Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia & ICU - DMH
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job summary
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are to provide consultant led anaesthetic care for patients, both in elective and emergency settings and also have sessions in Intensive Care Medicine.
On call commitment is 1:12 and is solely for Intensive Care. On Call for Theatres and Obstetrics is provided by a separate consultant anaesthetist although there is always good communication and teamwork between all resident and non-resident staff on call. Paediatric stabilisations are covered by both groups with the first responder responsibility being shared on alternating rota. On calls for ICM at the weekend are usually 12 hr split shifts with the night consutlant cross covering the morning to provide dual consultant support. On call resident doctors work a 3 tier rota with team work encouraged between the anaesthetic and ICM teams, at least 2 of the resident on call team will have advanced airway skills. Senior resisidents maintain clinical priority to provide obstetric over.
Job responsibilities
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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).