About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for Locum Consultant Intensivist post within Adult Critical Care at St George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust, London.
Clinical work will be based on the Neuro Intensive Care Unit. There may be the opportunity to contribute to the Critical Care Outreach Service, as well as to a secondary specialty, subject to negotiation.
Job Summary:
Post holders will:
- Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering Critical Care
- Engage in associated Service Development, Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement work
- Contribute to the education and supervision of students and trainees
- Support Directorate-wide Research activities
- Contribute to the clinical management of the base unit
It is envisaged that the post holder will carry out the majority of their duties as a Consultant Intensivist on the Neuro Intensive Care Unit. There are opportunities for some DCC time to be allocated to contribute to the Critical Care Outreach Service or to pursue a secondary clinical speciality. We currently have Consultants who split their time across Anaesthesia, Medical Specialties, City St George's, and wider Trust/NHS managerial roles. We would encourage interested applicants to get in touch for an informal discussion about how an alternative secondary specialty interest could be accommodated.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Job Plan
Please see the Job Summary section above for a description of the expected duties of the post-holder. The job plan will be fully annualised. Current job planning guidance at St George's expects consultants to work a minimum of 42 clinical weeks per year. There is flexibility in the number of PA commitments that existing consultants offer to the trust and applicants wishing to work less than 10 PAs are encouraged to apply.
The post holder will be required to participate in the NICU consultant on-call rota. There are 2 rotas on each unit that run in parallel. The first, so-called '1st on' rota is a seven-day duty period running Monday to Monday, including Saturday and Sunday nights. The '2nd on' rota provides for second consultant weekday cover and includes that weekday night.
The post holder will have the option of spending a portion of Direct Clinical Care with the Critical Care Outreach service, which provides 7-day a week 07:45 to 19:45 consultant cover. There is also the opportunity to be involved with the ICU Survivorship Service.
There is prospective cover for all rotas, hence the post holder is expected to liaise with their consultant colleagues in providing internal cover for annual, study and professional leave, and this may require some flexibility in the post holder's hours.
About us
Our vision as an organisation is to provide outstanding care, every time.
In 2023, we published a five-year strategy which sets out how we plan to achieve this - whilst also giving everyone connected with St George's clarity about our aims and ambitions for the future.
Our strategy is designed to drive decision-making across our two main sites at St George's Hospital in Tooting, and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton; plus, services we run in the community.
Our new strategy is based on four key priorities;
Collaboration and Partnership
Affordable healthcare, fit for the future
Right care, right place, right time
Empowered, engaged staff
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical, healthcare and biomedical sciences students and carries out advanced medical research.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for more detailed information on this post.
Enquiries about the posts should be directed to Dr Nirav Shah (Clinical Director) via the Department of Critical Care on 020 8725 5699 or [email protected]. Informal enquiries are encouraged and less-than-full-time applicants are welcome.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Evidence of successful completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine or CESR EDIC and / or FFICM and / or equivalent Specialist registration (within the next 6 months or CESR submitted) and a valid license to practise with the General Medical Council Valid Advanced Life Support certification Enhanced training/experience in neuro Intensive care, and a track record of clinical interest this subspecialty area Educational supervision training that fulfils the Trust's minimum requirements*
Desirable
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification Training in teaching skills (e.g. post-graduate certificate in education, MA(ed) or similar) Qualifications from other clinical specialty training programmes of relevance to critical care (e.g. emergency medicine, anaesthesia, acute medicine) Training/qualifications in leadership/management skills Academic qualification (e.g. BSc, MSc, MD, PhD) in a topic related to critical care and/or neurosciences
Experience Essential
Clinical experience equivalent to completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine Subspecialty experience in neuro Intensive care medicine Experience of improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance Evidence of teaching/training junior medical staff and undergraduate students
Desirable
Specialist experience over and above that gained as part of the formal ICM training programme (examples include, but are not limited to, advanced mechanical circulatory support, PHEM/HEMS, trauma) Experience in leadership positions (medical or non-medical) Experience in developing and delivering educational innovation Experience of development and / or implementation of new clinical pathways or services
Knowledge/Skills Essential
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of neuro Intensive care patients Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand High level of verbal and written communication skills Awareness of own personal development needs Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure Basic IT skills Teaching and presentation skills
Desirable
Skills related to areas of specialist expertise as above Proficiency in bedside ultrasound Development of clinical information systems and/or advanced IT solutions Knowledge of the organisation of Critical Care Delivery within London
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Georges University NHS Foundation Trust
Adult Critical Care Directorate
Tooting,
SW17 0QT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)