Consultant in Adult Critical Care

Job overview

Full-time substantive Consultant appointment with a responsibility to Adult Critical Care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

A recent vacancy has created the need for a Consultant in Adult Critical Care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The posts emphasis will be on Adult Critical Care for clinical work, however there will be opportunities for teaching, administration and development.

The contract will be for 10.0 PAs, split into 6.0 DCC PAs in Critical Care and 1.5 core SPA (plus 0.5 PAs for the first year). The remaining 2 PA could be utilised for further clinical or non-clinical work in critical care or in an associated speciality such as Anaesthesia to support the successful appointees clinical experience and qualifications.

The new Consultant will join the existing Team NUH workforce of 38 substantive Critical Care Consultants who work closely together and act as a very supportive group with a determined team ethos. This contributes to the provision of an ideal supportive environment for new consultant appointments into the advertised post.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake formalised critical care rotations and must be able to work flexibly across the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital (NCH) campuses.

A successful candidate will only be expected to take part in the adult critical care out of hours duty roster. Night on call frequency is currently 1:9 and weekend on call frequency 1:4.5. However, this is an annualised total and therefore may be more frequent than this over a 6 month period. This may change in the future with planned expansion in critical care bed numbers and consultant workforce.

The successful applicant will also be expected to carry out teaching duties as required.

New consultants will be able to choose a mentor from the existing Critical Care consultant team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan.

Clinical

• Responsibility for the management of patients admitted under their care. This will be a full range of surgical and medical emergency patients.
• Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency service.
• Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of the department.
• Cover for short term absences or periods of sick leave.

These duties are subject to review in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, their consultant colleagues and the Trust.

The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of their time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.

Governance and Audit

Each consultant is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities including (but not restricted to) clinical audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, coroners referrals and reports, CPD and Evidence-Based Practice.

Teaching

Both main campuses of the Trust are major centres for undergraduate and postgraduate education and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to play a significant role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

The Trust works to ensure the best possible placements and training for both undergraduates and junior doctors and to ensure consultant trainers & teachers are developed and supported. The Trust facilitates this through agreeing appropriate job plans, a clear framework for the delivery of medical education, and the opportunity to enhance clinical and teaching skills through Continuing Professional Development.

Research

The Trust has extremely close links with Nottingham University and has academic departments in the majority of its clinical specialties. There are University and Trust research facilities. The Trust has a research strategy and management framework which aligns its funding for research with the research and innovations activities it supports. Consultants who wish to undertake research require the approval of the Trust R&I Department and relevant ethical approval and must adhere to the National Framework for Research Governance.

Other Duties as Agreed

The appointee may wish to take on other roles alongside their clinical role. Any positions offered by bodies outside the Trust, (e.g. Training Programme Director, Regional College Advisor, Royal College Representative etc,) must be discussed and agreed by the Head of Service in advance of the position being accepted, so that the impact upon the specialty can be fully considered and any job plan amendments undertaken should the additional role be accepted.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.