Job overview

These are new substantive Consultant post. The majority remit of the post holders will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing expansion of the Critical Care Service, either as a single speciality or with programmed activities in Anaesthesia/Theatres or Base Speciality. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.  

Main duties of the job

The post will provide 7 programmed activities, briefly comprising of 8.5 PA of direct clinical care (split between Critical Care approximately 55% and Base speciality 45%, or 100% Critical Care depending on CCT) and 1.5 SPA.

The Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care sits within the Directorate of Critical Care and Surgery, which provides Theatres anaesthetic, Acute and Chronic Pain, and Critical Care and Critical Care Outreach Services at the Croydon University Hospital site in the north of the Borough of Croydon.

The Critical Care Unit currently comprises 15 beds used flexibly for Level 2 and 3 care. In August 2023 we will be moving into a new Critical Care Unit, comprising 22 beds, which is currently under construction. We have a long-established Critical Care Outreach team, led by senior nurses, which works closely with the Critical Care Clinicians.

A surgical enhanced care unit was established post pandemic to provide post-operative level 1.5 care to complex patients and surgeries, and is overseen by the department of Anaesthesia,

There are ten main operating theatres (Croydon Elective Centre), four theatres in the Emergency Surgical Centre (CEPOD & Trauma) and two obstetric theatres. Additionally, the department provides anaesthetic services to Endoscopy/Interventional Radiology and the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:
• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Our Vision:

“Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it”

Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are:
• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

 “As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.”