Consultant in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team delivering five-star acute care. Applicants should hold GMC registration with Specialist Register or be within six months of CCT, with CESR candidates needing GMC confirmation.

The unit handles ~800 annual admissions, with a strong focus on teaching, research and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of CCT; CESR candidates need GMC confirmation
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP/FRCA or FCEM equivalent
• FFICM or equivalent
• ALS/ATLS/APLS
• FUSIC accreditation (or other focused cardiac ultrasound)
• MD/PhD or equivalent
• DICM, EDIC or equivalent diploma in Intensive Care Medicine
• BSE accreditation for echocardiography

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant leadership within the ICU MDT and ensure high standards of care.
• Deliver critical care including management of ARDS and renal replacement therapy.
• Engage in teaching, research, and audit activities to advance service.
• Participate in weekly MDT meetings with other specialties.
• Support regional burns and plastics units and collaborate on complex cases.

Skills

Independent decision-making

Leadership

Teaching/education

Research

Communication skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP/FRCA/FCEM

MD/PhD or equivalent

FFICM

DICM/EDIC

BSE echocardiography

ALS/ATLS/APLS

FUSIC accreditation

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Consultant in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 06 December 2026

We are recruiting for a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine as a single or dual CCT. They will join our highly motivated, dynamic and rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary, five star acute patient care.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of an appropriate Royal College and have full UK or equivalent qualifications.

Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment and have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:

• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). (CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation upon successful application).

Main duties of the job

The Intensive Care Unit hosts 8 level 3 beds and 6 level 2 beds with the flexibility to increase the number of level 3 beds (up to 11). A Medical and Nurse Consultant-Led Critical Care outreach and Medical Emergency Team (MET) are well established, with a regular rehabilitation service and follow-up clinic for patients discharged from Critical Care.

Consultants in Clinical Biochemistry, Plastics and Burns, Microbiology and Radiology join the multidisciplinary (MDT) meeting once a week and there is an excellent working relationship with all other specialty consultants.

The vast majority of admissions (approximately 800/year) are emergency cases. There is a wide range of General Medicine, Surgical, Urological, ENT and Orthopaedic/Trauma cases. Whiston hospital hosts the regional burns and plastic surgery unit and offers excellent experience in the management of the critically ill burns patient. The unit has extensive expertise in burns management, ventilation for ARDS, renal replacement therapy, etc.

The Unit is extremely active in original and NIHR portfolio research, and provides data to ICNARC regularly.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job responsibilities

Proposed Interview date: 18th January 2027

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Values

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent at time of interview CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP / FRCA or FCEM equivalent medical qualification
• FFICM or equivalent medical qualification
• ALS / ATLS / APLS
• FUSIC accreditation (or other focussed cardiac ultrasound qualification)
• MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
• DICM, EDIC or equivalent diploma in Intensive Care Medicine
• BSE accreditation for echocardiography

Knowledge and Experience

• Advanced or stage 3 training/fellowship in ICM or equivalent experience
• Clear evidence of an interest in and a commitment to intensive care medicine
• Experience in medical education

Skills

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of critically ill patients
• Percutaneous tracheostomy and bronchoscopy skills
• Active consistent engagement with quality improvement projects and clinical audit
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Understanding of NHS management structures and roles
• Completion of higher training relevant to subspecialty of interest (If applicable)
• Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
• Evidence of leadership development

Other

• Evidence of Revalidation within the last 5 years and appraisal within the last year
• Active participation in teaching and education of medical students, junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a Clinical Supervisor
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational skills
• Commitment to team working
• Ability to work in a flexible manner
• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Education Supervisor
• Significant involvement in clinical research (data collection, PI, CI)
• Posters/Presentations at regional and national meetings
• Publications in peer reviewed journal

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.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearper annum (Grade YM 72)