Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Glan Clwyd Hospital is seeking new consultants in critical care. We are offering an excellent opportunity for a fulfilling consultant post in a beautiful but well-connected rural location. The full-time vacancies are for ten programmed activities (10 PA) per week based at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan in North Wales. It is anticipated seven sessions will be for direct clinical care (DCC) and three for supporting professional activities (SPA), in-line with the Consultant contract for Wales. We are happy to discuss requests to work less than full time either before or after interview according to candidates' preferences. Additional contracted clinical sessions may also be offered to successful candidates, subject to mutual agreement and satisfactory job-planning.

Most of our existing critical care consultants are from an anaesthetic background, but our most recent appointee is an intensivist working exclusively in critical care. We would be delighted to consider applications from other single specialty ICM consultants or those with other second specialties, such as emergency medicine.

Main duties of the job

Daily cover on critical care comprises 2 consultants present all day, along with junior tiers. The 2 consultants act as consultants of the week, running the critical care unit from Monday to Sunday. This week is then followed by an uncontracted week when the consultant is not required to be at work (for clinical or SPA activities). The critical care unit currently has 8 consultants, working 1 in 4

weeks as consultant of the week. Recruitment of additional consultants will reduce this frequency.

Daytime clinical activity in subsequent weeks contains a mixture of theatre lists (for anaesthetists) and occasional critical care days depending on study leave/sickness cover. For applicants with other second specialities, clinical sessions in their relevant specialty can be considered e.g. Emergency medicine or transfer medicine.

Out of hours work comprises duties covering the critical care unit as part of the critical care consultant on-call rota, 1 in 8 with prospective cover. Again, subject to new appointments, the aim is to reduce the out-of-hours commitment to a 1 in 12 rota.

About us

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales, with a budget of £1.7 billion and a workforce of over 19,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.

BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals, 22 community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. BCUHB also coordinates or provides the work of 113 GP practices and the NHS services provided by dentists, opticians and pharmacists across the region.

The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives to excellent compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a developed relationship with the universities in North Wales and with the University of Bangor is seeking medical school status and operates in a research-rich learning culture.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

Name on specialist register

proof of eligibility of entry onto specialist register

within six months of obtaining a CCT at the time of the interview.

Desirable

CCT in intensive care medicine

Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM),

European Diploma in Intensive Care / UK Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (DICM)

FRCA

Other post graduate qualifications

Training
Essential

Wide training background relevant for the job

Basic IT Skills

Desirable

Completion of a UK specialist training programme

Competency in paediatric resuscitation and stabilisation

ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalent

Training in echocardiography (FICE or equivalent)

ECDL

Advanced IT skills (e.g. App or website design)

Experience
Essential

Broad based general experience in critical care

Desirable

Experience at consultant level

Clinical experience in anaesthesia

Specialist skills or experience

Out-of-programme experience in a clinical area relevant to the job

Evidence of taking consultant-level responsibility

Quality Improvement and Audit
Essential

Evidence of participation in quality improvement or audit projects

Desirable

Evidence of completed audit or quality improvement projects that have changed practice

Teaching
Essential

Experience of teaching trainees

Evidence of a commitment to teaching trainees

Desirable

Evidence of teaching nursing and paramedical staff and medical students

Teaching course

Teaching qualification

Accredited trainer e.g. for ATLS, FICE

Experience of using simulation in medical education

Research
Desirable

Critical appraisal course / skills

Evidence of participation in research.

Publications in peer-reviewed journals, e.g. letters, case reports.

Posters displayed at scientific meetings

Abstracts presented at scientific meetings

Research-based publications in peer- reviewed journals

Team working
Essential

Open and approachable and willing to give and to receive feedback

A team player that values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team

Reliable, self- motivated and punctual

Evidence of the ability to work in stressful situations and/or when under pressure

Desirable

Able to work flexibly both in time and place

A willingness to work outside normal working hours at short notice in times of need

A willingness to explore new ways of working

Management and Leadership
Essential

Evidence of understanding of NHS management practices

A willingness to become a clinical leader in any area of specialist interest within the job

A willingness to attend and actively participate in departmental management meetings

Desirable

Management course

Involvement with a management project

Experience of departmental administration

Experience of rostering

Experience of managing a budget in the workplace

Experience of organisational change and service re-design

Willingness to take forward anaesthesia and critical care services within the health board and wider health economy

Communication with patients, carers and colleagues
Essential

Safe and effective oral communication skills

Willingness to involve patients in their management

Ability to handle difficult interviews with patients or their carers with tact and sensitivity

Excellent command of written and verbal English

Desirable

Welsh Speaker

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