Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in ICM

Job summary

Consultant Anaesthetist withan interest in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) and Outreach

12 PA permanent position

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking substantive Consultant Anaesthetist with a special interest in Intensive Critical Medicine. The successful candidate will work alongside the existing team to help grow, develop and innovate the service to meet modern standards of care.

The successful candidate will join a team of highly dedicated medical, nursing and other professionals committed to providing a high-quality service to our patients with the brand new Maternity Theatre facilities.

Main duties of the job

• You will participate in a 1:9 Consultant-of-the-Week rota, which includes providing Critical Care cover from 08:00 to 18:00, as well ason-calls and a weekend Outreach rota.

• You will join a team of 22 Consultants with several Specialists and Specialty Doctors supporting all general services of the hospital, including a busy Accident and Emergency department, Theatres covering Maternity, Trauma, Gynaecology and ENT.

• Lead Assessments of the deteriorating patient for emergency admission to the Intensive Care Unit.

• Lead the team in managing pre and post-operative theatre admissions.

• Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.

• Demonstrate evidence-based practice where appropriate.

• Undertake and participate in the appraisal process and job planning.

• Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.

• Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.

• Actively participate in continuing medical education.

• Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.

• Maintain all mandatory training requirements.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 32-34 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB ChB/BS or EEA equivalent
• FRCA (Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists) or equivalent
• Inclusion on the GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Full and current GMC registration with License to practice
• FFICM (Fellow of Faculty of ICM)

Professional Interests

Essential

• Involvement in governance activities, including audits, incident reviews, and quality improvement projects related Critical Care

Desirable

• Research interest

Teaching

Essential

• Interest and ability in teaching undergraduates, postgraduates and paramedical staff

Desirable

• Experience in teaching medical and paramedical staff

Communication

Essential

• Ability to work as a team member and possessing good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative, whilst seeking appropriate guidance from colleagues when required

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Ability to maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of critically ill patients
• Demonstrated competence in comprehensive clinical assessment - including interpretation of complex clinical information
• Competence in invasive procedures relevant to critical care practice (e.g., vascular access, arterial lines, advanced airway skills)
• Ability to provide safe, effective clinical handover and continuity of care across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong clinical reasoning skills with the ability to analyse and synthesise complex information to make timely decisions in high-pressure environments