Specialty Doctor (Critical Care)

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

South Tyneside and Sunderland FT seeks an application from a Doctor who has completed core training in Anaesthesia or equivalent. You will predominantly participate in the Critical Care service, primarily based on the South Tyneside hospital site, with some Anaesthesia duties in Sunderland if service pressures allow.

You may need to provide medical care for patients receiving level 3 care being transferred between Trust sites and to tertiary centres, and should be able to practice at the level of an ST3 in intensive care medicine.

Please ensure that you have met all essential requirements of the Person Specification before completing your application.

Main duties of the job

This Post will allow you to further develop your clinical skills and experience in a supportive and dynamic department with a track record for excellence in training. As a Specialty Doctor you will be entitled to study leave and the Post attracts 1 SPA per week. Clinical and educational supervision will be provided, with opportunities for development in leadership and management, quality improvement and medical education.

The Post is based over both acute sites within the Trust. The out-of-hours resident duties of this Post will primarily be based at the six-bed Intensive Care Unit at South Tyneside Hospital. Some activity may be delivered in the 16-bed Intensive Care Unit in Sunderland. Sessions in Anaesthesia may also be available if service pressures allow.

You will work in a team of trainees from the Northern School of Anaesthesia & ICM, Trust Doctors and Consultant Intensivists. It is envisaged you will gain a portfolio of competences and experiences that will enhance your future career.

You must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice. Applications from clinicians unable to work full-time will also be considered.

Job responsibilities

Primarily to provide Critical Care cover during daytime and overnight.

With opportunity subject to service provision to provide anaesthetic cover for elective theatre lists.

PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

Person Specification Experience

• Must be able to provide complete details of your employment history.
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances.
• Present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of your period of training.
• Sound clinical knowledge judgement with the ability to apply in the workplace.
• Experience managing patients with severe acute medical disease.
• Demonstrates awareness of the management of acute medical conditions, including emergencies such as GI bleeding, severe asthma, heart failure and so on.
• Documented competence through continuous work-based assessments and other portfolio evidence.
• Able to undertake the following with distant supervision (evidence may be requested): Central venous and arterial cannulation, induction of anaesthesia for the critically-ill patient with cardiorespiratory instability or raised intracranial pressure, transfer of the ventilated patient.
• Ability to undertake indirectly supervised lists and emergency care of ASA 1 and 2 patients for minor and intermediate surgical procedures.
• Experience in a complementary specialty.
• Additional clinical competence to that expected by the training programme.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Primary FRCA or equivalent
• Current employment in a UK Core Anaesthetics / ACCS Anaesthetics Training Programme and have completion of a stage 1 certificate (2021 curriculum) by the Post start date OR current employment in a UK Anaesthetic Higher Specialty training programme (2021 curriculum) at ST3, ST4 or ST5 level OR Completed Equivalence certificate for Stage 1 (2021 RCoA curriculum)$ OR successful completion of a UK ACCS or core anaesthetics training programme.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Medical Council.
• You must meet professional health requirements (in-line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice).
• Have at least 24 months (full-time equivalent) experience in dedicated Anaesthetics and/or Intensive Care Medicine Posts (not including Foundation modules) by time of the start date for the Vacancy (of which at least six months should be in intensive care medicine).
• ALS, ATLS, APLS.
• Higher Degrees including MSc, PhD or MD.
• Post-graduate qualifications achieved in other specialties.

Non-Clinical Experience

• Is able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk management.
• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives. Understands the importance of audit and QIP (quality improvement projects) to the practice of intensive care medicine and anaesthesia.
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice.
• Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching.
• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience.
• Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources.
• Demonstrates information technology skills.
• Evidence of clinical governance activity such as presentation at a clinical governance meeting, involvement with incident reporting, dealing with complaints.
• Demonstrates an understanding of research methodology.
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements and involvement in a formal research project.
• Evidence of relevant academic publications.
• Evidence of a portfolio of audit projects including where the audit loop has been closed and there is evidence of learning of the principles of change management.

Special Requirements

• Flexibility to respond to changing Service needs.

Other

• Please provide a contact telephone number.

Personal Skills/Knowledge/Aptitude

• Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate.
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate.
• Capacity to use logical and lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions, indicating an analytical and scientific approach.
• Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people.
• Demonstrates respect for all.
• Able to work in multi-professional teams and supervise junior medical staff or other staff members as part of the MDT.
• Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality-improvement projects.
• Capacity to manage and prioritise time and information effectively.
• Capacity to prioritise own workload.
• Evidence of thoroughness (is well-prepared, shows self-discipline and commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines).
• Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
• Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with changing circumstances and uncertainty.
• Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS (such as everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion).
• Demonstrates probity (as outlined by the GMC).
• Shows initiative, drive and enthusiasm (self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative).
• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programmes.
• Evidence of self-reflective practice.
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments.
• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

£59,175 to £95,400 a year pro-rata for part-time