Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in London is seeking a full-time Intensive Care Medicine professional to join their critical care team. The role involves contributing to service development and supporting research initiatives. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and be prepared for on-call commitments in critical care. Opportunities for flexible working hours and career progression are available. Applications close on 2 Oct 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Trained in Intensive Care Medicine or dual qualifications with a specialty.
• Experience in a research setting is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the growth of the critical care service.
• Work with medical staff to promote excellent clinical care.
• Support education and research initiatives.

Skills

Intensive Care Medicine

Research background

Education delivery

Education

Dual qualifications in ICM and a complementary specialty

Job description

Overview

The Royal Free is offering an opportunity for excellent individuals to join our critical care team. We are undergoing an exciting period of expansion and development and we are looking for motivated colleagues to help us shape our future.

We are looking for applicants who have trained in either Intensive Care Medicine or have dual qualifications in ICM alongside a complementary specialty. We will support you to advance our expanding new services, deliver research, innovate, and develop your own career interests.

The trust is committed to supporting specialist services in cardiovascular disease, oncology, organ failure and transplantation, immunity, infection, and rare diseases.

The Trust recently launched a new research strategy; our vision is that by 2027, RFL will be a UK top 10 research hospital. We aim that all staff and patients will have excellent access, experience, and outcomes by virtue of world-class clinical research. We would welcome candidates with a background in research and who would like to contribute to the research programme.

Role details

The post is full time, 10 PAs per week, with the clinical role either entirely Intensive Care based or divided between critical care and the post holder’s other specialty. The post holder would be expected to either have their on-call commitments entirely on critical care.

This post holder will be expected to contribute to the growth and development of the critical care service, working with medical and nursing colleagues to promote excellent clinical care, education and research.

Additional opportunities

An additional role or contribution to our department would be seen as a major advantage. This could take the form of an interest and role in an aspect of research, education, echocardiography, anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine or another similar complementary role.

How to apply

Please note the attached documents for a full and detailed job plan.

About the Trust

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please visit the Royal Free London jobs site.

Royal Free to be your best

Role details

The post is full time, 10 PAs per week, with the clinical role either entirely on the ICU, or divided between critical care and the post holder’s other specialty. The post holder would be expected to either have their on-call commitments entirely on critical care.

Please see the attached documents for a full and detailed job plan.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025