Job summary
- Main area
- Intensive Care
- Grade
- YC73
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (On call duties in Critical Care)
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7436166-RL4
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
YC73
Job overview
An opportunity to join a bright and dynamic Critical Care and Anaesthesia department where you will be mentored and supported to flourish in your career where many opportunities are available across a major tertiary working in one of the largest Trusts in England.
Manchester University Foundation Trust represents an exciting opportunity to work within a leading Trust that provides a wide range of tertiary specialties in medicine and surgery. A consultant in Intensive Care Medicine will have the opportunity to work within a dynamic department that leads in quality clinical care. Candidates with complementary specialty training will have the opportunity to accommodate a complementary specialty in job plan.
Desirable experiences would include experience in different hospitals / departments where opportunities to develop leadership and management experience have been fully utilised. Evidence of team working is essential.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has emerged for a high quality candidate to join the critical care team as a Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) was formed on 1st October 2017 following the merger of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM).
The Trust comprises of Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, St Mary’s Hospital for Women, The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Trafford General Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital, Altrincham Hospital and Withington Community Hospital.
MFT is in partnership with the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) which provides patients and clinicians with rapid access to the latest discoveries, and improving the quality and effectiveness of patient care.
Through extensive local, national and global collaborations, MAHSC is becoming a major biomedical and health hub, providing clinical and research leadership and helping healthcare organisations to reap the benefits of research and innovation to drive improvements in care.
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major UK teaching hospital with an exceptionally strong academic and research base.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- Fellowship or membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists/ Physicians/Emergency Medicine or equivalent.
- Fully registered medical practitioner with licence to practice on the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or Equivalent
Training
Essential criteria
- Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register with a CCT or equivalent Certificate of Eligibility for CESR in ICM or within 6 months
Desirable criteria
- MRCP/FRCEM/EDIC Extended complementary skills (e.g. Echo, USS accreditation)
Professional Interests and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of general critical care casemix.
- Experience of tertiary management of complex critical care patients.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of the use of audit in changing practice.
- Knowledge of up to date literature
Management and Administration
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage & lead a team.
- Some experience of departmental management
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of postgraduate management training.
Teaching and Research
Essential criteria
- Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching.
- Experience in teaching postgraduates clinical & procedural skills.
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate training in medical education
- Evidence of delivery of research.
Domicile
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to and from hospital site including out of hours
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Multidisciplinary team experience.
- Enquiring, critical approach to problems.
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Good communication skills, ability to work well as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local, regional levels
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Craig Brandwood
- Job title
- Clinical Director Critical Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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