Consultant Anaesthetist interest in ICU

Position: Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in ICU

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a committed, dynamic and enthusiastic Anaesthetic Consultant with an interest in Intensive Care to join our friendly, cohesive and ACSA accredited team.

The successful applicant will join a large team of 28 Consultants Anaesthetists at Warwick Hospital.

The Anaesthetic Department provides a comprehensive range of services including Colorectal, Urology, General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, ENT, Oral & Max F&ax surgery, Ophthalmology as well as dedicated robotic lists for Colorectal and Gynaecology.

The department is supported by a 7 bedded Critical Care unit.

A special interest in Intensive Care will complement current roles within the department.

There is a requirement to participate in the out of hours on call rota including emergency theatre, obstetrics, paediatric emergencies and critical care.

For more information or to discuss this opportunity further, please contact:
Dr Smita Gohil via

Main duties of the job Clinical Duties Specific to this post

The post is offered, based on 10 programmed activities (PA) as below:

Direct Clinical Care as part of the daytime ICU Consultant rota and the non-resident Anaesthetic Consultant on call.

The daytime ICU rota will incorporate 8 Intensivists and provides clinical cover over a two-week period. General Anaesthetic sessions are also incorporated into each individual job plan.

Direct clinical care includes all clinical and associated direct activity, e.g. pre- and post-operative care and communication. It is accepted that the content of different consultants' job plans will vary, but parity will be maintained by ensuring a balanced job plan for each consultant. This approach is taken to ensure a continuing and reasonable degree of flexibility both in terms of continuity of care and in facilitating cross-cover of sessions between consultants.

The actual content of programmed activities will be monitored periodically by use of a work diary at job plan review.

The ICU is actively involved in clinical research from time to time.

About us

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are "Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care".

Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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Job description Job responsibilities

Indicative Proposed Job Plan:
This will be a Total of 10 Programmed Activities. The final specifics of the job plan will be agreed in conjunction with the post-holder.

Direct Care 56 programmed activities over an 8-week cycle, some weeks have a higher number of DCC sessions than others, and it is remunerated at 7 DCC Programmed activities per week.

Emergency Programmed activities are currently based on 1.5 PAs per week plus 5% supplement for a 1:8 rota.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative Medicine
• Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia
• Competence in resuscitation and transfer of the sick child

Desirable

• Research experience and/or higher qualifications in Intensive Care Medicine
• Experience in or higher qualification in teaching methods
• Interest in Obstetric anaesthesia

Academic Achievements Essential

• Evidence in sustained participation in audit
• Commitment to evidence based practice

Desirable

• Author in original publication
• Completed research project
• Evidence of audit activity in Intensive Care Medicine.

Personal / Management Qualities Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility with a multi professional team including senior trainees.
• Ability to advise and effectively and efficiently run a specialist service.
• Willingness to work flexibly
• Able to work under pressure
• Reliable
• Leadership skills
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Innovative
• Potential to be a clinical lead in Intensive Care Medicine
• Experience with digital health care systems

Qualifications Essential

• Full registration with GMC
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within six…