Locum Consultant Anaesthe...
Erek Daily Alerts - NHS, Dick's Hill, Dumfries and Galloway
- Full time
- Permanent
Apply on company site
Salary not available. View on company website.
Erek Daily Alerts - NHS, Dick's Hill, Dumfries and Galloway
- Onsite working
- Full time
- Permanent
Posted 1 week ago, 7 Feb
Job ref: 0be96fb6bbdb4134ada73eff52abbf2e
Full Job Description
The Critical Care Unit is located adjacent to the operating theatres and above the Emergency Department. There is a 16 bed combined Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit with 16 individual rooms
The Consultant post will comprise 10 Programmed Activities, with a split of 9:1 between Direct Clinical Care PAs and Supporting Professional Activities as standard, but the balance can be agreed with the successful person and is subject to annual job plan review as non clinical commitments increase. A minimum of 1 SPA will reflect activities such as appraisal, personal audit, professional development (out with study leave) and teaching. Up to 2 Additional PAs may be offered.
You will participate in a 1:6 on call rota (2 consultants, one of whom is always an intensivist) with compensatory time off after on call duties. Regular educational and research meetings are held locally, and the department participates in national education events via video conferencing. Generous funded study leave is available.
The Department is accredited for basic and intermediate level training in Intensive Care Medicine and is heavily involved in Critical Care and Resuscitation teaching with ALERT, APLS, ALS, SCOTTIE courses all being run from the well-equipped Education and Resuscitation Training Centre at DGRI.
Applicants should have full GMC registration with a license to practice and will be on the Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or be eligible for entry within 6 months. You will be part of an on call rota and require to have competency and experience across all anaesthesia sub-specialties, particularly Intensive Care, Obstetrics and Paediatrics. A subspecialty interest in Intensive Care is desirable but other subspecialty interests could be accommodated if possible. Each Consultant has a desk and PC in the department offices, which are located adjacent to the Critical Care and Operating theatres, also with excellent views over the surrounding countryside.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-equipped department and work in a beautiful location in Scotland. There are huge opportunities to develop your special interests and be part of the wider Scottish network. Dumfries is a lovely town, ideally located for outdoor activities and a fabulous place for families. The crime rates are low, schools are excellent and the housing is affordable. The area is easily linked to the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, or travel south into the north of England.
Direct job link
Jobs by core skill
Medical / Dental / Health Care
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs by area
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Annan
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Castle Douglas
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Dalbeattie
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Dumfries
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Gretna
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Kirkcudbright
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Langholm
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Lockerbie
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Moffat
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Newton Stewart
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Sanquhar
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Stranraer
Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Thornhill