We wish to appoint a consultant colleague to join the Critical Care team at Glasgow Royal Infirmary to provide Critical Care services. The successful candidate will join a cohesive and friendly team of Intensive Care Consultants. The group is committed to improving all aspects of the care we provide and as such we have developed a strong focus on quality improvement in recent years.

The intensive care unit is a mixed 20 bedded area (16 level 3 beds and 4 level 2 beds) arranged as 2 co–located units of 10 beds.

There are currently 14 substantive consultants who provide care to Intensive Care, with the majority providing some service in an additional specialty. Consultant work day time work in Intensive Care is generally arranged in blocks of 4 days (Monday – Thursday) and 3 days (Friday – Sunday).

On call will be provided on 1:15 first on (overnight) and 1:15 second on (additional evening cover Monday – Friday, additional daytime cover Saturday and Sunday).

Minimum unit staffing is one consultant and one trainee for each 10 bedded unit. There may also be senior trainees in Intensive Care Medicine or trainees from other medical specialties. There are also three foundation year 1 trainees and four substantive Advanced Critical Care Practitioners.

Glasgow Royal Infirmary provides tertiary care for Burns, Pancreatic disease, complex Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Intestinal failure, Abdominal and Musculoskeletal Sarcoma Surgery and Gynaecological cancer. The Regional Plastics service and the Invasive Placental Disease service are also located at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Glasgow Royal Infirmary is the adult hub of the National Burns Service.

We have an active research programme, in conjunction with the University department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Critical Care. The existing consultant body has varied interests and expertise including quality improvement, ultrasound, education, ventilation and respiratory disease, ethics, diagnostic error and academic critical care.

The job plan would be able to accommodate some sessions in another service. The most common service commitment outside critical care is Anaesthesia – it will however be possible to accommodate sessions in medicine or emergency medicine.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.

Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.

All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Job closing date: 25 September 2023