Critical Care Consultant

Provide High-Quality Care to Patients: Maintain professional registration and clinical competence while delivering timely, patient-centred care collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.

Research, Teaching and Training: Support research governance, deliver high-quality multidisciplinary education, and undertake appropriate supervisory, appraisal and training responsibilities.

Performance Management: Work with clinical and managerial colleagues to improve clinical outcomes, patient flow, operational efficiency, data quality and financial performance.

Medical Staff Management: Ensure safe and contract-compliant resident doctor staffing through effective rota and leave management, supervision, recruitment, objective-setting and appraisal.

Governance: Monitor clinical outcomes, lead audit and incident learning, implement standards and guidance, promote infection prevention, and respond promptly to reports and complaints.

Strategy and Business Planning: Contribute to directorate and Trust planning and objectives, while representing the organisation at relevant external clinical networks and meetings.

Leadership and Team Working: Provide effective leadership, promote multidisciplinary and partnership working, chair specialty meetings, manage conflict constructively and comply with absence procedures.

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice

To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

To work with the multidisciplinary team, valuing all team members and to provide care in an agreed team structure.

To collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

To provide high-quality teaching to medical undergraduates, postgraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.

To undertake appropriate training and act as an educational and clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of the training post.

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

o Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and improved patient flow.

o Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

o Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

o Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management, enabled through appropriate data collection for the evaluation of the service.

To work with colleagues to ensure resident doctors hours are compliant in line with resident doctor contracts.

To ensure compliance with systems and procedures that have been put in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

To participate in educational supervision of resident doctors as required by the faculty tutors and clinical lead.

To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To participate in the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

To review clinical outcomes in the designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis, and ensure that resulting actions are implemented.

To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and service developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed, implemented, and monitored in the speciality areas.

To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is among the UK's premier hospital systems, comprising Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield facilities, Evelina London Children's Hospital, and comprehensive community services across Lambeth and Southwark. With a rich heritage spanning over 900 years, we provide specialist care for patients locally, nationally, and internationally, serving as a complete healthcare network for our diverse communities.

We strive to recruit and retain exceptional staff who embody the dedication and expertise necessary to maintain our position as a leading healthcare provider. Our organisation ensures comprehensive support for all employees, fostering their professional development while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and patient care.

Our award-winning reputation reflects our commitment to clinical excellence, innovative research, and compassionate care. We recognize that our staff represent our greatest asset, and we actively support their well-being to ensure sustainable, high-quality service delivery to our patients and communities.

Professional Qualification

Essential: - Full GMC Registration, Entry on the Specialist Registrar with CCT in ICM, FFICM

Desirable: - A higher degree (PhD, MD or equivalent).

Clinical Experience

Essential: - Comprehensive clinical experience in Intensive Care.

Clinical Skills

Essential: - Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable: - Ability to think strategically for service improvement.

Audit Management & IT

Essential: - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical audit

Desirable: - Ability to improve clinical elements of EHR systems

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential: - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research and experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training.

Data management

Essential: - Understanding and interpretation of complex clinical datasets and ability to use data-driven insights to inform clinical decision-making

Leadership / Management skills

Essential: - Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.

Desirable: - Management training or qualification and evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.