About this role
Job summary
Due to retirement from critical care, we are excited to expand our intensive care consultant team. The Post requires you to have a dual CCT with either emergency medicine or anaesthesia. Job Plans will differ depending upon the background of the successful Applicant. The indicative Job Plan is based on 10 PAs (of which 8.5 DCC).
Please ensure you read the Person Specification before applying.
Proposed interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The Posts will be based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, but you will work (including out of hours) both on this site and in South Tyneside District Hospital. As well as the clinical aspects of the role, you will be expected to be active in non-clinical areas, particularly in research and education. We are a cohesive and productive team; a track record of successful professional relationships and positive feedback is highly valued. Further detail about the Post and indicative Job Plans can be found in the Job Description.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details
Critical care is delivered in two integrated critical care units within the Trust (Sunderland Royal Hospital 18 beds approx. 1200 admissions p.a., South Tyneside District Hospital 6 beds approx. 300 admissions p.a.) and the postholder would work across both units. Practices are aligned in both areas, and there is a shared IT system.
Strengths of the critical care service include:
A team who are motivated, friendly, cohesive and who always put patients and their loved ones first.
A closed unit with true multidisciplinary working and excellent relationships around the hospital. A consultant microbiologist, pharmacist and dietician on every ward round.
Investment in research and evidence-based practice. The department exceeds recruitment targets by the whole team being on board, and truly believing in the benefits research can bring. We work closely with our local and national research networks.
A varied, busy workload with constant clinical challenge.
A department that supports career development and progression.
The first to deliver a 24/7/365 outreach service.
Opportunity to be involved with undergraduate education we are an educational provider for the Universities of Sunderland and Newcastle medical schools.
All patients are cared for in single rooms in state of the art facilities designed by clinicians. Sunderland ICCU opened in 2014, and South Tyneside in early 2023.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Primary medical qualification. Full GMC registration. Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for intensive care medicine or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC. For applicants with a dual CCT, entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for emergency medicine or anaethesia or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC. FFICM by examination or another postgraduate examination in intensive care medicine.
Audit & Research Essential
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice. Involvement in quality improvement measures. Ability to undertake multi-disciplinary audit / audit in specialty area. Good presentation skills. Experience of clinical research.
Desirable
Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.
Personal Attributes Essential
Alignment with the Trust core values and behaviours. Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development. Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate, to the Trust and its workforce. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare workers and other agencies. Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC. Evidence of team working and effective interpersonal relationships.
Experience Essential
Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues. Evidence of organisational, management and time-management skills. Evidence of quality improvement activity. Experience of supervising junior medical staff. Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
Additional clinical skills to those required for a CCT in intensive care medicine. Ability to train and supervise echocardiography. Current life support course (e.g. ALS). Experience of consultant level working in the NHS. Evidence of management and administration experience and understanding management goals. Management course and / or certificate. Qualification in medical education.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address Sunderland Royal Hospital
Kyall Road
Sunderland
SR4 7TP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)