Consultant in Intensive Care

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

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at East Kent Hospitals to provide a critical care service and participate in teaching. With a commitment to a compassionate approach, candidates should hold specialist qualifications and have robust clinical experience in critical care settings.

Qualifications

• CCT Specialist Registration required in one of: anaesthetics, emergency medicine, acute medicine, renal medicine or respiratory medicine.
• For dual specialty applicants, CCT required within 6 months.
• FFICM, EDIC, FRCEM, MRCP, FRCA, FICE accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide a Consultant delivered service in the Critical Care department.
• Assist the Critical Care Outreach Team in the care of critically ill patients.
• Contribute to teaching and supervision of Critical Care trainees.

Skills

Wide knowledge and experience of caring for critically ill adults/children

Wide experience of anaesthesia, emergency medicine or acute medicine

Previous NHS experience

Experience of teaching

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT Specialist Registration (ICM/FFICM)

Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent)

Formal teaching or instructing qualification

Critical care publications or presentations

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Intensive Care

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine (single specialty or dual with anaesthesia, acute, respiratory or renal medicine)

The Critical Care Consultant rota at East Kent Critical Care expanded from January 2022 from a 1:8 to a 1:12 to support the increase in bed base to 24 beds. The junior doctor rota has also increased from two tiers to three tiers.Appointees to a dual specialty role will work a split of 5 PAs ICM, 3 PAs second specialty (with up to 2 additional PAs available), 2 SPA. Total 10, max 12.

Main duties of the job

Role Specific Duties:

o Provide a Consultant delivered service in the Critical Care department.

o Assist the Critical Care Outreach Team in the care of critically ill patients on the general wards.

o Contribute to teaching and supervision of Critical Care trainees.

o Participate in the dedicated intensive care on-call rota. (On-call for this post is only for intensive care.)

o Participate in the department's monthly morbidity and mortality review.

Cross-site working on either of the East Kent Critical Care's other units at Canterbury or Margate is encouraged and supported. Regular job-planned activity on other sites is available. We ask all new appointees to be available to work on each site in the event of staff shortages across the Trust.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT Specialist Registration (ICM/FFICM) or will obtain within 6 months
• For dual specialty applicants, CCT Specialist Registration required in one of: anaesthetics, emergency medicine, acute medicine, renal medicine or respiratory medicine
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
• FFICM
• EDIC
• FRCEM
• MRCP
• FRCA
• FICE accreditation
• Formal teaching or instructing qualification
• Critical care publications or presentations

Skills and experience

• Wide knowledge and experience of caring for critically ill adults/children
• Wide experience of one of: anaesthesia, emergency medicine or acute medicine
• Previous NHS experience
• Experience of teaching

Clinical governance

• Understanding of NHS governance process
• Morbidity and mortality participation

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.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata where applicable)