Critical Care Consultant

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS hospital trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. The role involves maintaining high clinical standards, supervising junior staff, and participating in departmental management. Candidates must be fully registered with the GMC and hold relevant specialist qualifications. The Trust promotes equality and welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds. A flexible rota system is offered, ensuring a strong consultant presence and support during on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council.
• Valid licence to practice and specialist register for Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Provide professional supervision of junior medical staff.
• Be involved in department management and governance.

Job description

Role Overview

The post holder will complement and develop existing intensive care services by providing specialist knowledge and expertise in Intensive Care Medicine. The candidate must be fully registered with the General Medical Council, hold a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register for Intensive Care Medicine or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Intensive Care Medicine.
• Undertake any responsibility which relates to the agreed special interests.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• Be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the weekly rotational Consultant/Directorate/Senior Staff meeting and Clinical governance meetings.
• Take part in annual appraisals (mandatory for all Consultants). Appropriate time and assistance will be provided for preparation.

Teaching & Training

• Active weekly teaching programme for both Middle Grades and Residents, alongside weekly multi‑disciplinary simulation and regular journal club sessions.
• Unit is a centre for Stage 3 ICM training (with up to three Stage 3 ICM NTNs at any one time).
• Department has 7 FICE/FUSIC accredited mentors and many colleagues with active educational interests involving the multidisciplinary team.
• As a university teaching hospital the department receives a large number of both undergraduate trainees throughout the year.

Working Pattern

Four consultants cover the units during the daytime. A flexible rota design is on offer to compliment the individual requirements of any post holder. A standard day is 8 a.m.–6 p.m. with two consultants covering until 9 p.m. There is a strong consultant presence out of hours. The current night time on call frequency is at present 1:14 for full time consultants. Night time on call is resident until 10 p.m. 7 days per week and non‑resident thereafter dependent on clinical requirements.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

Right to Work & Immigration

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility.