This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Anaesthetists who are looking to join an enthusiastic, forward-thinking team with a special interest in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM). The successful candidates will work alongside the existing team to help grow, develop and innovate the service to meet modern standards of care.
The successful candidate will join a team of highly dedicated medical, nursing and other professionals committed to providing a high quality service to the patients.
The appointee will be expected to participate in the overall provision of Anaesthetic services within the department to deputise for absent colleagues, to work flexibly, to ensure service and patient care, to achieve value for money through making the most effective use of available resources. The actual pattern of work can be altered to meet service and training needs.
Location – South of England
Salary - £88,364- £119,133
Contract – 12 months (with a view to extend)
The Critical Care Unit is situated on the First Floor; 9 bedded facility including 6 level III beds and 3 level II (surgical HDU) beds, though beds are used flexibly. It is a modern facility with state-of-the-art monitoring and capacity for cardiac output monitoring (LidCO and ODM), invasive monitoring and haemofilteration (using Prismaflux machines). The unit has recently purchased a high frequency oscillator for use in severe hypoxaemia.
The ICU unit comprises of a 9 bed Intensive Care Unit. With regards to the national challenge of the COVID 19 situation, there is business continuity to provide additional capacity should the need to arise in the future.
The theatre suite consists of nine theatres, a major treatment room within the single site and one maternity theatre, all of which are equipped to modern standards. There are dedicated paediatric and adult recovery areas and facilities to manage high care patients for resuscitation. There is a separate Obstetric Suite with operating Theatre.
Main Duties of the job
The unit is covered weekdays by a consultant with an interest in ITU (forms part of a 9-week rota) and two staff grade or trainee. One of these two staff grades or trainees is responsible to take outreach referrals under the supervision of Consultant. Trainees rotate on occasion through ITU, which is accredited for basic and intermediate ICM training. There is ICM consultant ward rounds twice daily as required by ICS standards and RCoA. There is a separate Critical Care and General Consultant on call rota.
The hospital benefits from a team of band 7 Outreach nurses who have a close working relationship with ITU and Theatres. The unit admits over 300 patients per year, two thirds of which receive ventilator and multi organ support. It participates in the ICNARC and other initiatives through the GM Critical Care Network.
Once a month clinical work is cancelled for the majority of one day to protect time for audits.
The Trust encourages all consultant staff to take advantage of the study leave program offered. You will be allocated a leave quota of 30 days every 3 years for the purpose of study and professional leave for your own development.
In order to apply for this role, you will need:
When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:
Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:
If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!
This is an exciting opportunity to become a key member within the ICU team in a forward-thinking department, working alongside experienced Consultants to deliver the best quality of care to patients within the ICU. The job itself would be very well suited to an experienced overseas Consultant someone who is already working within the NHS but looking to join a supportive department where they can focus on CPD - there is a very friendly Consultant team who would be working alongside you to provide clinical guidance and career advice at all times. Anaesthetists with an interest in ICU are welcome to apply, however this role is would have an ICU to Anaesthetics work ratio of 2:1 or purely ICU and so would perhaps be better suited to intensivists with an acute/emergency medicine background.
You would be joining the department of Intensive Care which is part of the ACT / Head & Neck Directorate, which incorporates Anaesthetics / Critical Care / Theatres / Sterile Services / Acute & Chronic Pain / Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment / Audiology / ENT / Oral & Maxillofacial / Ophthalmology / Optometry. There are modern well equipped, seven, eight & ten bedded combined HDU / Intensive Therapy Units across the Trust, accepting adult patients from all specialties.
Job Title: Locum Consultant in Intensive Care
Location: South Wales
Salary: : £98,897
Contract: 12 months (with a view to extend)
The Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) is a 9-bed area with a mixture of both intensive and high dependency level patients from medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. They admit approximately 480 patients a year and deal with many more at ward level via the Health Board's outreach service.
There are six intensive therapy Consultants, an anaesthetics core trainee undergoing their ITU rotation, ACCS Emergency Medicine trainees, an FICM trainee and an F1/F2 doctor. They attend all cardiac arrest / trauma calls, including emergencies in obstetrics and paediatrics. The main hospital site does not have a paediatric intensive care but, in conjunction with the anaesthesia team, they do provide the initial resuscitation and stabilization of the sick child before they are ultimately repatriated by a specialist team to a tertiary unit.
