Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Cwmni: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6913893/382-DOC60-25 |
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A Vacancy at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Job Overview ICM
Working in a 14 bedded adult general critical care unit in a busy DGH taking a breadth of acute medical and surgical patients. Additionally, we support tertiary cardiology and haematology services, and contribute to the stabilisation and treatment of critically ill children.
The new purpose-built critical care unit was completed in September 2022. There are 16 single rooms furnished with state of the art equipment. The unit was designed to provide the optimal patient experience, with a focus on privacy, dignity and rehabilitation. Ample support accommodation is provided both for staff and patient’s families.
There is a team of 12 consultants well supported by 2 tiers of resident medical cover including 5 ACCPs.
Job Overview (anaesthesia)
Busy DGH environment with responsibility to the Emergency Service on call.
Supported by 19 Consultants, 3 Middle Grades and 3 Anaesthetic Associates (2 more in training).
Supported by currently 41 Trainees.
Responsibility to Maternity Services whilst on call.
Operating lists in ENT, Major Head and Neck Cancer, Dental surgery, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Orthopaedics, General surgery, Breast Surgery, Urological Surgery Including Nephrectomy, Maternity, Gynaecology, Colorectal Surgery, Benign upper GI surgery.
Paediatric surgery held weekly on Thursdays.
Preoperative assessment, Cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Acute and Chronic pain.
Implantable Continuous Venous Access devices.
J The contract will be a 10 PA contract but extra DCC sessions are negotiable.
For example, job plan split between 5.5PA ICM: 4.5PA anaesthesia per week, however subject to negotiation with successful applicant and both departments. The direct clinical care sessions will be delivered on an annualised sessional contract. Consultants work in blocks of time, covering from 8am to 8pm. Overnight, a trainee from both tiers is resident, providing cover to the Critical Care unit and referrals from the wards, theatres and the Emergency Department.
Jobs plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity. All consultants will be allocated 1.5 core SPA per week for professional development (CPD). Job Planning, Appraisal, Mandatory Training, attendance at regular team meetings which will have a clinical governance aspect, and participating in Audit. Core SPA time will generally be undertaken within the Trust. Any variation from this principle must be discussed, agreed and made clear within the Consultant Job Plan.
Additional SPA time will be made available to Consultants on the basis of evidenced need. Such allocation will be agreed and subsequently reviewed by the Consultant and their Head of Department during the Job Plan review session. Additional (non-core) SPA time will be undertaken within the Trust or at other agreed NHS sites or academic institutions during the normal working day.
Blackpool Teaching Hospital has a faculty of engaged, motivated and enthusiastic Trainers to support the students and trainees that we host. We promote a multidisciplinary approach to education and training and the successful candidate would be fully supported by the Medical Education team. The team are keen to develop and support their trainers to enable us to deliver training to the standards required by the GMC.
The Trust is a teaching hospital for the University of Liverpool Medical School and we host 4th and 5th year students in most specialities. We also have students from UCLAN and Lancaster University who do various placements throughout the trust. The successful candidate will participate in undergraduate teaching within the sessions allocated to support professional activities.
There will also be the opportunity to participate in the supervision and training of Postgraduate trainees. The Trust hosts Junior Doctors in training placements in all specialities, working in collaboration with Health Education England North West. This includes Foundation Doctors, Core Trainees and Specialist Trainees at all levels. There are extensive opportunities for teaching all grades of doctor.
Other opportunities are available for committed and engaged trainers with our postgraduate trainees from Buckingham University, trainee Physician Associates and various other educational programmes
Duties of the Post (ICM)
Clinical
The critical care consultants participate in a team-based job plan. Key elements (not exhaustive) are as follows:
Consultants participate in a rota that provides 2 consultants during daytime hours and 1 consultant out of hours.
The working pattern facilitates meeting expectations outlined in GPICS 2.1. This enables 2 ward rounds per day, and coordination of medical care on the critical care unit. Out of hours consultants directly and indirectly supervise trainees and are able to attend the hospital within 30 minutes. Ensuring comprehensive handover between consultant colleagues and collaboration with other specialties.
Training medical and non-medical staff e.g. ACCP. Examples include providing education according to a rota, completing assessments and providing feedback
Participation in data collection for ICNARC
Participation in mortality reviews and providing appropriate communication with, and reports for medical examiners and the coroner.
