Consultant in Critical Care

NHS; Tooting; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London teaching hospital seeks Consultant Intensivists for its Critical Care team at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Candidates will lead multidisciplinary teams, engage in clinical governance, and contribute to research and education in a dynamic environment. The trust serves a diverse population and is renowned for its specialized services.

Qualifications

• Completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine required.
• Specialist registration (within the next 6 months) and valid GMC license.
• Clinical experience in Intensive Care Medicine essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary Critical Care team.
• Engage in service development and contributions to educational supervision.
• Participate in the CTICU/GICU/NICU on-call rota.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Quality Improvement

Teaching Skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

EDIC/FFICM or equivalent

Valid Advanced Life Support certification

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for a number of Consultant Intensivist posts within Adult Critical Care at St George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust, London.

We are looking for excellent individuals to join the Critical Care team of this progressive London teaching hospital.

Post holders will:

Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering Critical Care

Engage in associated Service Development, Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement work

Contribute to the education and supervision of students and trainees

Support Directorate-wide Research activities

Contribute to the non-clinical management of the base unit

It is envisaged that the post holder will carry out the majority of their duties as a Consultant Intensivist on CTICU, GICU or NICU. There are opportunities for some DCC time to be allocated to contribute to the Critical Care Outreach Service, follow-up clinic and/or to pursue a secondary clinical speciality. We currently have Consultants who split their time across Anaesthesia, Medical Specialties, St George's Medical School and wider Trust/NHS managerial roles. We would encourage interested applicants to get in touch for an informal discussion about how an alternative secondary specialty interest could be accommodated.

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job Summary section attached for a description of the expected duties of the post-holder. The job plan will be fully annualised. Current job planning guidance at St George's expects consultants to work a minimum of 42 clinical weeks per year. There is flexibility in the number of PA commitments that existing consultants offer to the trust and applicants wishing to work less than 10 PAs are encouraged to apply.

The post holder will be required to participate in the CTICU/ GICU / NICU consultant on-call rota. There are 2 rotas on each unit that run in parallel. The first, so-called '1st on' rota is a seven-day duty period running Monday to Monday, including Saturday and Sunday nights. The '2nd on' rota provides for second consultant weekday cover and includes that weekday night.

The post holder will have the option of spending a portion of Direct Clinical Care with the Outreach service, which provides 7-day a week 07:45 to 17:45 consultant cover. There is also the opportunity to be involved with the SW London Adult Critical Care Transfer Service and the ICU Survivorship Service.

About us

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals established in 1733 - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical, healthcare and biomedical sciences students and carries out advanced medical research.

As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Details Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-CW-712577-7183234-CA

Job locations

St Georges University NHS Foundation Trust

Adult Critical Care Directorate

Tooting,

SW17 0QT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more detailed information on this post.

Enquiries about the posts should be directed to Dr Nirav Shah (Clinical Director) via the Department of Critical Care on 020 8725 5699 or [e-mail]. Informal enquiries are encouraged and less-than-full-time applicants are welcome.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more detailed information on this post.

Enquiries about the posts should be directed to Dr Nirav Shah (Clinical Director) via the Department of Critical Care on 020 8725 5699 or [e-mail]. Informal enquiries are encouraged and less-than-full-time applicants are welcome.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• Evidence of having completed a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine
• EDIC and / or FFICM and / or equivalent
• Specialist registration (within the next 6 months) and a valid license to practice with the General Medical Council
• Valid Advanced Life Support certification

Desirable

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
• Training in teaching skills (e.g. post-graduate certificate in education, MA(ed) or similar)
• Intermediate or advanced level accreditation/s in echocardiography
• Training/qualifications in leadership/management skills
• Educational supervision training that fulfils the Trust's minimum requirements*

Experience Essential

• Clinical experience equivalent to completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine
• Subspecialty experience in cardiac intensive care medicine (CTICU specific requirement)
• At least 6 months within a centre which provides mechanical circulatory support (CTICU specific requirement)
• Subspecialty experience in neuro intensive care medicine (NICU specific requirement)
• Experience of improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance
• Evidence of teaching/training junior medical staff and undergraduate students

Desirable

• Specialist experience over and above that gained as part of the formal ICM training programme (examples include, but are not limited to, advanced mechanical circulatory support, PHEM/HEMS, trauma)
• Education and training within a cardiogenic shock service
• Experience in leadership positions (medical or non-medical)
• Experience of development and / or implementation of new clinical pathways or services
• Experience in developing and delivering educational innovation

Knowledge/Skills Essential

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of ICU patients
• Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
• Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of own personal development needs
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
• Basic IT skills
• Teaching and presentation skills

Desirable

• Proficiency in echocardiography and / or bedside ultrasound
• Skills related to areas of specialist expertise as above
• Development of clinical information systems and/or advanced IT solutions
• Knowledge of the organisation of Critical Care Delivery within London

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• Evidence of having completed a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine
• EDIC and / or FFICM and / or equivalent
• Specialist registration (within the next 6 months) and a valid license to practice with the General Medical Council
• Valid Advanced Life Support certification

Desirable

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
• Training in teaching skills (e.g. post-graduate certificate in education, MA(ed) or similar)
• Intermediate or advanced level accreditation/s in echocardiography
• Training/qualifications in leadership/management skills
• Educational supervision training that fulfils the Trust's minimum requirements*

Experience Essential

• Clinical experience equivalent to completion of a formal training program in Intensive Care Medicine
• Subspecialty experience in cardiac intensive care medicine (CTICU specific requirement)
• At least 6 months within a centre which provides mechanical circulatory support (CTICU specific requirement)
• Subspecialty experience in neuro intensive care medicine (NICU specific requirement)
• Experience of improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance
• Evidence of teaching/training junior medical staff and undergraduate students

Desirable

• Specialist experience over and above that gained as part of the formal ICM training programme (examples include, but are not limited to, advanced mechanical circulatory support, PHEM/HEMS, trauma)
• Education and training within a cardiogenic shock service
• Experience in leadership positions (medical or non-medical)
• Experience of development and / or implementation of new clinical pathways or services
• Experience in developing and delivering educational innovation

Knowledge/Skills Essential

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of ICU patients
• Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
• Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of own personal development needs
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
• Basic IT skills
• Teaching and presentation skills

Desirable

• Proficiency in echocardiography and / or bedside ultrasound
• Skills related to areas of specialist expertise as above
• Development of clinical information systems and/or advanced IT solutions
• Knowledge of the organisation of Critical Care Delivery within London

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University NHS Foundation Trust

Adult Critical Care Directorate

Tooting,

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges University NHS Foundation Trust

Adult Critical Care Directorate

Tooting,

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)