Consultant Anaesthetist with an Interest in Critical Care

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust for an enthusiastic, highly driven Consultant with a passion for intensive care medicine to complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise.

An ICM CCT is not essential and potential candidates are directed to page 19 of the FICM document “Critical Staffing #1 A best practice framework for safe and effective Critical Care staffing”. The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register for Intensive Care Medicine or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

• Provide high quality Critical Care services as part of the cross-County team
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.