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.
Job Key Details
* Location: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate (CT9 4AN)
* Site: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
Contract & Salary
Permanent. 10 sessions per week. Full time. Flexible working. Salary £105,504 – £139,882 per annum (pro rata where applicable).
Grade & Specialty
Grade: Consultant (NHS Medical & Dental). Specialty: Consultant in Critical Care.
Job Overview
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.
Responsibilities
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).
Qualifications & Training
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
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
* Experience of morbidity and mortality review Evidence of audit of own practice
Desirable criteria
* Structured judgement review training
Skills and Experience
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
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel effectively between sites
* Models the Trust values
Personal/Professional Attributes
Essential criteria
* Able to work effectively within a Multi Disciplinary Team
* Vigilant about patient and staff safety and wellbeing
* Able to listen and communicate clearly
Benefits
We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our We care improvement journey, and medical education and research.
Other Information
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. We are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Contact
Dr Mark Snazelle
Job Title: William Harvey Hospital Site/Trust Lead Clinician
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01233 616041
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