Applications are welcomed for a consultant post in Anaesthesia with major commitment to Intensive Care Medicine, in a trust with a wide case mix within our Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. The successful applicant will join a team of dedicated intensivists working in harmony to provide excellent patient care. Areas of special interests will be welcomed, both in anaesthesia& ICU.

As a Consultant you will be required to participate in Consultant Appraisal and Job Plan Reviews on an annual basis and the revalidation process in line with your professional registration.

The successful candidate will be expected to work across the three hospital sites (Royal Albert; Wrightington and Leigh) and participate on the ICU on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of 10 with duties in ICU in our Trust, and with our wider team to support elective activity on the three sites.

We are a highly motivated and cohesive team dedicated to providing an excellent. We have a well-developed outreach teamn and have recently appointed to a ICU specific Psychologist . Our ICU data management is fully electronic.

We have a strong commitment to support, mentorship and development of all of our staff and have regular multidisciplinary meetings.

We have a number of services including trauma, maternity and general surgical emergencies and this reflects in the broad spectrum of ICU admissions.

About us

The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wigan Infirmary) provides in-patient acute beds for Medicine, Paediatrics, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Trauma, Pelvic Trauma, Breast Surgery and Urology. In addition, the Obstetric Unit is based here and there is an Accident and Emergency Department which also functions as a Trauma Unit.

Wrightington Hospital is where most of the elective Orthopaedic Surgery is performed, as well as accommodating the Rheumatology service. This is an Tertiary referral Orthopaedic centre of Excellence, attracting Anaesthetic trainees with an interest in Regional Anaesthesia.

Leigh Infirmary functions as a Day Case Unit and a Diagnostic and Treatment Centre - The Hanover.

The Trust serves a population of 320,000 on the western edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation. The Borough is bordered by the M6, M61 and M62 motorways as well as the main west coast rail line, providing excellent access to the Pennines, Lake District, and North West coastline

Job description
Job responsibilities

Responsibility for Finance

• Participate in ensuring the effective use of all financial resources in providing and delivering the service
• Demonstrate awareness of the need for cost improvement programmes within the service.
• Promote effective utilisation of resources.
• Provide the service within its financial constraints.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• Be expected to supervise and train SAS Doctors and Doctors in Training
• Adhere and promote Trust policies, procedures and guidelines and maintain the Professional Code of Conduct
• Ensure compliance with the Mandatory training policy in accordance with the Trust policy.
• Compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Information Governance the potholder is not entitled to use for their own benefit or gain, or to divulge to any persons, firm or other organisation whatsoever confidential information belonging to the Trust or relating the Trusts affairs or dealings which may come to their knowledge during employment.

Responsibility for Health & Safety

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Responsibility for Teaching

The Department is committed to delivering a high quality, safe service. The ICU enjoys full Accreditation with the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine. There is a new post-graduate and skills centre on the Wigan site. There are regular educational meetings on two sites (Wigan and Wrightington). There will be opportunities to become involved with Simulation Training.

Work Circumstances & on-call

A mutually acceptable Job Plan will be agreed on appointment to the post. The successful candidate will undergo annual appraisal and five yearly revalidations. The Trust and the Department of Anaesthesia are committed to supporting doctors through appraisal and revalidation.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• ?Full registration with the GMC with a Licence to practice.
• ?FFICM, EDIC or equivalent
• ?CCT / CESR or eligibility within 6 months.
• oPossession of / eligibility for Fellowship / Associate Fellowship of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

Desirable

• oDual CCT or equivalent
• oCertificate in Medical Education
• oMembership of professional societies.

Skills
Essential

• oPractical experience in a complementary specialty.

Knowledge
Essential

• oEvidence of participation in and a commitment to teaching.
• oKnowledge of up-to-date literature.

Desirable

• oAttendance at courses on teaching, appraisal and mentorship.
• oProven interest in at least one area of research and an up to date GCP certificate..
• oEvidence of relevant publications.

Additional
Essential

• ?Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Desirable

• ?Membership of professional societies.

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