Trust Doctor (eqv to ST4+) in ITU

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in ITU

Newham University Hospital

If you are looking for a challenging post in critical care as a step into higher training or you seek to develop your critical care skills, then this job is for you!

This post in Critical Care Medicine offers the post holder an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic critical care unit where you will gain experience in the management of a wide range of medical pathologies and be able to develop key managerial and governance skills. The hospital is part of the Northeast London Critical Care Network and is supported by the tertiary centres at the Royal London and St Bartholomew's hospitals.

The post holder will be working alongside experienced ICM colleagues and will be fully supported do develop the hard and soft skills to become an effective critical care fellow. The unit is very active in research and audit with several presentations at international and national conferences and participation will be encouraged. The post holder will also be expected to take a lead on developing and implementing a QIP during their time and will contribute to the unit meetings and journal club presentations.

While this is a 12-month post, there may be the opportunity to extend the contract to either continue in critical care or to work in anaesthetics. Career development, including Portfolio pathway/CESR, will be actively supported.

Main duties of the job
• Provide high-quality clinical care to critically ill patients
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement treatment plans for patients.
• Ensure the highest standards of communication with patients, their families and the MDT, including maintaining an accurate written record.
• Participate in teaching and training activities for medical students, junior medical staff, and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and clinical governance processes.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.
• Participate in the on-call rota for the Intensive Care Unit

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• GMC Registration
• MINIMUM 12 months ICM PLUS 12 months anaesthetics or a further 12 months ICM or EM.
• ALS

Desirable criteria

• Completion of stage 1 ICM/anaesthetics training MRCP/FRCA (primary) /FFICM/MRCEM (primary)
• APLS/EPLS/ ATLS
• EDIC/EDAIC

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Competence in airway management, including management of the difficult airway
• Competence in critical care procedures: Initiation of advanced organ support, central vascular access, chest drain insertion, bronchoscopy, patient transportation, and ability to interpret key diagnostic tests.
• Ultrasound skills for vascular access and shock assessment

Desirable criteria

• FICE/Level 1 ultrasound sign-off
• Transfer training
• Experience of percutaneous tracheostomy

Teaching and Training

Essential criteria

• Experience in teaching and Simulation
• Commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable criteria

• Instructor on Life Support course(s)- ALS/ATLS/APLS
• Basic teaching skills e.g. Teaching the teacher to Teach course/ SIM facilitator course

Governance

Essential criteria

• Understanding the principals of governance and risk management

Desirable criteria

• Experience of audit or quality improvement

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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