Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics interest in ITU
Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine positon available in Wales! Specialist registration isn’t required - GMC is.
The post:
- The hospital and department are renowned nationally and internationally for excellence in diagnosis, treatment and research of patients.
- Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with Consultant colleagues.
Duties of the post:
- Be part of the consultant on call rota for organ retrieval, providing specially commissioned services such as paediatric and DCD heart retrievals.
- Contribute to the training, supervision, assessment and appraisal of junior doctors in accordance with standards required by the hospital, Royal College and Postgraduate Dean.
- Participate in the training of other members of the surgical and transplant team.
- Ensure that practice standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal.
Requirements:
- FRCA or equivalent
- GMC Registration with post graduate
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Locum Consultant in Intensive Care
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.
Key Details
Job Title: Locum Consultant in Intensive Care
Location: South Wales
Salary: : £98,897
Contract: 12 months (with a view to extend)
The Department
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.
Main Duties
- You will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department. Where such duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.
- You will be required to participate in the Health Board’s (HB) risk management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the department, the directorate, and the HB. Adherence to Caldicot Principles is mandatory.
- You will be required to participate in the HB’s Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in personal and professional development to fulfil Royal College CME requirements.
- You will be responsible for undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the administration of the department.
- You will be required to participate and contribute to Clinical Audit in line with the HB’s policy.
Teaching
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.
Requirements
In order to apply for this role you will need:
- Full GMC Registration (or you have been invited to the ID check stage)
- Recognised post graduate degree (e.g. EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
- English Language Test (OET or IELTS)
- EPIC verification (via the ECFMG) of your primary and post-graduate medical qualifications
- Experience in a similar position overseas or locally (Consultant/Locum Consultant)
How BDI Resourcing can support
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:
- CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
- Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
- Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
- Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more
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:
- Document gathering and checking
- COS and Visa Application support if applicable
- Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
- Travel Arrangements
- Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care
We look forward to hearing from you!
How to apply
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!
Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics with an interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia
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.
Key Details
Location – Wales
Salary - £98,897 per annum
Contract – 12-24 month initial contract (substantive post available pending CESR approval)
The Department
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.
Main Duties of the job
- Responsibility for the acute care of patients
- Providing cover to emergency and elective obstetric anaesthesia caesarean lists.
- Teaching/Training (as agreed with Clinical Lead/Hospital Director/AMD/MD)
- Participation in the undergraduate teaching program
- Assisting and participating with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, CTs, STs, SpRs, Speciality Doctors and other staff as appropriate
- Acting as an Educational Supervisor to junior and SAS medical staff
- Involvement in Audit (as agreed with Clinical Lead/Hospital Director/AMD/MD)
- Promotion of evidence-based clinical practice
- Involvement in Quality Improvement work
Opportunities for development
- There are fantastic opportunities for development within the maternity services at the health board - with an active and effective training and quality improvement programme in place. This includes an active PROMPT faculty and involvement in national projects.
- The Health Board has University status and consequently encourage all consultant members of staff to promote their own research & development alongside multi-professional teaching.
- You will have access to an 8-room Clinical Research Facility with state-of-the-art facilities and the Health board has many post CCT research fellowships open to internal application.
- As a Consultant you will have access to the successful Consultant Development and Mentoring Programme within the Health Board. This is specifically designed to meet the needs of newly appointed consultants – developing you as a senior leader and supporting you with your specialist registration.
- Opportunities for Academic accreditation
- Accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME requirements
Requirements
To apply for this role, you will need:
- GMC Registration complete (or awaiting ID check)
- Recognized post graduate degree (EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
- Language test (OET or IELTS)
- ECFMG verification
- Fellowship of the Royal College of anaesthetics (FRCA) (or equivalent)
- Broad based experience in Anaesthesia
- Recent senior trainee, fellow or locum Consultant level experience in Anaesthesia (or equivalent)
- Intermediate training in obstetric anaesthesia
- Sufficient experience to participate in on-call provision of paediatric resuscitation and stabilisation services alongside paediatric colleagues
How BDI Resourcing can support
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:
- CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
- Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
- Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
- Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more
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:
- Document gathering and checking
- COS and Visa Application support if applicable
- Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
- Travel Arrangements
- Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care
How to apply
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!
Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care
The Job
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 international doctor hoping to start their UK/CESR journey or someone who is already working within the NHS but looking to join a supportive department where they can progress their CESR portfolio - there is a very friendly Consultant team who would be working above 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 purely based within 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.
Key Details
Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care
Location: South Wales
Salary: £51,017 + uplifts (OTE £65,000 - £70,000)
Contract: 12 months (with a view to extend permanently)
The Department
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.
Main Duties
- You will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department. Where such duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.
- You will be required to participate in the Health Board’s (HB) risk management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the department, the directorate, and the HB. Adherence to Caldicot Principles is mandatory.
- You will be required to participate in the HB’s Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in personal and professional development to fulfil Royal College CME requirements.
- You will be responsible for undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the administration of the department.
- You will be required to participate and contribute to Clinical Audit in line with the HB’s policy.
Teaching
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.
Requirements
In order to apply for this role you will need:
- Full GMC Registration (or you have been invited to the ID check stage)
- Recognised post graduate degree (e.g. EDAIC, EDIC, MRCP, FRCA, USMLE)
- English Language Test (OET or IELTS)
- EPIC verification (via the ECFMG) of your primary and post-graduate medical qualifications
- Experience in a similar position overseas or locally (Specialty Doctor/Specialist/Senior Resident)
How BDI Resourcing can support
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:
- CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
- Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
- Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
- Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more
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:
- Document gathering and checking
- COS and Visa Application support if applicable
- Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
- Travel Arrangements
- Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care
We look forward to hearing from you!