Specialty Doctor in Critical care and Anaesthesia

The post holder with join a friendly and supportive team comprising of 8 ICU consultants and 1 Specialist. The Unit was designed in house and forms part of the modern Foundation Wing. It offers a spacious and well lit environment with excellent ergonomics to ensure an optimal experience for both patients and staff. It also boasts excellent facilities for teaching and training including a seminar room with conferencing facilities. The Unit functions as a combined ITU and HDU for both medical and surgical specialties and currently operates to a maximum dependency of 10 level 3 patients, with the intention of gradually increasing capacity over the coming years.

The primary responsibility will be on providing resident on call cover on a 1 in 8 rota as the senior airway trained resident doctor on shift for ICU.

Assess and manage patients in the critical care units and associated areas at the level of ST4 equivalent or above.

Provide on-call senior ICU resident cover on a 1:8 rota

Provide independent immediate care to critically ill patients including managing airways emergencies with support from on call team, stabilise and transfer.

Provide direct supervision for junior resident in ICU, reporting to consultant on call for ICU

Provide anaesthesia for ASA 1-3 patients independently in theatres on non on-call weeks.

The contract will be for 10-programmed activities (PAs). These activities will be split between direct clinical care (DCC) and supporting professional activities (SPA) as indicated below.

Direct Clinical Care (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work)

9 PAs on average per week

Over an 8 week cycle

Supporting Professional Activities (includes CPD, audit, teaching and research)

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, Clinical Lead for Critical Care, and the Clinical Director of Anaesthetics and Critical care.

A mutually agreeable date will be arranged on acceptance of the post, but it is hoped that the post holder will be able to start as soon as possible.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Qualifications/Training

Desirable: - Higher medical degree; - Additional training in areas relevant to ICM (such as Echocardiography); - Final FRCA/ FFICM/ EDIC

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working in Specialty doctor, senior clinical fellow or Registrar post

Skills and Knowledge