Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

Glan Clwyd Hospital is seeking new consultants in critical care. We are offering an excellent opportunity for a fulfilling consultant post in a beautiful but well-connected rural location. The full-time vacancies are for ten programmed activities (10 PA) per week based at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan in North Wales. It is anticipated seven sessions will be for direct clinical care (DCC) and three for supporting professional activities (SPA), in-line with the Consultant contract for Wales. We are happy to discuss requests to work less than full time either before or after interview according to candidates' preferences. Additional contracted clinical sessions may also be offered to successful candidates, subject to mutual agreement and satisfactory job-planning.
Most of our existing critical care consultants are from an anaesthetic background, but our most recent appointee is an intensivist working exclusively in critical care. We would be delighted to consider applications from other single specialty ICM consultants or those with other second specialties, such as emergency medicine.
Main duties of the job
Daily cover on critical care comprises 2 consultants present all day, along with junior tiers. The 2 consultants act as consultants of the week, running the critical care unit from Monday to Sunday. This week is then followed by an uncontracted week when the consultant is not required to be at work (for clinical or SPA activities). The critical care unit currently has 8 consultants, working 1 in 4
weeks as consultant of the week. Recruitment of additional consultants will reduce this frequency.
Daytime clinical activity in subsequent weeks contains a mixture of theatre lists (for anaesthetists) and occasional critical care days depending on study leave/sickness cover. For applicants with other second specialities, clinical sessions in their relevant specialty can be considered e.g. Emergency medicine or transfer medicine.
Out of hours work comprises duties covering the critical care unit as part of the critical care consultant on-call rota, 1 in 8 with prospective cover. Again, subject to new appointments, the aim is to reduce the out-of-hours commitment to a 1 in 12 rota.
About us
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales, with a budget of £1.7 billion and a workforce of over 19,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.
BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals, 22 community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. BCUHB also coordinates or provides the work of 113 GP practices and the NHS services provided by dentists, opticians and pharmacists across the region.
The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives to excellent compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a developed relationship with the universities in North Wales and with the University of Bangor is seeking medical school status and operates in a research-rich learning culture.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Name on specialist register
proof of eligibility of entry onto specialist register
within six months of obtaining a CCT at the time of the interview.
Desirable
CCT in intensive care medicine
Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM),
European Diploma in Intensive Care / UK Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (DICM)
FRCA
Other post graduate qualifications
Training
Essential
Wide training background relevant for the job
Basic IT Skills
Desirable
Completion of a UK specialist training programme
Competency in paediatric resuscitation and stabilisation
ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalent
Training in echocardiography (FICE or equivalent)
ECDL
Advanced IT skills (e.g. App or website design)
Experience
Essential
Broad based general experience in critical care
Desirable
Experience at consultant level
Clinical experience in anaesthesia
Specialist skills or experience
Out-of-programme experience in a clinical area relevant to the job
Evidence of taking consultant-level responsibility
Quality Improvement and Audit
Essential
Evidence of participation in quality improvement or audit projects
Desirable
Evidence of completed audit or quality improvement projects that have changed practice
Teaching
Essential
Experience of teaching trainees
Evidence of a commitment to teaching trainees
Desirable
Evidence of teaching nursing and paramedical staff and medical students
Teaching course
Teaching qualification
Accredited trainer e.g. for ATLS, FICE
Experience of using simulation in medical education
Research
Desirable
Critical appraisal course / skills
Evidence of participation in research.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals, e.g. letters, case reports.
Posters displayed at scientific meetings
Abstracts presented at scientific meetings
Research-based publications in peer- reviewed journals
Team working
Essential
Open and approachable and willing to give and to receive feedback
A team player that values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team
Reliable, self- motivated and punctual
Evidence of the ability to work in stressful situations and/or when under pressure
Desirable
Able to work flexibly both in time and place
A willingness to work outside normal working hours at short notice in times of need
A willingness to explore new ways of working
Management and Leadership
Essential
Evidence of understanding of NHS management practices
A willingness to become a clinical leader in any area of specialist interest within the job
A willingness to attend and actively participate in departmental management meetings
Desirable
Management course
Involvement with a management project
Experience of departmental administration
Experience of rostering
Experience of managing a budget in the workplace
Experience of organisational change and service re-design
Willingness to take forward anaesthesia and critical care services within the health board and wider health economy
Communication with patients, carers and colleagues
Essential
Safe and effective oral communication skills
Willingness to involve patients in their management
Ability to handle difficult interviews with patients or their carers with tact and sensitivity
Excellent command of written and verbal English
Desirable
Welsh Speaker
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