Participation in critical care service governance framework: Attending unit governance and directorate meetings, participation in QI, research and audit activity, answering complaints.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025
Job Overview ICM
Working in a 14 bedded adult general critical care unit in a busy DGH taking a breadth of acute medical and surgical patients. Additionally, we support tertiary cardiology and haematology services, and contribute to the stabilisation and treatment of critically ill children.
The new purpose-built critical care unit was completed in September 2022. There are 16 single rooms furnished with state of the art equipment. The unit was designed to provide the optimal patient experience, with a focus on privacy, dignity and rehabilitation. Ample support accommodation is provided both for staff and patient’s families.
There is a team of 12 consultants well supported by 2 tiers of resident medical cover including 5 ACCPs.
Job Overview (anaesthesia)
Busy DGH environment with responsibility to the Emergency Service on call.
Supported by 19 Consultants, 3 Middle Grades and 3 Anaesthetic Associates (2 more in training).
Supported by currently 41 Trainees.
Responsibility to Maternity Services whilst on call.
Operating lists in ENT, Major Head and Neck Cancer, Dental surgery, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Orthopaedics, General surgery, Breast Surgery, Urological Surgery Including Nephrectomy, Maternity, Gynaecology, Colorectal Surgery, Benign upper GI surgery.
Paediatric surgery held weekly on Thursdays.
Preoperative assessment, Cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Acute and Chronic pain.
Implantable Continuous Venous Access devices.
J The contract will be a 10 PA contract but extra DCC sessions are negotiable.
For example, job plan split between 5.5PA ICM: 4.5PA anaesthesia per week, however subject to negotiation with successful applicant and both departments. The direct clinical care sessions will be delivered on an annualised sessional contract. Consultants work in blocks of time, covering from 8am to 8pm. Overnight, a trainee from both tiers is resident, providing cover to the Critical Care unit and referrals from the wards, theatres and the Emergency Department.
Jobs plans will be formally reviewed within the first 6 months after appointment and agreed according to evidence from actual activity. All consultants will be allocated 1.5 core SPA per week for professional development (CPD). Job Planning, Appraisal, Mandatory Training, attendance at regular team meetings which will have a clinical governance aspect, and participating in Audit. Core SPA time will generally be undertaken within the Trust. Any variation from this principle must be discussed, agreed and made clear within the Consultant Job Plan.
Additional SPA time will be made available to Consultants on the basis of evidenced need. Such allocation will be agreed and subsequently reviewed by the Consultant and their Head of Department during the Job Plan review session. Additional (non-core) SPA time will be undertaken within the Trust or at other agreed NHS sites or academic institutions during the normal working day.
Blackpool Teaching Hospital has a faculty of engaged, motivated and enthusiastic Trainers to support the students and trainees that we host. We promote a multidisciplinary approach to education and training and the successful candidate would be fully supported by the Medical Education team. The team are keen to develop and support their trainers to enable us to deliver training to the standards required by the GMC.
The Trust is a teaching hospital for the University of Liverpool Medical School and we host 4th and 5th year students in most specialities. We also have students from UCLAN and Lancaster University who do various placements throughout the trust. The successful candidate will participate in undergraduate teaching within the sessions allocated to support professional activities.
There will also be the opportunity to participate in the supervision and training of Postgraduate trainees. The Trust hosts Junior Doctors in training placements in all specialities, working in collaboration with Health Education England North West. This includes Foundation Doctors, Core Trainees and Specialist Trainees at all levels. There are extensive opportunities for teaching all grades of doctor.
Other opportunities are available for committed and engaged trainers with our postgraduate trainees from Buckingham University, trainee Physician Associates and various other educational programmes
Duties of the Post (ICM)
Clinical
The critical care consultants participate in a team-based job plan. Key elements (not exhaustive) are as follows:
Consultants participate in a rota that provides 2 consultants during daytime hours and 1 consultant out of hours.
The working pattern facilitates meeting expectations outlined in GPICS 2.1. This enables 2 ward rounds per day, and coordination of medical care on the critical care unit. Out of hours consultants directly and indirectly supervise trainees and are able to attend the hospital within 30 minutes. Ensuring comprehensive handover between consultant colleagues and collaboration with other specialties.
Training medical and non-medical staff e.g. ACCP. Examples include providing education according to a rota, completing assessments and providing feedback
Participation in data collection for ICNARC
Participation in mortality reviews and providing appropriate communication with, and reports for medical examiners and the coroner.
Participation in critical care service governance framework: Attending unit governance and directorate meetings, participation in QI, research and audit activity, answering complaints.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025
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