Specialty Doctor Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia

at  Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Job overview
Opportunities are available at The Royal Oldham Hospital for experienced doctors who can provide demonstrable expertise in intensive care and anaesthesia in order to deliver a high-quality independent service and manage complex cases with reference to a consultant.
This post will involve 3 month rotating blocks between intensive care including some days within theatres, then a 3-month block of purely theatres and maternity. This pattern will continue over the 2-year fixed term.
The post holder will complement existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise in intensive care medicine and anaesthesia.
The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice and will have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
The appointment is for two years fixed term with the potential for extension by mutual agreement.
Main duties of the job
During the 3-month ICU blocks, applicants will spend their short day shifts in theatres providing elective and emergency anaesthetic care. We have a track record of successfully supporting experienced candidates from abroad to work in the NHS and have supported specialty doctors to achieve some of the competences required for CESR applications subject to the requirements of the service.
This could include modules in Intensive care medicine, obstetrics and neurosurgery as well as across the surgical specialties listed above.
During the Anaesthesia 3-month blocks, the post holder will be responsible, under the supervision of the consultant, for the day-to-day care of patients covering lists in theatre across the surgical specialties. You will be expected to play a full part in the relevant departmental rota. This will include on call days and nights on either the theatre oncall or maternity rota depending on experience.
We will aim to get the applicant competency in Obstetrics Anaesthesia if needed so that future anaesthesia blocks can include obstetric oncall.
Applicants with appropriate experience may be allocated daytime solo lists with a named consultant supervisor.
During the post, you will be assigned an educational supervisor and have regular appraisals with help to build your portfolio. Time will be allotted to attend local teaching. You will be expected with other team members to participate in audit and quality improvement projects in the department.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local
population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Registration

Essential criteria

• Full registration with GMC

Essential Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Primary medical qualification (eg. MBChB)
• Minimum 4 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent) gained on a part time or flexible basis, or as a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies as a Fixed Term Specialty Trainee; at least two years should have been spent in intensive care (or anaesthesia with significant exposure to intensive care)
• Attainment or working toward MD in PHD or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge & training as per The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or Royal College of Anaesthetists. Equivalent knowledge and experience in excess of basic level training in intensive care medicine.
• Ability to independently manage airways with drugs including management of the difficult airway.
• Experience of active involvement in Audit (clear description, outcomes & appropriate experience for level of application)
• Research experience: Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report – not abstracts or letters)

Communication

Essential criteria

• Is empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
• Able to explain things clearly – particularly complex or sensitive information
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact resourcingnca@nca.nhs.uk
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.