Working in the ITU you would see the sickest patients in the hospital, from emergency patients of all ages via the emergency department and wards, to major post-operative cases. You would also be part of a multi-disciplinary team where the day-to-day business will include the assessment and admission of patients requiring advanced airway (including tracheostomy) and vascular access skills, ward rounds, arranging and preparing patients for intra-hospital investigations and liaising with specialist teams. The senior team will ensure that you are supported to develop your clinical skills and career aspirations throughout your time with them. This may include exposure to organ donation, focused echocardiography, advanced research, further education opportunities and wellbeing development sessions.
You will be encouraged to become involved with local departmental teaching; this involves the development and implementation of simulator-based teaching for Anaesthetic and ICM trainees in one of the 3G simulation suites supported by teaching mannikins and a comprehensive library of resources. You will also be involved in running a regular journal club, exam practice and critical incident scenarios.
The permanent members of staff have a range of expertise and many years of experience, along with commitments within the school of Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiff University. This will allow the successful candidate to enhance their experience with the Health Board and make the most out of this post with regards to their continuing professional development.
In order to apply for this role you will need:
When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:
Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:
We look forward to hearing from you!
If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!
This is a exciting opportunity to work within a tertiary centre for cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery and acute cardiology! The post has been created for an experienced Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist with an interest in practicing within a busy teaching and training centre. You will be serving local and regional patients and providing anaesthetic care for both elective and emergency cardiac patients.
Location – London
Salary - £81,500 - £92, 500
Contract – 12-24 months (with a view to extend to permanent contract)
With up to 1000 cardiac surgical cases per year and a very busy thoracic and vascular surgical programme, this is an opportunity to work within one of London’s best teaching centres for cardiothoracic anaesthesia training.
Complex and high-risk surgery is undertaken daily within the departments dedicated operating theatres, providing intensive training opportunities for speciality registrars and specialists. The team runs a busy programme of challenging cardiology catheter lab procedures including electrophysiology and transcutaneous valve replacement (TAVI).
The 21 bedded intensive care unit admits elective and emergency cardiac surgical patients, vascular surgical patients, and an increasing proportion of acute cardiology patients – including primary PCI and out of hospital arrests.
As a Specialist within the department your work and progression will be supported by the teams 10 specialist registered Cardiothoracic Anaesthetic Consultants.
In order to apply for this role you will need:
When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:
Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:
Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care
If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Anaesthetist with an interest in Obstetrics to join an enthusiastic and forward-looking team in delivering high quality anaesthesia, analgesia, and resuscitation to South Wales.
You will have a primary site within the Health board however opportunities are available for cross site working and locum bank coverage to South West Wales. As a new member of staff, you will join at a team of 23 Consultants responsible for the provision of Anaesthetics and Critical Care services across Carmarthenshire. On-calls will involve covering theatres in surgical, trauma, obstetric and paediatric emergencies. Within your job plan you will have a definitive 37.5 hours per week, the equivalent to 10 sessions of work. If you are successful during interview, you will have the opportunity to arrange SPA’s within this dedicated to CPD. The Anaesthetic department is also extremely supportive of individuals seeking employment with the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service or Adult Critical Care Transfer Service as part of their weekly job plan.
Location – Wales
Salary - £98,897 per annum
Contract – 12-24 month initial contract (substantive post available pending CESR approval)
The department covers two vibrant NHS district general hospitals which provide acute surgical, medical and elective surgery services to the area. The team provides all consultant led obstetric care and paediatric services for the south of Wales and all ENT surgery for the Health Board. The elective surgeries covered by the Health board include Orthopaedics, Breast Surgery, Urology and General Surgery.
You will be joining a growing team of Obstetric Anaesthetist who will be keen to get actively involved in ongoing quality improvement and clinical governance work jointly with the Obstetric and Midwifery teams. The department has a close working culture between all specialties and professional groups. This includes an active PROMPT faculty and involvement in national projects such as Obs Cymru.
