Job overview
WithintheTrustwearepartof Surgery CareGroup,whichincludesmostsurgicalspecialties.
We have a Clinical Director responsible for the Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Caredirectorate (TACC) across the Trust supported by Lead Clinicians for Intensive Care, Pain, AnaestheticsandTheatres.
Surgicalservices arelocatedprincipallyattwoacutehospitals,Yorkand Scarborough.
The successful candidate will join a team of 19 Consultants in Critical Care cross site. The base hospital will be York but there will be an expectation that some job planned work will take place in Scarborough Hospital.
At York Hospital there is a 22 bedded Critical Care Unit with staffing to support up to 13 level3 patients at any one time.
The unit is staffed by two consultant intensivists during the day time with one on call overnight.
Main duties of the job
In York there are 12 operating theatres in our main suite (including onededicated to vascular imaging assisted work). We have a dedicated day unit with 6theatres and an ophthalmology operating area with two theatres.These are supportedby two Post-Anaesthetic Care Units (PACUs).There are also two separate obstetrictheatres.
The post can be offered as a pure intensive care job or a split role with time dedicated to anaesthetics.
From those who have a background in EM / Acute medicine / Renal / Respiratory the role is advertised as a single stream job but job planned time in dual speciality can be explored.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
4. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
5. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
6. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
7. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
Individual job plans will be discussed and finalised with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director on appointment and will become operational on commencement. All job plans are agreed in line with the Trust’s Job Planning Principles. Job plans will be reviewed annually in line with appraisals. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. Primary Medical Degree
9. GMC Registration and License to practise without restriction
10. Entry on Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine OR Within 6 months of completion of UK ICM training programme with expected entry onto the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine
Clinical Competence
Essential criteria
11. Evidence can work independently at consultant level
12. Evidence of experience and competence at managing critically unwell children
13. Evidence of competence in line with Stage 3 FICM curriculum
14. Evidence and examples to show can work under pressure
15. Evidence of advanced resuscitation skills
16. Evidence and examples can manage complex clinical prioritisation decision making
Leadership and Teamwork
Essential criteria
17. Evidence of leadership experience and skills
18. Evidence of engagement in clinical governance
19. Evidence can work in multi-disciplinary team
Quality Improvement and Research
Essential criteria
20. Evidence of quality improvement work and service improvement
21. Ability to critically review research
Teaching
Essential criteria
22. Evidence of experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees with formal positive feedback
Communication
Essential criteria
23. Evidence and examples to demonstrate high level communication skills
24. Demonstrates compassion and emotional intelligence
Other
Essential criteria
25. Willing to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from Scarborough Hospital