Job summary
- Main area
- Intensive Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: Full time plus on call
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full Time plus on call)
- Job ref
- 292-7051994-SCC
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum plus £149 London Fringe
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The Trust seeks to appoint a consultant in Intensive Care. This is a substantive consultant post and applicants will be expected to have interest and suitable experience within intensive care. The post allows to include sessions in intensive care and, flexibility to include sessions in anaesthesia, medical specialities and emergency medicine.
The new appointee will share the case-load, facilities and trainee grade support with the existing consultants.
In conjunction with the existing consultants, the appointee has opportunities to lead developments in services within the Trust.
This substantive post will be based in Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow and will be responsible for providing high quality Intensive care services and/ or another specialty as qualified, to The Princess Alexandra Hospital that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with Consultant colleagues in all clinical departments.
Main duties of the job
This substantive post will be based in Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow and will be responsible for providing high quality Intensive care services and/ or another specialty as qualified, to The Princess Alexandra Hospital that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with Consultant colleagues in all clinical departments.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. Available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
- Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
- Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with the GMC with licence to practise
- FFICM or equivalent
- CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for ICM or within six months of anticipated CCT data on the date of interview
Desirable criteria
- Additional degree or post- graduate qualification (PhD, MD etc)
- Post-graduate prizes
- MSc/Diploma/PG certification in ICU or equivalent
- Management/leadership qualification
Clinical Skills and Training
Essential criteria
- Higher training in Intensive Care Medicine
- Advanced Life support (ALS)
Desirable criteria
- Relevant medical experience including Anaesthesia
Experience
Essential criteria
- Achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a clinical supervisor
- Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues
- Active consistent engagement with clinical audit and quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Achieved GMC standards to be recognised as an educational supervisor
- Extensive / formal experience in medical education including regional teaching
- Formal educational qualification
- Life support course instructor
- Presentations at regional and national meetings and/or Publications in peer reviewed journal
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good communication Skills
- Able to prioritise/cope with stressful situations
- Clear understanding of local/wider NHS management structures
- Awareness of ethical and legal issues
Desirable criteria
- Leadership in evidence-based transformation of patient care
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work harmoniously in a multi-disciplinary team showing respect for patients and colleagues
- Honest and reliable
- High Professional Standards
- Adaptable and Hardworking
- Excellent professional judgement
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Diligence, enthusiasm, composure and resilience
- Flexibility in a changing work environment
- Caring and responsible attitude to patients and colleagues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rajamani Sethuraman
- Job title
- Clinical Lead - Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For an informal chat please contact Dr Sethuraman as above or Hannah Milne General Manager on [email protected]
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