Consultant Anaesthetics- ICU/ ITU in Connacht Region - Republic of Ireland on a
fixed term / permanent basis; working for our client via Workplace Doctors
*** Must
have IMC (Specialist Division) Registration (Irish Medical Council) - Essential
*** Location: Republic of Ireland – Connacht Region (Galway, Leitrim, Mayo,
Roscommon, Sligo, Donegal)
***Speciality: Anaesthetics- ICU/ ITU
*** Pay
rate: €217,235 to €261,051 Euro’s (dependent on experience) basic salary
(allowances paid extra)
*** Role: Consultant (6+ years post graduate
experience)
*** Duration: 12 months (FREE visa & work
permit + relocation package offered)
*** Role: Consultant (6+ years post graduate
experience)
*** Start date: ASAP
***IELTS Score of 7.0 Overall (minimum) –
Essential
***Exact location details provided on application
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Overview
The post holder should be a specialist in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia and on
the specialist register. You will work in intensive care unit and also provide
anaesthetic cover for a variety of surgical subspecialties. You will
participate in a 1:7 non-resident on call rota in intensive care with
prospective cover for annual and study leave. Flexible working patterns are
seen as essential to the smooth running of the department, therefore
Consultants are expected to have a degree of flexibility in their weekly job
plan.
The post
holder will be expected to follow the job plan and manage their own work
programme, within HSE Trust policy & procedures. A sample job plan is
included in the job description. This post is based at a hospital in the
Connacht region with anaesthetic sessions in at the nearby hospital. Working
Hours: As per job plan On-call: 1:7 Non Resident in Intensive Care Unit at the
main hospital.
Department
of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The
Anaesthetic department is part of the Division of Surgery and Critical Care
there is the Clinical Director for the Surgical Division & a Clinical Lead
for Anaesthetic and Critical Care Bay. There are pleasant office facilities and
secretarial support for consultants directly adjacent to the Theatres and
Intensive Care Unit. There is a large seminar room housing an extensive
anaesthetic library with a broad range of textbooks, journals and other
teaching aids. Multimedia computer facilities are also available.
Intensive
Care and High Dependency Care
Critical
Care is part of the Division of Surgery and Critical Care. The Intensive Care
Unit at the hospital provides the intensive, there is a medical CCCU and a
surgical PPU. The ICU consultant may be requested to review their cases. The
unit is situated in the main hospital building, adjacent to the Operating
Theatres and Department of Anaesthesia. A full range of services is provided in
a modern purpose-built ICU with gantry service provision. There is an
integrated Fukuda Denshi patient monitoring system allowing central station
monitoring. Our current ventilators are Servo I. Renal support is provided by 3
automated Renal Support Systems using citrate. The unit is equipped with Vividi
ultrasound-echo machine.
There are
on-site facilities for MRI Scan, CT, Transoesphageal and trans-thoracic
Echocardiography, Ultrasound and Gamma Camera Imaging. The ICU participates
fully in the ICNARC audit program. The have a hospital-wide Early Warning
Scheme. Plans for the development of a new HDU unit, adjacent to the existing
ICU, are being actively worked up and form part of the restructuring of
consultant work and expansion. The ICU sometimes admits critically ill
children, whilst awaiting the arrival of the local paediatric transfer team.
The unit is currently funded for 6 ICU. Seven consultants currently provide
full day-time cover (10 sessions per week). The majority of patients are
medical with some surgical and trauma. The CCCU is run independently by the
physicians, however some anaesthetic involvement is required.
Anaesthesia
The Trust supports all the surgical specialties of a General Hospital including
General Surgery, Colo-rectal, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Obstetrics,
Gynaecology, ENT and Maxillofacial surgery. Paediatric elective and emergency
surgical patients are treated, but critically ill children are stabilised
before transfer to the Regional Paediatric Intensive Care centre. There are 7
modern theatre suites including one for emergency obstetrics. There is a 24 hr
on call theatre team, including recovery staff. All anaesthetists are
accompanied by trained anaesthetic assistants (ODA, ODP or Anaesthetic Nurse).
At the nearby hospital there are four operating theatres. No emergency surgery
is undertaken at the General Hospital.
Pain
Services
The Acute
Pain Service is well established and based around the extensive use of Regional
Anaesthesia/Analgesia and Patient-Controlled Analgesia. This is supported by a
Consultant Anaesthetist as well as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute Pain
Management, who is responsible for education of ward staff as well as the
supervision and monitoring of patients on the wards. Four consultants are
responsible for the Chronic Pain Service, supported by two Clinical Nurse
Practitioners in Chronic Pain and a Senior Physiotherapist.
Duties of the post
· Provide consultant cover for the
intensive care unit at the main hospital based in the Connacht region.
· Provide anaesthetic sessions at the
main hospital and associate nearby hospital.
· On call duties will be covering
intensive care unit on a 1:7 on Non-resident basis with
prospective cover.
· During the on-call support the
resident shift senior anaesthetist who is covering theatre and
maternity unit.
· Involvement in undergraduate and
post-graduate medical education
· Assessment and preparation of
patients for theatre and provision of immediate post-operative
care.
· Participate in clinical audit &
demonstrate evidence based practice where appropriate.
· Demonstrate evidence based practice
where appropriate.
· Undertake and participate in the
appraisal process and job planning.
· Contribute to service development in
areas of special interest and expertise.
· Actively participate in continuing
medical education.
· Undertake personal appraisal and
job-planning.
