Locum Consultant In Intensive Care Medicine

Job overview

The advertised post is for a locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine based at the Grange University Hospital near Cwmbran. The successful candidate will have a 10 session fixed-term (2 year) contract and will participate in the ICU on call rota (frequency currently 1:16 but subject to change dependent on staffing and further appointments).

The Critical Care Unit is based at the Grange University Hospital, comprising 24- single-room occupancy beds.

Facilities: Shared office accommodation, secretarial support and IT facilities will be provided.

The posts comprise 10 sessions with 8 DCCs and 2 SPAs.

The ratio of DCCs to SPAs may vary with the agreement of the post holder and the Health Board in advance or after commencement.

Job share applicants are welcome.  If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis.

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s service plans To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

Enhanced check with barred list information, including   an adults and children’s barred list check.

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.