Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in Bristol is seeking an inspiring doctor for a Consultant position in Intensive Care Medicine. The role involves managing critically ill patients and supporting the expansion of critical care services. Ideal candidates will have a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine and a passion for high-quality patient care. This full-time position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic multi-professional team committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• Must have GMC registration and CCT within 6 months of interview.
• Passion for delivering high-quality care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing expansion in critical care capacity.
• Admit and manage critically ill patients.
• Prepare a presentation for the interview.

Education

CCT in Intensive Care Medicine

GMC registration with a licence to practice

Job description

Overview

• Do you have a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine, or are you coming to the end of your training?
• Do you have a passion for delivering high quality care and working in a dynamic multi-professional team?
• Do you want to help to shape the future of Intensive Care services across the South West of England?

UHBW Critical Care is looking to recruit hard-working, self-motivated and inspiring doctors to join our team of 30 Consultants. We are looking to recruit to substantive Consultant positions.

About the role

These posts are to help support an ongoing expansion in critical care capacity on the Bristol site. The current ICU bedbase compromises 60 beds in 6 discrete clinical areas across the Bristol and Weston sites. As a large acute and elective Trust we admit more than 3000 patients a year to the adult critical care service. Our severity of illness and outcomes are consistently well above the national average based on serial ICNARC data.

Disability Confident

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Recent developments

Recent developments include the merger of the General, Cardiac and Weston adult critical care services. Our unit was commissioned as a Veno-Venous ECMO / Severe Acute Respiratory Failure centre in 2022. We have a newly-launched Critical Care Outreach service on the Bristol site, to add to a well-established Weston service.

Qualifications and interview process

Candidates can be within 6 months of gaining CCT at the date of interview (please note this does not apply to CESR applications) and have GMC registration with a licence to practice. This is a full-time ICM post in terms of PAs but both full-time and less than full-time working is accommodated within the Consultant rota structure.

Interviews will be held by a multi-disciplinary panel on Wednesday 22nd October 2025, and you will be asked to prepare a presentation as part of the interview process.

About UHBW

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the