Specialty Doctor in Critical care and Anaesthesia

The primary responsibility will be on providing resident on call cover on a 1 in 8 rota as the senior airway trained resident doctor on shift for ICU.

Assess and manage patients in the critical care units and associated areas at the level of ST4 equivalent or above.

Provide on-call senior ICU resident cover on a 1:8 rota

Provide independent immediate care to critically ill patients including managing airways emergencies with support from on call team, stabilise and transfer.

Provide direct supervision for junior resident in ICU, reporting to consultant on call for ICU

Provide anaesthesia for ASA 1-3 patients independently in theatres on non on-call weeks.

The contract will be for 10-programmed activities (PAs). These activities will be split between direct clinical care (DCC) and supporting professional activities (SPA) as indicated below.

Direct Clinical Care (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work)

9 PAs on average per week

• over an 8 week cycle:
• Supporting Professional Activities (includes CPD, audit, teaching and research)
• 1.0 Pas
• Total Programmed Activities
• 10 PAs
• A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, Clinical Lead for Critical Care, and the Clinical Director of Anaesthetics and Critical care.
• A mutually agreeable date will be arranged on acceptance of the post, but it is hoped that the post holder will be able to start as soon as possible.