Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHNFT) is delighted to be looking to appoint one whole-time Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia to join our team. This post is to allow cover of ICU by trained ICU consultants along with expansion of anaesthetic services to meet activity and service specification demands.

This post will suit an appropriately trained clinician with CCT or equivalent in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics who values team work, quality of life and work life balance, forward thinking dynamic attitudes to patient care, and respect and compassion to all staff members, patients and their families.

Clinicians interested in point of care ultrasound (Echo, POCUS, FUSIC, fTOE, regional anaesthesia) will find their needs more than met with state-of-the-art ultrasound and Echocardiogram machines and (if needed) training available in house by our department ultrasound leads who are fully accredited.

Those interested in education will be supported fully to explore internal and external roles such as college tutor/TPD/Head of School/Director of Medical Education, FRCA/FICM/EDICM examinerships, management roles or any other opportunities for self-development. In addition, we want our team to enjoy good health and well-being, family lives and to feel supported in their new role as consultants, or even if looking for a change from their current consultant role.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Services

To provide, along with colleagues, an efficient and effective Critical Care and Anaesthetic service to BHNFT.

Provide high quality critical care services for Critical care and Outreach.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Satisfactory completion of training as required by the Royal College of Anaesthetists as assessed by the College assessor.

Attitude

Essential

• Demonstrates commitment to the post applied for.

Desirable

• Has ability to empathise and interact effectively with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Shows concern for excellence and is able to set, prioritise and monitor performance against objectives.
• Good team player
• Is able to gain the commitment of others including peers and patients, presenting themselves positively and showing self-confidence and personal drive
• Is able to manage personal emotions and stress when under pressure.
• Accepts responsibility for their own personal and professional development as well as the development of others.
• Is able to develop ideas using different perspectives or angles to look at situations and is capable of reaching the best decision from a range of options.

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCA or equivalent with CCT in both Anaesthetics and ICM at the time of commencing the post.

Desirable

• A higher Intensive Care Exam eg. FFICM, EDIC,

Skill

Essential

• Clinical competence and appropriate training in the range of clinical practice required of the post.
• Be able to effectively supervise trainees with their clinical practice within the anaesthetic department.
• The passion and ability to teach and develop junior medical staff, clinical support staff and medical students and enhance their performance.
• The ability to create, enhance and maintain effective working relationships.

Desirable

• The ability to identify the need for and to initiate and implement change and improvement in clinical services.
• The ability to plan, allocate and evaluate work.

Knowledge

Essential

• Is on the GMC specialist register or eligible for admission to the register.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the statutory and regulatory environment within which the medical services operate within the NHS.

About the employer

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work.

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation.

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.

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The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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