The Position

Full time (10 PA's) Consultant Intensivist/Anaesthetist

Are you a Consultant with a special interest in Critical Care looking for an exciting new challenge this year? Are you looking for an interesting and rewarding job in a stunningly beautiful rural location within easy reach of the West Midlands conurbation? If so, we would like to welcome you to join our friendly, supportive, expanding team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant with a special interest in Critical Care. The post is full time and will consist of 10 PAs plus the opportunity to take up further clinical activity. Part time, job share and flexible working applications will be given full consideration. Candidates for this role must have GMC registration and recent experience within the NHS. There are currently 2.5 SPAs allocated for supporting professional activities, 1 of which is for revalidation.

Health Service

We have a progressive and dedicated team in which you will have the opportunity to develop. Several consultants have regional or national responsibilities; we have an FICM board member, regional clinical lead for organ donation, AAGBI board member, and Training school programme director.

We currently have two vibrant hospital sites each with a varied range of services available. Our two hospitals are brimming with exemplary teams of hardworking individuals. Both Hospitals will be further enhanced in the future due to a significant investment that will see the creation of one acute hospital site (Site A)which will include a 30 bed Critical Care Unit and one planned care hospital site (Site B) for most elective surgery. The successful candidate is invited to actively contribute to the redevelopment of the service. Site A has 14 physical Critical Care beds. These can be used flexibly to accommodate level 2 and level 3 patients to a dependency of 8.0. Site B currently has 11 physical bed spaces across Critical Care that can be used flexibly to accommodate level 2 and level 3 patients to a dependency of 6.0. There are currently 9 Critical Care Consultants based at Site A. We also have 2 Critical Care Consultants working primarily at Site B. On call commitments are based at the Site A on a 1 in 9 basis.

The Location

The trust is located in a beautiful county located between the West Midlands and North Wales. Whilst rural and home to the Shropshire Hills it is anything but sleepy. The county is bustling with idyllic towns with plenty to do regardless of your interests. More information can again be found under further links. We are ideally located between the north and the south making travelling around the UK extremely easy. As well as being only a short distance from major cities and busy transport links including Birmingham airport, our county also borders beautiful n

Essential Criteria

• FRCA accreditation
• Eligible for entry onto the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
• FFICM examination or other professional or higher qualification
• Extensive experience in critical carerelevant for the post
• Wide experience in all aspects of Anaesthetics.
• Leadership skills appropriate to participating in and leading a multidisciplinary critical care team

The Package

£82,096 - £110,683 Per Annum(based on a 10PAs)

There are 3 tiers of on-call anaesthetic cover:

The first on-call is provided by the CT&ST 1&2s (full shift pattern)

The second on-call is provided by the ST3+ and by two Trust Grade Doctors (full shift pattern)

The third on-call cover is provided by Consultants on two separate rotas

One covering emergency theatres (1 in 10 rota)

One covering ITU (1 in 9 rota)

About Skilled Medical

Skilled Medical is a leading international medical recruitment firm that delivers qualified medical professionals wherever they are needed in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. We are a quality accredited firm with years of industry experience supporting communities and assisting medical professionals in their work and careers. To learn more about Skilled Medical UK please visit us at www.skilledmedical.co.uk

To Apply

For further information, please send your most up to date CV to Henry Davis by selecting the 'Apply' button below, or please call a member of our permanent team in London on +44 (0) 333 444 2000 or in Australia on 1300 900 100.