Standard Duties
and responsibilities
a) To participate in development of and undertake all
duties and functions pertinent to the Consultant’s area of competence, as set
out within the Clinical Directorate Service Plan and in line with policies as specified by the
Employer.
b) To ensure that duties and functions are undertaken
in a manner that minimises delays for patients and possible disruption of
services.
c) To work within the framework of the hospital /
agency’s service plan and/or levels of service (volume, types etc.) as
determined by the Employer. Service planning for individual clinical services
will be progressed through the Clinical Directorate structure or other
arrangements as apply.
d) To co-operate with the expeditious implementation
of the Disciplinary Procedure
e) To formally review the execution of the Clinical
Directorate Service Plan with the Clinical Director / Employer periodically.
The Clinical Directorate Service Plan shall be reviewed periodically at the
request of the Consultant or Clinical Director / Employer. The Consultant may
initially seek internal review of the determinations of the Clinical Director
regarding the Service Plan.
f) To participate in the development and operation of
the Clinical Directorate structure and in such management or representative
structures as are in place or being developed. The Consultant shall receive
training and support to enable him/her to participate fully in such structures.
g) To provide, as appropriate, consultation in the
Consultant’s area of designated expertise in respect of patients of other
Consultants at their request.
h) To ensure in consultation with the Clinical
Director that appropriate medical cover is available at all times having due
regard to the implementation of the European Working Time Directive as it
relates to doctors in training.
i) To supervise and be responsible for diagnosis,
treatment and care provided by non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) treating
patients under the Consultant’s care.
j) To participate as a right and obligation in
selection processes for non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and other staff as
appropriate. The Employer will provide training as required. The Employer shall
ensure that a Consultant representative of the relevant specialty /
sub-specialty is involved in the selection process.
k) To participate in clinical audit and proactive risk
management and facilitate production of all data/information required for same
in accordance with regulatory, statutory and corporate policies and procedures.
l) To participate in and facilitate production of all
data/information required to validate delivery of duties and functions and
inform planning and management of service delivery
Teaching
Commitments
·
regular commitments to ward based teaching of
undergraduates.
·
participation in the lecture programmes for 2nd
and 4th & 5th year medical students.
·
teaching of other groups as required including other
specialty juniors and specialist nurses & FRCA candidates
Job Plan – example purposes only
DAY |
START TIME |
FINISH TIME |
ACTIVITY |
CATEGORY |
No of PA’s |
MONDAY |
|
|
Off |
|
|
TUESDAY |
|
|
Off |
|
|
WEDNESDAY |
08.30
13.00 |
13.00
17.30 |
Flexible Theatre List & related activities Flexible Theatre List & related activities |
DCC
DCC |
1.12
1.12 |
THURSDAY |
08.30 |
17.30 |
Core SPA |
SPA |
1.25 |
FRIDAY |
08.30 |
17.30 |
ICU Session |
DCC |
2.25 |
SATURDAY |
|
|
ICU on-call |
|
|
SUNDAY |
|
|
ICU on-call |
|
|
Additional agreed activity |
Rolling half day of 0.25 (SPA) to be achieved through exchanging DCC |
|
|
0.25 |
|
Emergency on-call work |
|
|
|
|
1.00 |
Unpredictable emergency on-call
work |
|
|
|
|
1.50 |
TOTAL PA’S |
|
|
|
|
8.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the Operational Medical
Director and Lead Anaesthetics- ICU/ ITU Consultant, on
behalf of the Trust’s Medical Director, based on the provisional timetable.
This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will be effective from the
commencement date of the appointment.
It will be reviewed at 3 months & thereafter annually or at any time, but
no less than 3 months after a previous review, as requested by the appointee,
Operational Medical Director or Clinical Lead & adjusted accordingly to the
agreement of both parties.
On Call
During on-call ICU consultant will be non-resident
and cover the intensive care unit & also support the resident shift senior
anaesthetist who is covering theatre and maternity unit. There will be one senior
anaesthetist doing resident shift covering theatres & maternity, but also
provides immediate airway cover to the intensive care unit. There is also a
third on-call non-resident anaesthetist who helps in stabilisation of sick
patients & transfer. Degree of flexibility and team working is expected between
the on-call team to cover the emergency services out of hours.
Compensatory rest will be given in line with
European Working Time Directive Regulations and agreed Trust guidelines.
Supporting Professional Activity (SPA)
Within the job plan 1.5 PAs of core SPA is
provided, additional one SPA will be allocated with the allocation of specific
responsibilities in relation to education, research & service development.
With agreement SPA's may exceed 2.5 PAs for specific roles eg Clinical
Leadership. The allocation of SPA time will be discussed with the successful
candidate upon appointment so that their aspirations can be considered &
supported.
All SPA time within the job plan will be allocated
and accounted for.
Requirements
This post is open to doctors who hold Registration
as a Specialist in the Specialist Division of the Registrar of Medical
Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the specialty of
Clinical and Anaesthetics-
ICU/ ITU.
Office Accommodation
Office accommodation will be provided for the
appointee with secretarial support.
Management Responsibility
All Consultants are required to attend the monthly
Directorate Meetings. Post holders will be expected to share in administrative
duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate. As part of the
Consultant Team, the consultant will
offer mentoring support and lead the existing clinical team through; joint
clinics, one-to-one support, individual case management and complex cases,
identifying development needs and suggesting CPD (Continuous Professional
Development) opportunities and responding to clinical enquiries via e-mail and
telephone.
If you are interested in working in growing your
career and increasing your income, then talk to our healthcare team today. If
you can fill the above requirements, we will give you the following benefits:
*** Visa & Work Permit for FREE!
*** Guidance, Training & Career Development
*** Dedicated & Supportive team- Consultant
available when you need.
*** Excellent Basic Pay, Overtime paid for extra
hours
We look
forward to helping you progress your career and find you the ideal position.
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