Critical Care Doctor (Specialty Trainee 4+)

Devon Air Ambulance is seeking to recruit a Critical Care Doctor (Specialty Trainee 4 and above) to join our experienced Patient Services Team.

Salary: NHS Doctor contract pay scale, pro-rata
Hours: Zerohours contracted. Minimum 2 shifts per month.
Location: Airbase - Exeter and Eaglescott (North Devon)
Duration: Permanent

The Role

We have a new vacancy for a Critical Care Doctor (ST4+) to join our Patient Services team at DAA. The Critical Care Doctor supports with the safe, effective and caring delivery of our clinical service through patient care, and teaching and mentoring.

For every patient they encounter, our Critical Care Doctors deliver high quality, safe, effective and compassionate prehospital clinical care as part of a team responding on our Air Ambulance helicopters, or on a Critical Care Car, in accordance with Devon Air Ambulance Trading Company Limited (DAATCL)’s policies and procedures.

By supporting research and audit they will provide support to the Clinical Leadership Team in developing our service, and through delivery of education, practice supervision and facilitation of Clinical Governance, they will ensure our clinical team are safe, effective and current in their practice.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to contextualise highly complex and highly sensitive information, while maintaining patient confidentiality.

To be a Critical Care Doctor at DAA, you will need excellent working knowledge of CQC guidelines with experience of the safe delivery of emergency anaesthesia, emergency surgical interventions and advanced airway management.

The Critical Care Doctor will be a GMC Registered Doctor, Specialty Trainee 4 and above, with experience of working in a Critical Care providing Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine role, preferably as part of a HEMS Service. Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence with a maximum of 3 penalty points.

If you are looking for a new challenge that makes a real difference to the local community, we want to hear from you!

The Package

NHS Doctor pay scale, pro-rata.

As a valued member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave

• Occupational sick pay scheme
• Free counselling and financial wellbeing services

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

More Information and How to Apply

Closing date for applications is end of day 24th March 2024

Interviews will be held in person at DAA HQ in Exeter on 3rd April 2024

To apply, please visit our careers page (careers.daat.org), scroll down to the ‘Critical Care Doctor (Specialty Trainee 4+)’ vacancy, and click 'Apply for this job'.

If you would like to find out more information about the role, please contact us at recruitment@daat.org to arrange an informal conversation.

What's the recruiting process like at DAA? Learn about your experience as a candidate here.

Due to the nature of this role, offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references.

Disclaimer: Devon Air Ambulance reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if a high number of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.