Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
The rota is full-shift and compliant with EWTD and New Deal requirements. An example of the rota template is shown in Appendix A. The rota is an average of 48 hours per week, across an 8-week rota cycle. Successful candidates will work 7 nights (20:00 – 08:30), 7 long days (08:00 – 20:30), 13 standard days (07:30 -17:30) and will have 4 days for SPA (Supporting Professional Activity) which includes teaching, audit activity, Clinical Governance meetings, maintaining Trust mandatory training and other professional activities in keeping with BMA national guidance.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Possession of a basic medical qualification (e.g. MBBS or Equivalent Registerable Medical Qualification) acceptable to the GMC for registration. •Provision of evidence of good standing from the applicant’s local medical regulatory council. •Demonstrate knowledge of English by obtaining an overall score of 7.5, with minimum scores of 7.0 in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In the ‘Academic’ test of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). •Eligibility for PLAB exemption. •Provision of two structured, supportive references from supervising consultants, both of whom must have worked with the applicant within the last 2 years. •Provision of evidence of a postgraduate qualification acceptable to the RCoA (e.g. primary FRCA
Desirable criteria
2. Final FRCA, FFICM, EDIC or CICM
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND EFFECTIVENESS
Essential criteria
3. •Minimum of 4 years of critical care training (including current practice), equivalent to UK ST4+ level, including anaesthetic experience. •Minimum of 6 months of work in the NHS. •Advanced Life Support certification (UK or equivalent). •Appropriate knowledge, practical skills and attitude to independently assess critically ill patients in the referral areas. •Ability and attitude to recognise a deteriorating patient and when to call for help. •Familiarity with core critical care and anaesthetic national guidance
Desirable criteria
4. Further experience in anaesthetics or intensive care or acute medical specialties Awareness of specialty developments. IT skills including use of databases, spread sheets, Word, PowerPoint etc. and willingness and aptitude to learn how to use CERNER (electronic patient record system).
Communication/Teaching
Essential criteria
5. • Confident, clear and diplomatic • Effectively communicates with theatre team, patients and their families
6. Experience of teaching (formal/informal)
Desirable criteria
7. Demonstrable presentation skills in educational or scientific settings
8. Formal teaching experience
Management, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
9. Ability to manage own workload/time and train medical staff.
10. Participation in clinical audit Understanding of audit principles and commitment to its use as a tool for raising and maintaining standards.
11. Able to appraise scientific publications and perform literature searches.
Desirable criteria
12. Evidence of ability to lead a team.
13. Ability to develop and lead on audit project.
14. Evidence of research undertaken, presentations at meetings, publications in peer reviewed journals.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
15. Good communication and interpersonal skills. Enthusiasm and commitment to the specialty. Ability to work effectively and in harmony with medical, nursing and allied health professionals. Flexibility, punctuality and reliability. Ability to cope with stressful situations
Desirable criteria
16. Project management skills
Motivation
Essential criteria
17. Initiative and drive. Able to conduct self-directed learning
Desirable criteria
18. Project management skills.