Consultant Intensivist - ICU

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

JOB OVERVIEW

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic people to join our dedicated team in Critical Care. Our team consists of 9 consultants, 24 junior doctors, and over 100 nurses and AHPs in our two Critical Care units.
Specialties and Collaboration:
We support all general specialties and admit patients from regional Renal, Haematology, and Oncology units. Our in-reach service helps our hospitals achieve the trust’s mission statement of ‘delivering outstanding care every day’. We are part of the South West London Adult Critical Care network (SWLACC).

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

Responsibilities:

• 10 PA contract: 8.3 DCCs (outlined above); 1.7 SPAs (including revalidation, educational supervision, and clinical governance).
• Contribute to our weekly Morbidity and Mortality meetings, monthly ICU Consultant and Clinical Governance meetings, and divisional Quality and Audit meetings.
• Assist with our teaching programmes, including bedside echocardiography and simulation training.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

About the units:

• St Helier ICU: 13 beds, providing full level 3 and
• Epsom HDU: 8 level 2 beds.
• Annual admissions: 1400 patients, including 700 emergency medical patients, 350 emergency surgical patients, and 350 patients following complex elective surgery.

Consultant Rota:

The ICU consultants work 1 in 9 rota on an annualised job plan. The 9-week rota typically includes:

• 7 days as the consultant of the week in St Helier ICU (08:00-18:00h daily, with overnight on-calls at weekends),
• 5 days in Epsom HDU (08:00-18:00h),
• 5 second on-call shifts in St Helier ICU working alongside the Consultant of the week (08:00-21:00h on site, 21:00-08:00h on-call from home within 30 minutes travel distance).