Job Description

Applications are invited for enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team within the Critical Care department at Colchester Hospital, part of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.



The appointed post-holder will join the team to make 10 Consultant Intensivists with dedicated sessions on the Critical Care Unit. The post-holder will participate in the 1:10 out of hour's on-call rota for critical care. Any anaesthetic or allied specialty sessions will fall in the weeks outside of Critical Care commitments.



Our Gold Welcome Package includes a relocation package of 8,000, additional 20,000 lump sum plus 1.5 additional 'SPA' time for the first 24 months to thank you for choosing to work with ESNEFT.



The post-holder's duties will be primarily at the Colchester Hospital, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust.

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will include:

Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standards of care, developing and maintain good working practices.

Participate in the dedicated CCU on-call rota with other Consultant colleagues. Provide daytime cover for Critical Care, support the Outreach service, and participate in CCU follow-up clinics.

Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.

Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.

Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviour agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within their area and take remedial action where poor behaviours are demonstrated.

Offer educational support, clinical support, and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To engage with the audit cycle of the department and participate fully in the clinical incident reporting system.



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.



We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.



We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.



Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.



Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.



We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.



If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.



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Please see attached for a detailed job description and main responsibilities for the role in Intensive Care Medicine at Colchester Hospital.