About this role
Job summary
We're seeking an enthusiastic colleague with a special interest in anaesthesia to join our critical care directorate, which delivers care across 94 adult ICU beds at three hospitals. All units were rated "Good" by the CQC (2019) and received excellent peer review feedback in 2023.
Each unit admits both elective and emergency level 2 and 3 patients, but has distinct character:
St Mary's - Major Trauma & Quaternary Vascular Centre
Charing Cross - Regional Stroke & Neurosurgical Centre
Hammersmith - Cardiac, Renal & Haematology Centre
This diverse clinical mix supports innovation and collaborative, multidisciplinary care.
As one of the UK's largest acute teaching Trusts, we offer extensive opportunities for career development. Academic clinicians are encouraged to lead multicentre research alongside our renowned department headed by Prof A. Gordon.
Applicants should be on the ICM Specialist Register or have achieved CCT. We welcome dual-accredited candidates (e.g. anaesthesia, respiratory, emergency medicine). We encourage you to contact us to discuss how we can tailor the role to suit your interests and circumstances.
Main duties of the job
The posts will attract 10PAs including a minimum of 2SPAs, and PAs dedicated to anaesthetics, but we also welcome applications from individuals who wish to work less than full time. Our philosophy is to formulate an individualised job plan with successful candidates, with an emphasis on enabling professional development and pursuit of specific interests. We strongly believe that the job plan needs to be sustainable and should enable the successful candidate to maintain a good work-life balance.
Main duties contained within the job plan are assessing and managing critically unwell patients as part of the ICU MDT team. This will involve twice daily ward rounds as a minimum with targeted assessment and interventions as required. Outreach duties are also contained within the job plans and there are outreach clinics which can be job planned for interested candidates. SPA duties will vary but all consultants are expected to support and supervise trainees.
All appointments are to the Trust, but we will discuss with you through the application process any preferences you have about working at a particular site or sites, and mutually agree this with you at appointment. There may also be opportunities for consultants to move sites during their career if they wish to, in order to gain new clinical or leadership experience.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities-
Provide High Quality Care to Patients presenting as an Emergency or who require Critical Care
Research, Teaching & Training
Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the translational research portfolio, whilst
meeting the full requirements of Research Governance
Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates, foundation doctors, specialty trainees and
members of other health care professions as required
Performance Management
Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in clinical efficiency,
patient safety, quality of outcomes and financial management
Medical Staff Management
Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle
Be responsible for the annual appraisal of doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades
as delegated
Governance
Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and ensure resulting actions are implemented
Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice
changes are discussed with Specialty Leads
Role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team
Leadership and Team Working
Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust
and when participating in national initiatives
Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College as required
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration Appropriate Royal College Membership
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Broad knowledge of Critical Care as defined by the UK FICM Curriculum Understanding of statutory requirements in healthcare Understanding of relevant health and safety legislation Good understanding of GPICS and GPICS v2 Working knowledge of the SI framework NICE guidance relating to critical care Statutory Audit requirements for Critical Care Sound grasp of ethical principles and relevant legal precedent You should have relevant experience acquired working in Critical Care, Anaesthesia, PICU, and General Medicine You should be able to demonstrate your experience of Audit, quality improvement, safety, and involvement in teaching and training Understanding of the working a large tertiary referral healthcare/NHS Intensive Care Unit IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable
Major Trauma Team Leader Accredited Anaesthetist Accredited Emergency MedicineAccredited Emergency Medicine Accredited in Medical or Surgical Speciality Completion of 72h reports Serious incident investigation Mediation or conflict resolution ALS trainer BASICS trainer Advanced airway trainer R, SQL or Visual Basic, Machine learning, or app development Statistical analysis Change management Completion of successful quality improvement Leading Simulation sessions
Teaching and training Essential
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit Essential
Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Academic achievements including research/publications Essential
Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Language Essential
Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Leadership/ management skills Essential
Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues. Knowledge of finance/budgets Management of Staff
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 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address St Mary's Hospital
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)