Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to maintain patient-centered care and support multidisciplinary training. The role involves managing critical care cases and participating in strategic planning. Ideal candidates will be GMC eligible or nearing CCT and possess a commitment to patient safety, teaching, and the specialty. Experience with clinical governance is essential. This position supports flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be GMC Specialist Register eligible or within six months of CCT.
• Evidence of clinical governance engagement and learning from errors is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high-quality patient-centered care.
• Teach and train staff in a multidisciplinary service.
• Participate in clinical governance and strategic planning.

Skills

Situational awareness and good decision-making

Ability to teach clinical skills effectively

Education

Entry on the GMC Specialist Register

Fellowship of the Intensive Care Medicine (FICM)

Job description

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

The closing date is 31 December 2025

This post is suitable for those with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine as well as General Anaesthesia or other allied specialties. The role will include an average of one week every eight weeks in ICU/outreach, as well as sessions in another specialty (e.g., anaesthesia, acute medical specialties or emergency medicine).

The post holder is expected to be flexible in working patterns, undertaking theatre work on any site when required, and will demonstrate a strong commitment to the training and education of trainees and other staff.

Main duties of the job

• Maintenance of high-quality patient‑centred care
• Shared responsibility for day‑to‑day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education

About us

We provide a range of general and specialist services across three hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage; New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City; Hertford County, Hertford. Our dedicated staff of around 6,000 work to deliver high‑quality, compassionate care. We value flexibility and innovation, support a positive work‑life balance and are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements, subject to service needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of interview or provide GMC‑confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• FICM or equivalent
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
• Royal College Fellowship

Previous Experience

• Broad range of experience in critical care
• Experience supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full, independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Evidence of leading on patient safety issues and effecting change in practice
• Demonstrated interest and commitment to the specialty
• Fully competent in stabilising and managing patients in critical care
• Published papers and original work in peer‑reviewed journals
• Understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence‑based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrable experience and participation in research

Skills

• Evidence of engagement with clinical governance and learning from errors
• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Situational awareness and good decision‑making
• Ability to teach clinical skills effectively
• Ability to critically appraise published evidence

Knowledge

• Understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence‑based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge of all domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements

• Interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement with the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda; ability to support a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity and leads by example
• Role model our Trust values daily
• Understand and demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust