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Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics

9 days ago

Worcester

The closing date is 02 June 2026 Applications are being sought to join the Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia Consultant body at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This applicant information pack will provide you with the post details including the job description and person specification, job plan, and departmental structure. The Intensive Care service provides countywide support to two Intensive Care Units, a 15‑bed unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and an 8‑bed unit at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. The service is funded to 15 level‑three equivalent beds, which are staffed flexibly across the county depending on need. The Anaesthetic Department provides services to three sites (Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital and Kidderminster Treatment Centre) encompassing all major specialities with a strong countywide working ethos. The department was proud to receive Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) in October 2018, recognising 100% compliance with ACSA standards. Both departments pride themselves on providing highly supportive working environments both for consultant colleagues and trainees, for whom we endeavour to provide the highest quality training opportunities. Potential applicants are encouraged to visit and to seek further details on the operational aspects of each department. The post will encompass clinical sessions in both Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia across all three sites. On‑call work will be in Intensive Care only, with 2 Consultant Intensivists and 2 Consultant Anaesthetists on call across the county at any one time. There will be an even split between the Worcester and Alexandra Intensive Care Units. Further details are specified in the Job Description attached. • A suitably experienced post‑holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners., • The post‑holder will be expected to provide service to patients, General Practitioners and to attend multi‑disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi‑disciplinary teams in providing high‑quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients’ home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course., • The post‑holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital. The post‑holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care., • The post‑holder will attend cross‑county and cross‑site meetings., • The post‑holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high‑quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust’s and departmental objectives., • The post‑holder will, if relevant, participate in the on‑call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with consultant colleagues in post., • The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on‑call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team., • The post‑holder, whilst undertaking weekend on‑call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews., • An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues., • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call., • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems., • An awareness of current specialty‑specific developments and initiatives., • Successful completion of a research Good Clinical Practice course or update within the last 2 years., • Publications in relevant peer‑reviewed journals in the last 5 years., • Evidence of having undertaken original research., • Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise., • Entry on Specialist Register in Anaesthesia (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)., • Entry on Specialist Register in Intensive Care Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)., • FRCA or equivalent., • FFICM., • ALS, ATLS, APLS, EPLS provider status., • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Anaesthetics., • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty., • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients., • Interest and experience in paediatric intensive care medicine., • Interest and experience in critical care echocardiography., • Interest and experience in perioperative medicine., • Expertise in subspecialty., • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively., • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service., • Ability to manage and lead the Anaesthesia firm and multi‑disciplinary team., • Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit., • Ability to use the evidence‑based and clinical audit to support decision making., • Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate., • Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines., • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates., • Ability to supervise postgraduate research., • ALS, ATLS, APLS, EPALS Instructor status., • MMedEd or equivalent., • Ability to work in a team., • Enquiring, critical approach to work., • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies., • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education., • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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