Consultant in Intensive Care *Gold Package £20K lump sum & 1.5 SPA*

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in East England is looking for a Consultant in Intensive Care to join a dedicated team. The role offers a competitive salary package, including a relocation package, and requires registration with the GMC and advanced training in Intensive Care Medicine. This position involves providing high standards of care, participating in a 1:10 on-call rota, and fostering collaboration within the medical team. Interested candidates passionate about patient care are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Must possess a licence to practice with full GMC registration.
• Experience and qualifications related to Intensive Care Medicine are essential.
• Must demonstrate good leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a consultant-led service in the Critical Care Unit.
• Participate in on-call rota for Critical Care.
• Engage in continuous medical education and audit cycles.

Skills

Full registration with the GMC

Ability to prioritise work

Clear communication skills

Advanced Training in Intensive Care Medicine

Education

CCT/CCST or entry onto Specialist Register

FRCA or MRCP or FRCEM if dual specialism

ALS and APLS certification or willingness to obtain

Job description

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Intensive Care *Gold Package £20K lump sum & 1.5 SPA*

The closing date is 07 November 2025

Applications are invited for enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team within the Critical Care department at Colchester Hospital, part of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

The appointed post-holder will join the team to make 10 Consultant Intensivists with dedicated sessions on the Critical Care Unit. The post-holder will participate in the 1:10 out of hours on-call rota for critical care. Any anaesthetic or allied specialty sessions will fall in the weeks outside of Critical Care commitments.

Our Gold Welcome Package includes a relocation package of £8,000, an additional £20,000 lump sum plus 1.5 additional SPA time for the first 24 months to thank you for choosing to work with ESNEFT.

The post-holder's duties will be primarily at the Colchester Hospital, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will include:

• Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standards of care, developing and maintain good working practices.
• Participate in the dedicated CCU on-call rota with other Consultant colleagues. Provide daytime cover for Critical Care, support the Outreach service, and participate in CCU follow-up clinics.
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.
• Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviour agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within their area and take remedial action where poor behaviours are demonstrated.
• Offer educational support, clinical support, and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To engage with the audit cycle of the department and participate fully in the clinical incident reporting system.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.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.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached for a detailed job description and main responsibilities for the role in Intensive Care Medicine at Colchester Hospital.

Person Specification

• Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice
• CCT/CCST or entry onto the Specialist Register for ICM and Anaesthesia (or Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine) or within 6 months of interview date
• To undertake the role of consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
• If dual specialism: FRCA if anaesthesia, MRCP if medical specialist, FRCEM if ED specialist
• Advanced Training in Intensive Care Medicine as defined by FICM or equivalent
• Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively and be involved in the organisation of the department
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients and others in written and spoken English
• Understanding of NHS management structure To undertake the role of consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
• Ability and willingness to work hours of the job and provide out of hours cover on-call with any reasonable adjustment to take account of any local requirements
• ALS and APLS or equivalent - or willing to undertake within 6 months of appointment
• Further qualification in ICM, eg EDIC
• FICE accreditation, or equivalent
• ATLS
• A period of training in centre outside the regional training scheme either abroad or in the UK
• Evidence of work submitted for peer review
• Evidence of participation at "Training the Trainers Course"
• Experience in simulator training
• Evidence of presentation of personal work at national/international professional society meetings Publications in refereed journals

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 Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust