Job summary
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

We would like to welcome you to join our team in offering superb patient care. We have one replacement post due to retirement that we believe offers an excellent work-life balance in a sustainable way. We want you to enjoy working with us - not just now, but over the coming decades too.

Our team of 14 dynamic and enthusiastic consultants are pioneering an exciting transformation strategy in the Critical Care Department at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust. This post is a replacement substantive post, but may be offered as a fixed term locum position for up to 12 months.

Our department treats over 1600 patients a year across two sites in South London with a wide case-mix of general medical and surgical admissions. We house a number of subspecialties in our Trust including ENT, nephrology, urology, bariatrics, complex orthopaedics, interventional cardiology, high-risk obstetrics and numerous cancer specialists. Around 40% of our patients are ventilated at any one time, and around 3% of these are retrieved by tertiary ECMO services. We provide emergency renal replacement therapy to around 60% of our admissions. Our ICNARC mortality and other outcomes are comparable to similar units.

Main duties of the job
We offer annualised contracts to consultant intensivists at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. These posts are open to full-time intensivists. However, where vacanct sessions are available in other specialties, we will allow some flexibility to accommodate those who wish to maintain clinical sessions in a base specialty (e.g. anaesthesia, acute medicine, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine and nephrology).

These posts attract 10 programmed activities (PAs) and are offered as a split of 7.5 direct clinical care (DCC) and up to 2.5 supporting professional activities (SPA). SPA allocation is reviewed annually to ensure appropriate consultant skill development and career progression, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

All candidates must be eligible for full GMC registration and either already be on the Specialist Register or be within six months (of interview date) of receiving CCT/CESR, please provide supporting evidence. Please see the person specification listed.

About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities
For full details of the main responsibilities and person specification, please request a copy of the full job description from the main contact listed below.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Full Registration with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practise
• CCT or CESR(CP) in Intensive Care Medicine, or within 6 months of obtaining this at the time of interview

Desirable

• FICE echocardiography accreditation
• Level 1 or 2 qualification in ultrasound
• FRCA, MRCP or FRCEM (if intending to work future sessions in the respective specialty)
• ALS/APLS/ATLS Instructor in at least one of these courses

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Training and competence in Intensive Care Medicine
• Wide breadth of experience in Intensive Care Medicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to deal with complex clinical problems that may arise during the post

Desirable

• Experience and training in a relevant base discipline (e.g. anaesthesia, emergency medicine, respiratory medicine, nephrology)
• Post-registration clinical fellowship in a non-UK intensive care unit

Quality Improvement
Essential

• Understand the principles of quality improvement
• Evidence of participation in a quality improvement project

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate change from a quality improvement project in critical care
• Evidence of other clinical governance activity, including critical incident investigation and morbidity & mortality review

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Experience of teaching undergraduates
• Evidence of teaching clinical skills to postgraduates

Desirable

• Evidence of specialist teaching qualification
• Experience in delivering simulation training
• Evidence of training to enable educational supervision

Management Experience
Essential

• Evidence of ability to organise rotas, teaching programmes or training events
• Appropriate understanding of NHS directives regarding consultant clinical practice including clinical governance
• Relevant IT skills
• Ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Training/experience in NHS management
• Experience in service development
• Attendance at a management course aimed at senior trainees or consultants

Research Experience
Essential

• Understanding of research principles, research governance and scientific methods
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

• Higher degree (PhD or MD) in relevant subject
• Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Previous research experience in ICM
• Presentations at national or international research meetings
• Ongoing interest in clinical research

Other Attributes
Essential

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
• Conscientious and diligent
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.