Job summary
- Main area
- British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit
- Grade
- ST3-5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (deployed in remote location)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (including 24 hour on demand working)
- Job ref
- 216-G2-BASMU7379384
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- PHNT Derriford Hospital
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
BASMU Doctor
ST3-5
Job overview
The British Antarctic Survey, part of the Natural Environment Research Council / UKRI is responsible for the UK’s scientific research in Antarctica. The survey’s medical unit is based in Plymouth, and University Hospital’s Plymouth NHS Trust. Our doctors must be a fully registered medical practitioner, at least 2yrs + post qualification. If you are currently in training, some Deaneries/Specialities allow successful applicants to keep their training numbers and view BASMU time as out of programme experience (OOPE). Appointments are in the range of 9-24 months depending on location and operational / logistic requirements. This entails 6 months training in Plymouth.
Following training in the UK you will be responsible for the health care of all personnel on one of the research stations or ships, reporting to the Senior Medical Officer in Plymouth where supervision and advice is available on a 24 hour basis via telemedicine links. The complete programme of training, clinical responsibility and research is designed to enable doctors to obtain a Certificate, Diploma or Master of Science degree in Remote and Global Health.
You must be physically fit for Antarctic deployments. To be suitable, you will likely enjoy outdoor activities, have a sense of adventure and be willing to spend a long period overseas within a small community. Doctors develop communication and interpersonal skills and expertise in unusual areas of medicine. Standard UK work permit regulations apply.
Main duties of the job
Clinical care of all those staff that are present on the station or ship for which the doctor is responsible.
Dealing with clinical emergency and keeping patients stable until evacuation in cases for escalated care needs.
Clinicians will be expected to lead first aid trained staff to support medical emergency.
Routine consults with staff for medical and emotional/psychological needs.
Patient records keeping, uploading digitised images and other associated records. Monthly reporting and attendance of routine meetings such as clinical governance meetings.
Dental care for deployed staff including mid-winter checks ups, as appropriate
Routine checks, QA and maintenance tasks of clinical equipment.
Management of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and dental supplies
Ensuring the integrity of medical provisions & first aid equipment for field use and medical emergency response.
Inventory and resupply orders, including entry into database.
Clinicians will support the training of BAS staff (first aid) in the pre deployment phase and continue that through enhancement and familiarisation training within deployment.
Clinical decision making with be fully supported by BASMU Consultants at UHP.
Doctors will likely pursue their own research efforts as part of further study , whilst deployed
Other duties in support of station or ship running as requested by BAS and supportable within clinical workloads.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical care of all those staff that are present on the station or ship for which the doctor is responsible. This includes treatments, ongoing consultation and follow up, dialogue with Seniors / specialists at UHP. The prescribing & administration of pharmaceuticals and dressing wounds and other aspects of patient care.
Dealing with clinical emergency and keeping patients stable until evacuation in cases for escalated care needs. This will include pre-emptive warning and close liaison with seniors in BASMU.
Routine medical/Occ Health tasks like vaccination, health monitoring for things like diving.
Clinicians will be expected to lead first aid trained staff to support medical emergency. The active care will need co-ordination of supporting first aid volunteers and in some case round the clock care needs, including basic nursing care, monitoring and welfare.
Routine consults with staff for medical and emotional/psychological needs. This is within the frame of isolation and remote working , where needs can become magnified by patient worries and concerns and under the spotlight of a very tight knit community.
Patient records keeping, uploading digitised images and other associated records. Monthly reporting and attendance of routine meetings such as clinical governance meetings. This includes recording of meta data that help BASMU to analyse incidents and look at trends in medical events and incidents that lead to injury.
Dental care for deployed staff including mid-winter checks ups, as appropriate. Dental care includes promoting good dental hygiene and preventative advice.
Routine checks, QA and maintenance tasks of clinical equipment. This includes instrument calibration and maintenance to ensure analytical and precision equipment is functioning properly. It also includes simple things like ensuring batteries are changed, power is cycled, first aid points are filled with in date supplies, deployed equipment is checked and refurbished to be serviceable and in date.
Management of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and dental supplies. Keeping stock organised according to systems of work and keeping station first responders aware of where the necessary supplies are available from.
Ensuring the integrity of medical provisions & first aid equipment for field use and medical emergency response. This includes the deployed medical equipment in field camps, huts, and emergency depots, small boats aircraft etc.
Inventory and resupply orders, including entry into database. Calculating replacement supplies to keep pharma and other essentials in date. On the ship that includes
Clinicians will support the training of BAS staff (first aid) in the pre deployment phase and continue that through enhancement and familiarisation training within deployment.
Clinical decision making with be fully supported by BASMU Consultants at UHP.
Doctors may support research work as undertaken by BASMU and will likely pursue their own research efforts as part of further study, whilst deployed
Other duties in support of station or ship running as requested by BAS and supportable within clinical workloads. This will include some catering and cleaning duties as routines requirements through year or during certain times of the year. These can be significant task such as Post Officer and will entail some rostered catering duties.
Tasks are managed under UHP policy and guidance where practicable.
Person specification
Achieved grade and 2 years' experience
Essential criteria
- Achieved grade and 2 years' experience
Desirable criteria
- Desirable Postgraduate qualifications in Emergency Medicine or other evidence of academic and professional achievement.
Essential
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Holds GMC Licence to Practice at time of application.
- A genuine interest in clinical education. Ability to teach clinical and practical skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- At least 2 years' experience following on from foundation training, which at least 1 year in emergency medicine or completed ACCS training equivalent (ST3 and above equivalent).
- Everyday ED clinical procedural skills
Desirable criteria
- Desirable Postgraduate qualifications in Emergency Medicine or other evidence of academic and professional achievement.
- Relevant clinical and teaching courses. MRCEM exams undertaken.
- Previous UK/NHS experience.
- Tele-medicine and knowledge of medical response systems.
- Information technology skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Claire Furlonger
- Job title
- Office Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 438621
- Additional information
Mike Dinn - Business Manager on [email protected]
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