week rolling rota for critical care. In non ITU weeks. Non-clinical work should also be scheduled into the non ITU weeks and this includes M and M, clinical governance meetings, datix meetings, etc alongside others.The consultant is off site at night for critical care on calls. The 4.5 PAs for ITU work includes payment for starting work at 0800 on the day of being on call and being on site for 12 hours. The 4.5 PAs also includes payment for unpredictable emergency work such as phone discussions and return to site when required and is also subject to an on-call availability supplement in category A (5%).Clinical PAs at the Whittington Hospital4.5 PA ICU day and night shifts including weekend on call 1/8. 46 X 24-hour shifts per year covering ITU with prospective cover. 4 x 4hr coroners work, 12 x M and M meetings per year at 2 hrs each. Please see above job plan calculations.SPAs1.5SPA1.5 SPAs for critical care for meeting revalidation requirements including CPD e.g. for intensive care includes monthly meeting, M and M, teaching, CPD, Audit/QI, and either anaesthetics or acute medicine- reflecting specialist expertise in this second speciality. Planned as QIP lead and SIM and transfer lead.The ICU rota runs on a block arrangement of continuous cover on an 8-week cycle with internal cover for annual leave, as outlined in the above table. There will be four weekdays and 1 in 8 weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) of ICU duty consultant cover. For annual leave and study leave organising cross cover is required. This rota commitment is currently reckoned at 4.5 DCC PAs.When on clinical duty, the post holder will have the following responsibilities:1 Overseeing and co-ordinating care of the patients in the ICU including guidance and supervision of the resident junior doctors.2 Communication and liaison with other teams and professional groups involved in the care of the patients to optimise progress and rehabilitation aims (Including MDT reviews)3 Gate-keeping role: overseeing appropriateness of referrals for admission and suitability for discharge. All potential admissions are discussed with the Attending duty consultant.The clinical role of this post has scope for development and accommodation of a specific relevant clinical interest.Please read the full job description attached for further details and a sample timetable. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThis is an 8-week rolling rota for critical care. In non ITU weeks. Non-clinical work should also be scheduled into the non ITU weeks and this includes M and M, clinical governance meetings, datix meetings, etc alongside others.The consultant is off site at night for critical care on calls. The 4.5 PAs for ITU work includes payment for starting work at 0800 on the day of being on call and being on site for 12 hours. The 4.5 PAs also includes payment for unpredictable emergency work such as phone discussions and return to site when required and is also subject to an on-call availability supplement in category A (5%).Clinical PAs at the Whittington Hospital4.5 PA ICU day and night shifts including weekend on call 1/8. 46 X 24-hour shifts per year covering ITU with prospective cover. 4 x 4hr coroners work, 12 x M and M meetings per year at 2 hrs each. Please see above job plan calculations.SPAs1.5SPA1.5 SPAs for critical care for meeting revalidation requirements including CPD e.g. for intensive care includes monthly meeting, M and M, teaching, CPD, Audit/QI, and either anaesthetics or acute medicine- reflecting specialist expertise in this second speciality. Planned as QIP lead and SIM and transfer lead.The ICU rota runs on a block arrangement of continuous cover on an 8-week cycle with internal cover for annual leave, as outlined in the above table. There will be four weekdays and 1 in 8 weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) of ICU duty consultant cover. For annual leave and study leave organising cross cover is required. This rota commitment is currently reckoned at 4.5 DCC PAs.When on clinical duty, the post holder will have the following responsibilities:1 Overseeing and co-ordinating care of the patients in the ICU including guidance and supervision of the resident junior doctors.2 Communication and liaison with other teams and professional groups involved in the care of the patients to optimise progress and rehabilitation aims (Including MDT reviews)3 Gate-keeping role: overseeing appropriateness of referrals for admission and suitability for discharge. All potential admissions are discussed with the Attending duty consultant.The clinical role of this post has scope for development and accommodation of a specific relevant clinical interest.Please read the full job description attached for further details and a sample timetable.Person SpecificationClinical Experience & SkillsEssential

• Critical care experience commensurate with CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
• Able to work without supervision and make appropriate clinical decisions
• Willingness to accept responsibility of team leadership and experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability and willingness to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients of any acuity
• Evidence of continuing professional development, remaining up-to-date on national guidelines relevant to the critical care
• Ability to perform clinical procedures essential to critical care, including advanced airway management

Desirable

• Experience in multiple modes of cardiac output monitoring.
• Experience in preoperative medicine and management of complex high risk patients
• Accreditation in critical care ultrasound eg echocardiography, lung and patient simulation, FUSIC mentorship
• Ability to supervise, educate and train junior doctors.
• Experience of haematology/oncology critical care

Professional QualificationsEssential

• Eligible for full UK GMC Registration
• On GMC Specialist Register in Intensive Care Medicine Register, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT
• Provider status in ALS, ATLS (or equivalent) and in APLS (or equivalent).

Desirable

• Instructor status in one or more life support courses (ALS, ATLS, APLS, PALS)
• FRCA (or equivalent training/exam)
• MRCP or equivalent
• MCEM or equivalent

Quality Improvement & ManagementEssential

• Experience of undertaking audit and quality improvement projects and willingness to develop the local programme

Desirable

• Relevant management/leadership training programme

Research & Teaching ExperienceEssential

• High level of commitment to teaching with a track record of teaching at all levels
• Familiarity with research methodology and record of publications
• Ability to participate in translational research consistent with the UCLH ‘themes’
• Teaching course

Desirable

• Peer reviewed publications
• Appropriate Higher Degree MD, PhD or equivalent
• Teaching qualification

Person SpecificationClinical Experience & SkillsEssential

• Critical care experience commensurate with CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
• Able to work without supervision and make appropriate clinical decisions
• Willingness to accept responsibility of team leadership and experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability and willingness to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients of any acuity
• Evidence of continuing professional development, remaining up-to-date on national guidelines relevant to the critical care
• Ability to perform clinical procedures essential to critical care, including advanced airway management

Desirable

• Experience in multiple modes of cardiac output monitoring.
• Experience in preoperative medicine and management of complex high risk patients
• Accreditation in critical care ultrasound eg echocardiography, lung and patient simulation, FUSIC mentorship
• Ability to supervise, educate and train junior doctors.
• Experience of haematology/oncology critical care

Professional QualificationsEssential

• Eligible for full UK GMC Registration
• On GMC Specialist Register in Intensive Care Medicine Register, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT
• Provider status in ALS, ATLS (or equivalent) and in APLS (or equivalent).

Desirable

• Instructor status in one or more life support courses (ALS, ATLS, APLS, PALS)
• FRCA (or equivalent training/exam)
• MRCP or equivalent
• MCEM or equivalent

Quality Improvement & ManagementEssential

• Experience of undertaking audit and quality improvement projects and willingness to develop the local programme

Desirable

• Relevant management/leadership training programme

Research & Teaching ExperienceEssential

• High level of commitment to teaching with a track record of teaching at all levels
• Familiarity with research methodology and record of publications
• Ability to participate in translational research consistent with the UCLH ‘themes’
• Teaching course

Desirable

• Peer reviewed publications
• Appropriate Higher Degree MD, PhD or equivalent
• Teaching qualification

Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

North London

Job date

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 06:04:17 GMT

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