Locum Consultant Critical Care - Southend

OverviewOur Critical Care service at Southend Hospital is looking for a Locum Consultant to join an inclusive, friendly team on a 12 month basis. We are an ambitious Division, and successful individuals would be joining at a time where they can help shape the future with opportunity to meaningfully contribute to development of the Service.

Responsibilities

Work with other Critical Care Consultants to direct and deliver care to patients referred and admitted to the critical care unit.

Participate in the established on-call rota and service framework.

Deliver critical care that meets the standards set out in the Intensive Care Society\''s Guidelines on the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS, edition 2), with specific reference to section 3.1.

Ensure that the decision to admit a patient to critical care is made only after discussion with a Critical Care Consultant.

Ensure that all unplanned admissions to Critical Care occur within 4 hours of the decision to admit.

Be supported through CESR with the post intended to convert to substantive once the specialist register is reached.

Ensure that all patients admitted to Critical Care have a Consultant directed care plan on admission and are reviewed in-person by a Consultant as urgently as the situation dictates and always within 12 hours of admission.

Operate within the \\"closed unit model\\" and work collaboratively with specialty teams while final decisions on admission, discharge, and immediate day-to-day management remain the responsibility of the attending Critical Care Consultant.

Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and provide expert opinion to specialty colleagues, particularly for treatment escalation planning when requested.

Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, providing high-quality verbal and/or written information and manage discussions regarding treatment escalation planning, resuscitation and end-of-life planning with sensitivity.

Under the direction of other Critical Care consultants, supervise and train junior doctors working within Critical Care; a high level of Consultant oversight is expected.

About Working for the OrganisationOur ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to recruit and retain specialist staff across the Trust and to maximise opportunities for career development.

Organisation ContextMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS). Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust, along with community and mental health service providers and partnerships with Healthwatch organisations, voluntary and community sector organisations, local authorities, and ..... full job details .....