To apply for this role, you will need:
When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:
Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:
If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!
This is a new post for a Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Anaesthesia for major General and Vascular Surgery. Due to the expansion of the vascular service in particular, the job is suitable for those who would like to develop their vascular skills and robotic surgery exposure. Interests of successful candidates can be taken into consideration following appointment.
The job plan consists of 10 PA’s per week including core SPAs of 1.5 The timetable will usually include fixed or flexible DCC PAs for operating theatre sessions, pre-assessment and attendance at MDT as required. The out-of-hours rota frequency is currently 1 in 13. You will also be allocated 0.5PA per week for peri-operative care, general administrative duties, notes reviews and other related clinical duties.
Location – East of England
Salary - £88,364- £119,133
Contract – 12 months (with a view to extend)
The department is made up of a friendly team of 31 Consultant Anaesthetists, including nine Critical Care Consultants and three chronic pain Consultants. The wider team also boasts consists of Associate Specialists, a team of Specialty Doctors and trainees from the Foundation Programme and Eastern Region School of Anaesthesia.
The department boasts 17 operating theatres across three suites, this included a 24 hour dedicated emergency theatre. The Anaesthetics department has a dedicated hybrid theatre for vascular and interventional radiological procedures situated adjacent to recovery and the Critical Care Unit. This theatre has a large anaesthetic room to facilitate line insertion and regional anaesthesia, a built-in C-arm and mobile lead screens for radiation protection and a ‘Haemochron’ ACT machine.
The Vascular Services provided at the Trust are tertiary, covering all complex major vascular procedures including non-fenestrated and fenestrated endovascular and open aortic aneurysm repairs, carotid endarterectomy and distal revascularisations. This service is supported by weekly Consultant-led vascular preassessment clinics seeing all major vascular cases, Consultant Anaesthetist attendance at vascular MDT and cardiopulmonary exercise testing for all patients requiring aortic surgery for non-occlusive disease
In order to apply for this role, you will need:
When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:
Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:
If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!
You are being invited to apply for a chance to join an enthusiastic, motivated and committed ICU department as a part of an extremely friendly, dynamic and ambitious forward thinking NHS trust, committed to providing excellent healthcare for the communities they serve. This post would provide exciting opportunities for you by enabling you to develop your skills and interests in areas of particular interest such as; education, research or training. The scale of the trust means that they are in a strong position to acquire and develop state of the art facilities and services.
The ICU department consists of 23 beds, these beds are split into a separate 9 bedded unit which houses 7 level-3 beds and 8 level-2 beds. This managed flexibly by altering the beds depending on the patient requirements.
Within the department there are currently 10 consultants who work dedicated sessions in critical care and providing a separate on-call rota, this is established in a ‘block’ pattern to ensure the continuity of care for the patients. The majority of the ICU Consultant Intensivists have Anaesthetics sessions that fall into their non-ICU weeks based on a 10-week rolling job plan which is scheduled around their primary ICU duties. This however is not required if you are applying as a medicine trained Intensivist.
The ICU unit see’s approximately 600 patients a year with about 60% of them being medical and the reminding 40% being split between elective and emergency surgical patients. The surgical specialists which are covered by this department on site are colorectal, vascular, urology, ENT, T&O, gynaecology and obstetrics.
The department is equipped to provide and perform ultrasonography, echocardiography, cardiac output monitoring and all standard critical care such as invasive and non-invasive lines as well as renal replacement therapy and high nasal oxygen therapy for up to eight patients.
Your duties will be primarily based at one site however your presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust. The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
Approval has been given for an exciting new state-of-the-art elective orthopaedic centre (EOC) and they are at the preliminary stages of planning and design. This will be a £44m build and will house approximately 50 beds and 6 operating theatres. All elective orthopaedic work from the region will be performed here. It is predicted to be opened in 2023. The significant anaesthetic involvement in the layout of the new theatres and the day surgery area will also ensure that separate areas are allocated for regional anaesthetics and nerve blocks.
In order to apply for this role you will need:
When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:
Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:
If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to [email protected] and one of the Anaesthetics & ICU specialists will be in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!
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