Consultant anaesthetist post in the anaesthetic department at Darlington Memorial Hospital, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, with a chronic pain interest. Core work is consultant-led intensive care for a mixed medical and surgical take, plus anaesthesia across district general specialities including trauma and emergency surgery. The post carries out-of-hours intensive care on-call at 1:12 with weekend day cover, within a team using a continuity-of-care rota. Specialist GMC registration in anaesthesia is required, with CCT attained or within six months.
What the job involves
- Consultant-led intensive care for patients from the mixed medical and surgical take at Darlington Memorial Hospital
- Anaesthesia sessions across district general specialities including trauma and emergency surgery, with some elective cover at Bishop Auckland Hospital
- Intensive care on-call at 1:12, covering evenings and nights from 18:00 to 08:00 and 12-hour weekend day sessions
- Clinical work with consultant, specialty and trainee colleagues to maintain and develop the intensive care service
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge and for safe continuity of care at all times
- Professional management and supervision of junior medical staff, including training and clinical supervision
- Participation in the teaching programme, M&M meetings and clinical governance
- Deputising for absent colleagues and undertaking additional emergency and unforeseen duties
- Research, clinical audit, service development and innovation
- Administrative duties linked to patient care, and accountability to the Lead Clinician for resources
- Providing an opinion and statement of facts, free of charge, on patient care that leads to a claim against the Trust
What’s required
Qualifications
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
- FRCA
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- Specialist registration with the GMC in anaesthesia
- CCT attained or within six months of the CCT date
- Evidence of adherence to appraisal and GMC revalidation
- Evidence at interview of a CESR application under GMC consideration, if applying for registration alongside it
Experience
- Experience providing intensive care medicine for the patient population and specialities supported at Darlington Memorial Hospital
- Significant quality improvement project experience and good knowledge of clinical governance principles
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical skills appropriate to a consultant anaesthetist with an interest in intensive care medicine
- Ability to train at the bedside and in classroom settings
- Experience of supervising trainees and delegating appropriately to trainee and non-consultant career grade anaesthetists
- Ability to organise and prioritise own work
- Understanding of the importance of research
Checks & eligibility
- Able to produce all essential certificates for pre-employment checks
- UK driving licence, and able to present for list start times
Nice to have
- Specialist registration with the GMC in intensive care medicine
- FFICM or EDIC
- ALS, ATLS, APLS, EPLS or other complementary qualification
- Recognised post-graduate teaching qualification or feedback showing high-quality teaching
- Formal management training or completed management projects
- Clinical audit with implemented outcomes benefiting patients
- Publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals or academic awards
- Ability to innovate, develop services and take on additional duties, with commitment to developing intensive care in the Trust
What’s offered
- Research funding may be available following a successful application to local committees
- Encouragement and support to develop services, courses and innovation
- SPA time is paid back when the DCC:SPA ratio is flexed in working weeks
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
