Consultant in Adult Intensive Care

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the East Midlands seeks a Consultant in Adult Intensive Care. You will join a dedicated team to enhance service delivery while participating in teaching, clinical audits, and research. Responsibilities include managing a busy 20-bed ICU and contributing to anaesthesia services. The role expects full GMC registration and prior experience in Intensive Care Medicine. A vibrant and supportive environment awaits, with opportunities for professional development and involvement in clinical governance.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at the time of application.
• Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine or CCT issuance upcoming.
• Eligibility for additional higher medical / scientific degrees relevant to the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical services in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia.
• Supervise and teach resident doctors and medical students.
• Participate in audits and Quality Improvement Projects.

Skills

Independent clinical practice

Clinical knowledge in Intensive Care Medicine

Teaching clinical skills

Interest in Anaesthesia

Education

MBBS / MBChB or equivalent

Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

FICM or equivalent advanced training in ICU

Job description

Consultant in Adult Intensive Care

The closing date is 29 December 2025

We are looking for dual-CCT Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia. Applicants will join an established, enthusiastic team of 12 Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine to develop an expanded Consultant workforce, which will allow us to deliver a number of service improvements.

We are a 20‑bed mixed‑dependency unit admitting 1200‑1400 patients per year from a variety of specialties, including a regional gynaecological cancer service, maxillofacial surgery, urology and vascular surgery.

The unit is supported by a 16‑bed Surgical Step‑Down unit, staffed by the Department of Anaesthesia, which admits higher‑risk patients during the perioperative period as well as a respiratory support unit and a medical high‑dependency unit. We are also well supported by the Critical Care Outreach Service and a dedicated team of Specialty Doctors and Associate Specialists. Our existing Consultant team have interests in echocardiography, ultrasound, medico‑legal issues, and high‑fidelity simulation. We are fortunate enough to have a simulation suite within the ICU.

Main duties of the job

These are full‑time 10PA posts but any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, taking into account service needs. Additional sessions may be available on request. The unit is well supported by middle grade & trainee cover both in and out of hours.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research‑active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

The Adult ICU at the Royal Derby Hospitals is a new, customised PFI build with 20 beds rated Good in a recent CQC report. We admit over 1200 patients per year with a 60:40 split of medical to surgical admissions, 90% of these being emergency admissions. We are a busy general ICU. The hospital provides a tertiary support service for hepatic and renal patients and in addition offers primary coronary angioplasty. We have a purpose‑built ICU with state of the art ultrasound, echo and imaging hardware and software. We are accredited for advanced training in Intensive Care medicine.

We introduced point‑of‑care echocardiography into our ICU 7 years ago and have developed a comprehensive echo service for our unit. We have two echo machines on the unit with TOE and TTE capability. In addition we have Echo PACS available on the unit to review all existing scans. We have a TTE and TOE high‑fidelity simulator that we use for staff training and to help deliver our nationally advertised ICU echocardiography course. ICU consultants will have office space on the unit and there is shared secretarial support.

The anaesthetic component of the job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Assistant Clinical Director. This will be tailored to the areas of interest and service need.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Eligibility

• MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
• FICM or equivalent advanced training time in ICU
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to partner specialty (e.g. FRCA, FRCEM)
• Life Support Qualification - Advanced Life Support
• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at time of application
• GMC Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and on Specialist Register with GMC as Specialist in a second Speciality if seeking a joint post e.g. Anaesthesia. Or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR If applying for Full GMC Registration & Licence to Practice simultaneously with a CESR application, supporting documentary evidence must be provided at interview, to confirm an application has been submitted & is under consideration by the GMC.
• Additional higher medical / scientific degree relevant to the specialty

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Evidence of independent clinical practice
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
• Up to date clinical knowledge in the relevant specialty & evidence of an understanding of its application
• Interest in an area of Anaesthesia complimentary to existing consultants

Management & Administrative Experience

• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development & the requirements of clinical governance, reporting errors and learning from these
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
• Attended a management/leadership course
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development & the requirements of clinical governance
• Attended a management course for consultants

Teaching Experience

• Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Ability to & experience of teaching clinical skills
• Specific teaching qualification
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under‑graduates
• Attended a recognised teaching training course

Audit/Research Experience

• Experience of & commitment to clinical audit and/or Quality Improvement Projects (QIP)
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
• Experience of formal presentations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust