Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine (NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade) - Anaesthetics -[...]

Main area: Anaesthetics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 10 sessions per week (Full time - 10 sessions per week)

Job ref: 419-531642-SD-ICU

Site: Scarborough Hospital

Town: Scarborough

Salary: £96,990 - £107,155 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

The Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care Directorate is part of the Surgery Care Group. Surgical services are located at two Acute Hospitals, York and Scarborough and also at Bridlington, a cold, elective site.

At Scarborough Hospital surgical services are provided with the support of a brand new 9 bedded Intensive Care Unit (funded to 6 Level-3 beds or equivalent). The main theatre suite comprises five theatres, in addition to which, there are separate maternity theatres.

Anaesthetic services are also provided in Bridlington Hospital, approximately 20 miles from Scarborough. The two theatres available provide a highly developed elective Orthopaedic surgery service and day-case surgery for a variety of other specialties on this site. The length of stay for joint replacement surgery in Bridlington Hospital is among the shortest in the country. Future postholders will be encouraged in further service development here.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as part of the senior anaesthetic team, providing anaesthetic and ICM services across all of the Trust’s sites (travel time/mileage remunerated for excess time over and above home to base travel). As a Specialist it is expected that the post-holder will undertake clinical duties independently, and act at the level of an RCoA sessional supervisor when required. The post-holder will be expected to be able to supervise and support Junior Doctors working in anaesthesia.

Given the on-call duties of this post, sessional work during the week in Critical Care will be provided.

Working for our organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer, please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job pack for further details.

Individual job plans will be discussed by the post-holder with the Clinical Director and will become operational on commencement. All jobs plans are agreed in line with the Trusts Job Planning Principles. DCC and SPA commitments will be annualised. Weekly commitments will vary depending on departmental need.

Person specification

Professional values and behaviours, skills and knowledge

• Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
• Minimum of 12 years medical experience since primary medical qualification
• Previous experience working in a substantive role within the NHS
• Minimum of 6 years as SAS grade or equivalent in anaesthesia
• Adheres to professional requirements of annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression
• Demonstrates the professional values and behaviours set out in Good Medical Practice
• Provides safe and effective general and regional anaesthesia, and procedural sedation, independently for all patients
• Demonstrated ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of their own limitations
• Provides safe and effective care for critically ill patients with specialist help and guidance
• Ability to lead resuscitation teams and safely transfer critically ill patients
• Communicates effectively with patients, relatives and carers, placing them at the centre of the care pathway
• Capable of working with patients to reduce the risks associated with surgery
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe and effective immediate care for critically ill patients of all ages
• ALS/ATLS/APLS/EPLS

Leadership and team working

• Ability to lead diverse teams within all areas of the hospital
• Understands own leadership style and its impact on others
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships across teams, contributing to their successful working
• Demonstrates ability to challenge others, escalating concerns when necessary
• Critically reflects on decision-making explaining them effectively to others
• Undertaken training in management and/or team working

Patient safety and quality improvement

• Takes prompt action to ensure a high standard of safety and quality of patient care
• Ability to collaborate with hospital teams to manage risk
• Understanding of clinical governance systems
• Active and consistent engagement with local quality improvement projects and clinical governance sessions
• Participates in regional or national quality improvement projects
• Implements evidence-based change to improve patient care
• Undertaken training in quality improvement methodology

Safeguarding

• Evaluates and instigates initial management of safeguarding concerns

Education and Training

• Meets the requirements of a Sessional Supervisor, as defined by the RCoA
• Critically assesses learning requirements for self and others
• Evaluates, reflects and acts on the effectiveness of education and learning
• Creates effective learning opportunities for medical and paramedical colleagues
• Plans and provides effective teaching and training activities
• Life support instructor

Research and scholarship

• Keeps up-to-date with current research and best practice
• Locates and uses clinical guidelines appropriately
• Critically appraises and understands the relevance of research evidence in anaesthesia
• Supports any research activities being undertaken within the Trust as required
• Undertakes significant involvement in clinical research
• Presentations at regional and national meetings
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Additional Information

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in one payment or over a six-month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.