Consultant in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine

Merseywestlancs; Knowsley; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous pension scheme

Job summary

Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust is recruiting a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary ICU team delivering five-star acute patient care at Whiston Hospital. The post supports dual CCT pathways and requires full GMC registration or Specialist Register eligibility.

Applicants should have MRCP/FRCA/FCEM, FFICM, and relevant subspecialty experience; participation in education, quality improvement and NIHR portfolio research is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration or eligible for Specialist Register at interview
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification required
• MRCP / FRCA or FCEM required
• FFICM or equivalent required
• ALS / ATLS / APLS required
• FUSIC accreditation (cardiac ultrasound) desirable
• MD/PhD or equivalent
• DICM, EDIC or equivalent diploma in Intensive Care Medicine
• BSE accreditation for echocardiography desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver high-quality, multidisciplinary ICU care for adult patients.
• Participate in research, audits and teaching within the ICU MDT.
• Collaborate with other specialties to manage complex cases.
• Contribute to service development and improvement initiatives.

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP / FRCA or FCEM

FFICM or equivalent medical qualification

ALS / ATLS / APLS

FUSIC accreditation (cardiac ultrasound)

MD/PhD or equivalent

DICM, EDIC or equivalent diploma in Intensive Care Medicine

BSE accreditation for echocardiography

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

Consultant in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Intensive Care Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Programmed Activies) Job ref 409-S8040327

Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (Grade YM 72) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/12/2026 23:59 Interview date 18/01/2027

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

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

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [e-mail]

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Certificate of Sponsorship

eVisa Update
For successful candidates on selected work and study visa routes, who have completed and paid for their applications will no longer receive a visa vignette in passport as evidence of their permission to enter the UK.
Instead, you will be issued with an eVisa only, which is accessed by creating a UKVI account.
Before travelling to the UK, we advise applicants to:

• Understand how to generate an eVisa share code

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

• All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
• There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
• Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

• Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
• The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.