Specialty Doctor - Critical Care

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to join our critical care team. This post is designed to develop your generic skills building on the competencies gained during Foundation Training.

The Critical Care service in the Trust comprises 16 beds supported by a tier of seven Junior Doctors devoted to critical care. Seven Consultants run a separate critical care on-call rota, covering twenty weekday sessions with resident consultant cover until 10 pm weekdays. There is a well-developed critical care outreach service.

You will benefit from training opportunities equal to colleagues in recognised training posts. You will be mentored and supported in your specialist work by a consultant.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities include:

•Develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of critical illness and peri-operative medicine;

• Develop competencies required to establish advanced monitoring and to provide organ support (including insertion of central venous catheters, arterial lines, intercostal drains, paracentesis catheters);
• Develop and improve communication skills with patients, relatives and other members of the multi-disciplinary team;
• Develop knowledge of clinical governance;
• Gain a better understanding of the ethical and medicolegal principles surrounding critical illness;
• Improve competencies in using IT systems such as electronic patient records and electronic prescribing;

You will further develop clinical knowledge and skills in Intensive Care Medicine and aid preparation for working as an Intensive Care Consultant or a Consultant in any other specialty of interest of the appointee.

The training opportunities will mirror those given to Specialist Trainees with support from departmental teaching, career development, training budget, Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) and allocation of a clinical supervisor to support career development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this exciting opportunity.

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.