Consultant in Critical Care Medicine

NHS; Crewe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS foundation trust is seeking a Consultant in Critical Care Medicine to join its team. The role focuses on adult critical care with opportunities to work in associated specialties. The ideal candidate should have clinical training in Intensive Care Medicine, full GMC registration, and willingness to engage in teaching. This full-time position offers a supportive environment in Crewe with opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year NHS service for substantive Consultant positions.
• Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Clinical Supervisor.
• Participation in teaching and training medical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Clinical work focus on Adult Critical Care and associated specialties.
• Join teams to enhance links and share expertise across specialties.
• Participate actively in clinical governance and audits.

Skills

Clinical training in Intensive Care Medicine

Ability to take full responsibility for patient care

Experience in advanced airway management

Ability to perform bronchoscopy

Full GMC Registration

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification (FRCA, FFICM, EDIC, MRCP)

Job description

Consultant in Critical Care Medicine

The closing date is 17 December 2025

Applications are invited to join our forward-thinking, friendly department in Critical Care with the option of an associated specialty in either Anaesthesia, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Respiratory Medicine at Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be based at Leighton Hospital in the leafy Cheshire countryside near Crewe and Nantwich— a beautiful Cheshire market town.

Within thirty minutes of the hospital are innumerable pretty towns and villages to reside in, plus beautiful walking and cycling routes at your door. There are also a great number of schools in the surrounding area with high Ofsted ratings in both the Independent and State Sectors.

The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practise. The applicant must also be on the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training.

The post is offered on a full-time basis; however, the Trust would welcome discussion with individuals looking for a more flexible working pattern to support a different work life balance.

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to visit the department prior to interview.

The proposed AAC date is 21.01.2026.

Main duties of the job

The post's emphasis for clinical work will be on Adult Critical Care and either Acute Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia.

This is a fabulous opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic doctor to join the teams to enhance links and share expertise across specialties.

The new consultant will join the existing team of e Consultants providing medical cover for the Critical Care Unit, who work closely together and act as a very supportive group with a determined ethos.

The spacious Critical Care Unit located adjacent to the theatre suite, was opened 8 years ago and has recently been expanded to provide an integrated 18 bedded area with four potential isolation rooms and the ability to cohort into a four-bedded area separate from the main unit.

This exciting opportunity also allows the successful candidate to widen their interest in one of the specified specialty areas, alongside dedicated teams of consultants who are focused on improving outcomes and patient experience.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Job responsibilities

The post is offered at 10PAs and further details regarding the role are included in the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualification & Experience

• Clinical training and experience in Intensive Care Medicine to the standard required for gaining a UK CCT in critical care medicine. Strong interest and experience in critical care medicine.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within ICM specialty. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients admitted to Critical Care. Can undertake the breadth of interventions expected of a Critical Care Consultant in the NHS (including but not limited to advanced airway management, bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy insertion and insertion of common vascular access devices).
• Full GMC Registration
• Dual CCT in allied specialty (e.g. Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Medical Specialty)
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine (or for established Consultants their associated specialty with equivalent experience) via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
• CESR
• European Community Rights
• MBBS or equivalent
• An appropriate higher qualification such as a post graduate qualification (FRCA, FFICM, EDIC, MRCP)
• Minimum of 1 year NHS service for substantive Consultant appointments
• Advanced Life Support
• Clinical experience in relevant allied specialties with demonstrably achieved learning objectives supporting future practice in Critical Care

Teaching Experience

• Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Clinical Supervisor
• Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues
• Eligibility to be a GMC recognized Educational Supervisor
• Experience in medical education including regional teaching.
• Life support course instructor

Clinical governance

• Active consistent engagement with clinical audit
• Ability to develop evidence based practice
• Regular commitment to continuing medical education
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
• Involvement in clinical research
• Presentations at regional and national meetings
• Publications in peer reviewed journal

Personal Attributes

• Commitment to team working
• Flexibility in a changing work environment
• Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues

Management

• Understanding of management responsibilities of Consultants
• Attendance at recognised management courses

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.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust