Consultant in Critical Care

About East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. We also provide some specialist services for a wider population, including renal services in Medway and Maidstone and a cardiac service for all of Kent based at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. As a teaching Trust we play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, working closely with local universities and Kings College University in London.

We are on an exciting journey of transformation, with a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work.

• Location:
  
  Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate (CT9 4AN
  )
• Site:
  Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital

Permanent. 10 sessions per week. Full time. Flexible working. Salary £105,504 – £139,882 per annum (pro rata where applicable).

Grade:
Consultant (NHS Medical & Dental). Specialty:
Consultant in Critical Care.

We are delighted to welcome applications for a Consultant in Critical Care to join the expanding East Kent Critical Care team at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust. If you join our expanding department, you’ll discover a rewarding role with great scope for professional development, research and teaching, plus a fantastic lifestyle. Our Trust is investing heavily in our Critical Care Units over the next 12 months, and we would love you to be a part of this.

When you make the move to East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust, your only regret will be that you didn’t do it sooner. We are a community of great people providing great healthcare, improving health and lives.

As a GMC registered Consultant you’ll play a vital role in a progressive and forward‑thinking East Kent Critical Care team. East Kent Critical Care operates across three units:
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate (9 beds), Kent and Canterbury Hospital (8 beds) and William Harvey Hospital (expanding to 24 beds from Spring 2022). This post, including on‑call commitments, is based at the QEQM Hospital, although the successful candidate will be expected to work some sessions at the Kent and Canterbury Critical Care unit as required. Our Critical Care team boasts some exciting special interests across our three units.

There’s a strong focus on critical care ultrasonography, with state‑of‑the‑art equipment supporting focused echocardiography and bedside ultrasonography. Our consultants include accredited CUSIC and FICE mentors, plus two FICE supervisors. We have high spec ultrasound equipment available on all units, and have recently successfully procured a brand‑new state‑of‑the‑art echo machine as well as a cutting‑edge echo and ultrasound training mannequin with training modules for transthoracic and transoesophageal echo as well as lung and abdominal ultrasound (including a COVID lung ultrasound module).

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT Specialist Registration (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date) in intensive care medicine and one of anaesthetics, emergency medicine or acute medicine or CESR equivalent
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate of a UK Medical School

Desirable criteria

• FFICM, EDIC, FCEM, MRCP, FRCA
• Formal teaching or instructing qualification
• Good clinical practice training

Essential criteria

• Experience of morbidity and mortality review Evidence of audit of own practice

Desirable criteria

• Structured judgement review training

Essential criteria

• Wide experience caring for critical ill adults & children
• Wide experience of one of: anaesthesia, emergency or acute medicine
• Previous NHS experience Experience of teaching Audit participation

Desirable criteria

• Critical care publications or presentations

Essential criteria

• Candidat…