Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant
- Grade
- Consultancy
- Contract
- Contract options available for discussion. See FAQ.
- Hours
- Annualised hours - 0 sessions per week (2 sessions per month on average)
- Job ref
- 242-4420
- Employer
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barton Air Base
- Town
- Eccles
- Salary
- Salary TBC
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2024 23:59
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Enhanced Pre-Hospital Care Consultant
Consultancy
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our minimum selection criteria at each stage of the selection process. We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities trade union activity or political beliefs-or any other grounds.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.
The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.
Due to the volume of applications received for our advertisements, we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for interview via email; we aim to do this within 4 weeks of the closing date. If you do not receive the email, it will be that you have not been shortlisting on this occasion. When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification fully. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience.
We also offers a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.
Job overview
The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is looking to expand its current team of Enhanced Pre-Hospital Care Consultants to support the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and Enhanced Pre-Hospital Care provisions operated through the North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) charity.
Operating as a consultant level clinician, the role requires the provision of autonomous on scene critical care for traumatic and medical incidents and hospital transfers of patients of all ages. During all operational hours there is a Senior Medical Team HEMS consultant available for telephone peer support and discussion, as well as an incredible Critical Care Paramedic team, led by a Consultant HEMS Paramedic, with many having years of HEMS experience.
The ability to work effectively as part of a team is an essential part of the role as well as being able to work well under pressure. Appropriate training will be provided and all successful applicants will also undertake a period of supervised working as part of their induction.
These roles are currently based out of our Barton base in Greater Manchester but cover the whole of the North West of England. In addition, there is also a requirement to attend a minimum of 4 case review meetings and 3 training days per year, as well as partake in the two day NWAS mandatory training session, all of which are paid for.
Main duties of the job
Candidates should be already operating at a Consultant level and will need to be able to commit to a minimum of two operational shifts a month, including a mix of night and day shifts, as well as contributing to cover for public holidays including Christmas and New Year.
Currently we operate day shifts that are 12 hours from 8am to 8pm and that are predominantly aircraft based (daylight hours). These are seven days a week including bank holidays and public holidays.
As we start to expand our hours of operation with the ultimate goal of being a 24 hours a day service we have started to operate a night car from 6pm to 2am. This expansion is with the aim of operating these shifts seven days a week.
Applicants would need to be flexible with future developments, in fact we hope that you will help us shape them!
Working for our organisation
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to discuss an appropriate contract for the role, please see the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.
Applicants will be working at Consultant level so will require experience covering the following disciplines:
- Experience in a governed, enhanced pre-hospital care service
- Minimum 6 months full time experience in anaesthesia with ongoing experience of airway management and rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia
- Minimum 6 months experience in Emergency Medicine with exposure to paediatrics, obstetrics, geriatrics or demonstrable equivalence.
The attached Frequently Asked Questions provide some further information on the role. We are a friendly group so would welcome enquiries – Scott Beattie (recruitment lead) [email protected] or Andy Curran (medical director) [email protected]
Person specification
Skills/Competencies
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching junior colleagues and other health professionals
- • Experience of working collaboratively with a range of allied health professionals
- • Able to proactively engage in service improvement projects including audit
- • Appropriate level of fitness commensurate with HEMS work
Desirable criteria
- PGCert or higher qualification in medical education
- Instructor status in one or more of ALS, ATLS, APLS, ETC or Simulation facilitator experience
Quals & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Bachelor of medicine, Bachelor of surgery (or equivalent)
- • GMC registered with no restrictions
- • Higher postgraduate medical qualification, i.e. FRCEM, FRCA, FICM
- • Certificate of completion of training, or within 6 months of gaining CCT, in one of: Emergency medicine Intensive care medicine/Anaesthesia Acute Medicine
- • ALS, ATLS/ETC & APLS (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- • Diploma/Fellowship in Immediate Medical care
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience in a governed, enhanced pre-hospital care service
- • Minimum 6 months full time experience in anaesthesia with ongoing experience of airway management and rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia
- • Minimum 6 months experience in Emergency Medicine with exposure to paediatrics, obstetrics, geriatrics or demonstrable equivalence
- • Demonstrable experience and clear understanding of clinical governance
- • Experience of audit
Desirable criteria
- • HEMS Clinical Crew Course or equivalent
- • Cadaveric emergency surgical skills course completion
- • Major incident management training
- • Training in human factors
- • Research experience including GCP training
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Scott Beattie
- Job title
- Recruitment Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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