Specialty Doctor in Critical care and Anaesthesia

Job summary

Applicants are invited for the post of Speciality Doctor in Critical care and Anaesthesia. The post holder will join a team of 4 specialty doctors, 2 trust grade registrars and ST4+ Deanery trainees on a rolling 1 in 8 rota. The primary responsibility would be to provide senior resident on call cover for critical care.

They would join a second tier of junior resident in ICU comprising of Core trainees in Anaesthesia, IMT, ACCS and trust grade SHOs. Based on candidate's previous anaesthetic experience they may be able to take part in anaesthetic sessions during the non-oncall period, providing anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgeries.The post holder will be expected to provide immediate care to critically ill patients and be able to perform procedures including managing airway emergencies, stabilisation, insertion of invasive vascular access and perform critical care transfers, independently.

They would be expected to contribute to teaching, training, mortality and morbidity meetings and other ICU related educational & governance activities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder with join a friendly and supportive team comprising of 8 ICU consultants and 1 Specialist. The Unit was designed in house and forms part of the modern Foundation Wing. It offers a spacious and well lit environment with excellent ergonomics to ensure an optimal experience for both patients and staff. It also boasts excellent facilities for teaching and training including a seminar room with conferencing facilities. The Unit functions as a combined ITU and HDU for both medical and surgical specialties and currently operates to a maximum dependency of 10 level 3 patients, with the intention of gradually increasing capacity over the coming years.

About us

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.