Substantive consultant post in the Critical Care Department at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, a replacement following a retirement, with a possible fixed-term locum route of up to 12 months. The work is intensive care medicine for a department treating over 1,600 patients a year across two sites. The contract is annualised with 10 programmed activities, and intensivists keeping sessions in a base specialty can be accommodated. Candidates need full GMC registration and a CCT or CESR in intensive care medicine, or to be within six months at interview.
What the job involves
- Deliver 7.5 PAs of direct clinical care as a consultant intensivist
- Undertake up to 2.5 PAs of supporting professional activities, with allocation reviewed annually
- Keep clinical sessions in a base specialty where vacancies allow, such as anaesthesia, acute medicine, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine or nephrology
What's required
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- CCT or CESR(CP) in intensive care medicine, or within six months of obtaining one at interview
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
Experience
- Training, competence and wide breadth of experience in intensive care medicine
- Ability to take full, independent responsibility for patient care and handle complex clinical problems
- Evidence of participation in a quality improvement project
- Experience teaching undergraduates and teaching clinical skills to postgraduates
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of quality improvement principles
- Organising rotas, teaching programmes or training events
- Understanding of NHS directives on consultant practice and clinical governance
- Relevant IT skills
- Ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of research principles, governance and scientific methods, applied to clinical problems
Other
- Effective written and verbal communication, good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
- Conscientious and diligent, committed to continuing professional development
- Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
Nice to have
- FICE echocardiography accreditation and/or a Level 1 or 2 ultrasound qualification
- Experience and training in a base discipline (anaesthesia, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine or nephrology), and FRCA, MRCP or FRCEM if intending to work base specialty sessions
- ALS, APLS or ATLS instructor in at least one course
- Post-registration clinical fellowship in a non-UK intensive care unit
- Demonstrated change from a critical care quality improvement project, and other clinical governance such as critical incident investigation and morbidity and mortality review
- Specialist teaching qualification, simulation training or training to enable educational supervision
- NHS management training or experience, service development, or a management course for senior trainees or consultants
- Higher degree (PhD or MD), recent peer-reviewed publications, previous research in intensive care medicine, presentations at national or international meetings, or ongoing interest in clinical research
What's offered
- Annualised contract with flexibility for base specialty sessions where vacancies allow
- SPA allocation reviewed annually to support skill development and career progression
- Emphasis on sustainable work-life balance
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
