NHS Doctor and Consultant Jobs in Shropshire, UK. - Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine with ...

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust for an enthusiastic, highly driven Consultant with a passion for intensive care and an allied specialty (anaesthetics, emergency medicine, or acute medicine) to complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge and expertise.

An ICM CCT is not essential; potential candidates are directed to page 19 of the FICM document "Critical Staffing : A best practice framework for safe and effective Critical Care staffing". The post holder must have full registration with the General Medical Council, a valid license to practice, and be on the specialist register for their allied specialty, with or without Intensive Care Medicine, or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

• Provide high-quality Critical Care and emergency and/or acute medicine services as part of the cross-county team.
• Develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• Work well in a multi-professional team with excellent team-working skills and a professional attitude.
• Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• Follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for your organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment extends from the Cambrian Mountains in the west to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. Main towns include Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford, and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys). All are beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury, located 20 minutes apart. Together, they provide 99% of our activity, offering a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatient services, diagnostics, inpatient medical care, and critical care.

Additional services include consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen, and community hospitals in Bridgnorth, Ludlow, and Whitchurch.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed upon between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director, within 3 months of starting. The full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week.

The plan will be reviewed annually and will outline duties, responsibilities, and objectives, covering clinical work, teaching, research, education, and managerial responsibilities. It will include commitments, personal objectives, and links to service improvements and strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the weekly allocation is typically:

• 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care, including clinical activity, related activities, and emergency work. Nighttime Critical Care on-call work accounts for 1.0 PA (6 pm-8 am during night shifts).
• The rota operates on a 1 in 9 rolling pattern with two split day/night weekends every nine weeks, attracting a 3% Category A on-call (return to work) payment.
• 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs), including CPD, audit, teaching, and research. The applicant is expected to fulfill a significant SPA role for Critical Care, e.g., M&M Lead or CCOT Link Intensivist.