Job summary
Glan Clwyd Hospital is seeking new consultants in critical care. We are offering an excellent opportunity for a fulfilling consultant post in a beautiful but well-connected rural location.The full-time vacancies are for ten programmed activities (10 PA) per week based at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan in North Wales. It is anticipated seven sessions will be for direct clinical care (DCC) and three for supporting professional activities (SPA), in-line with the Consultant contract for Wales. We are happy to discuss requests to work less than full time either before or after interview according to candidates' preferences. Additional contracted clinical sessions may also be offered to successful candidates, subject to mutual agreement and satisfactory job-planning.
Most of our existing critical care consultants are from an anaesthetic background, but our most recent appointee is an intensivist working exclusively in critical care. We would be delighted to consider applications from other single specialty ICM consultants or those with other second specialties, such as emergency medicine.
Main duties of the job
Daily cover on critical care comprises 2 consultants present all day, along with junior tiers. The 2 consultants act as consultants of the week, running the critical care unit from Monday to Sunday. This week is then followed by an uncontracted week when the consultant is not required to be at work (for clinical or SPA activities). The critical care unit currently has 8 consultants, working 1 in 4
weeks as consultant of the week. Recruitment of additional consultants will reduce this frequency.
Daytime clinical activity in subsequent weeks contains a mixture of theatre lists (for anaesthetists) and occasional critical care days depending on study leave/sickness cover. For applicants with other second specialities, clinical sessions in their relevant specialty can be considered e.g. Emergency medicine or transfer medicine.
Out of hours work comprises duties covering the critical care unit as part of the critical care consultant on-call rota, 1 in 8 with prospective cover. Again, subject to new appointments, the aim is to reduce the out-of-hours commitment to a 1 in 12 rota.
About us
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is the largest health organisation in Wales, with a budget of £1.7 billion and a workforce of over 19,000 staff. The Health Board providesprimary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.
BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals, 22 community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. BCUHB also coordinates or provides the work of 113 GP practices and the NHS services provided by dentists, opticians and pharmacists across the region.
The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives to excellent compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a developed relationship with the universities in North Wales and with the University of Bangor is seeking medical school status and operates in a research-rich learning culture.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Name on specialist register
- proof of eligibility of entry onto specialist register
- within six months of obtaining a CCT at the time of the interview.
Desirable
- CCT in intensive care medicine
- Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM),
- European Diploma in Intensive Care / UK Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (DICM)
- FRCA
- Other post graduate qualifications
Training
Essential
- Wide training background relevant for the job
- Basic IT Skills
Desirable
- Completion of a UK specialist training programme
- Competency in paediatric resuscitation and stabilisation
- ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalent
- Training in echocardiography (FICE or equivalent)
- ECDL
- Advanced IT skills (e.g. App or website design)
Experience
Essential
- Broad based general experience in critical care
Desirable
- Experience at consultant level
- Clinical experience in anaesthesia
- Specialist skills or experience
- Out-of-programme experience in a clinical area relevant to the job
- Evidence of taking consultant-level responsibility
Quality Improvement and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in quality improvement or audit projects
Desirable
- Evidence of completed audit or quality improvement projects that have changed practice
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching trainees
- Evidence of a commitment to teaching trainees
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching nursing and paramedical staff and medical students
- Teaching course
- Teaching qualification
- Accredited trainer e.g. for ATLS, FICE
- Experience of using simulation in medical education
Research
Desirable
- Critical appraisal course / skills
- Evidence of participation in research.
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals, e.g. letters, case reports.
- Posters displayed at scientific meetings
- Abstracts presented at scientific meetings
- Research-based publications in peer- reviewed journals
Team working
Essential
- Open and approachable and willing to give and to receive feedback
- A team player that values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team
- Reliable, self- motivated and punctual
- Evidence of the ability to work in stressful situations and/or when under pressure
Desirable
- Able to work flexibly both in time and place
- A willingness to work outside normal working hours at short notice in times of need
- A willingness to explore new ways of working
Management and Leadership
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of NHS management practices
- A willingness to become a clinical leader in any area of specialist interest within the job
- A willingness to attend and actively participate in departmental management meetings
Desirable
- Management course
- Involvement with a management project
- Experience of departmental administration
- Experience of rostering
- Experience of managing a budget in the workplace
- Experience of organisational change and service re-design
- Willingness to take forward anaesthesia and critical care services within the health board and wider health economy
Communication with patients, carers and colleagues
Essential
- Safe and effective oral communication skills
- Willingness to involve patients in their management
- Ability to handle difficult interviews with patients or their carers with tact and sensitivity
- Excellent command of written and verbal English
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Address
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Sarn Lane
Bodelwyddan
LL18 5UJ