Contract Type: Permanent
We are pleased to invite applications for a Specialty Doctor in Critical Care who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will benefit from a job plan with protected SPA time. Successful candidates will have been trained to ST3 level or equivalent experience in anaesthesia or critical care. All candidates are required to be GMC registered. Success in the Primary FRCA would be desirable.
Post-holders will also be encouraged to develop an interest in medical education or quality improvement, and will be supported in doing so. There is opportunity for post holders to be involved in simulation training.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have delegated responsibility for all the patients under care of the Consultants in critical care. He/she will refer to the Consultants when problems arise which are beyond his authority and/or experience.
The post holder must maintain liaison with colleagues who are on duty immediately before and after.
The post holder will participate in the resident duty rota with other middle and junior grade medical staff in the Department.
The post holder will be required to actively participate in clinical audit and implement its results and relate these to the Trust and Directorate policies on Clinical Governance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Medical Degree MBBS (or equivalent)
* Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty, or have equivalent experience.
* Full registration with the General Medical Council and a valid licence to practise with the General Medical Council
Knowledge
* Wide experience in all areas of critical care practice.
* Demonstates the underpinning subject-specific competencies relevant to the role setting and scope.
* Knowledge of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as mental capacity and deprivation of liberty
Skills
* Experience in clinical education
* Willingness to participate in clinical research
* Practical experience with invasive procedures relevant to critical care medicine.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£55,825 to £90,000 a yearper annum/pro rata
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