ICU Consultant

The Methodist Church in Britain; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working and wellbeing support

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Leisure facility memberships

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a consultant in adult critical care to join the ICU multidisciplinary team across St Mary's and Charing Cross. The role includes ward rounds, outreach duties, supervision of trainees, and contributing to translational research within governance frameworks.

You will participate in clinical audit, efficiency, safety, and budgeting discussions, set objectives in annual job planning, and help implement practice changes while maintaining infection

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of critical care as defined by the UK FICM curriculum.
• Understanding of GPICS and GPICS v2 and statutory audit requirements.
• Experience in teaching and training medical staff at various levels.
• Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and infection control.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage performance.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage critically unwell patients as part of the ICU team.
• Carry out twice-daily ward rounds and perform targeted assessments.
• Undertake outreach duties, including outreach clinics when needed.
• Supervise trainees and teach medical students and junior doctors.
• Contribute to translational research within research governance.
• Collaborate on clinical efficiency, safety, outcomes and budget matters.
• Set team objectives in annual job planning and appraise staff.

Skills

Critical care leadership

Teaching experience

Audit experience

Infection control knowledge

Education

Royal College membership

GMC Licence to Practise

GMC Specialist Register or eligible

Job description

This consultant post sits in the adult critical care team of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, a 94-bed service spread across three hospitals. The work centres on assessing and managing critically unwell adults, including twice-daily ward rounds, outreach duties and supervision of trainees. The post is split between St Mary's and Charing Cross, is offered on a 10 PA job plan with a minimum of 2 SPAs, and part‑time or job‑share applications are welcome. Candidates need GMC registration with a licence to practise and Royal College membership.

What the job involves

• Assess and manage critically unwell patients as part of the ICU multidisciplinary team
• Carry out twice-daily ward rounds as a minimum, with targeted assessment and intervention
• Undertake outreach duties, including optional outreach clinics
• Supervise trainees and teach undergraduates, foundation doctors, specialty trainees and other professions
• Collaborate on the translational research portfolio within research governance
• Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues on clinical efficiency, safety, outcomes and finance
• Set team objectives in annual job planning and appraise doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegated
• Take part in clinical audit and incident reporting, and make sure resulting actions are implemented
• Keep up to date with speciality best practice and discuss practice changes with the recruiting team
• Role model good infection control practice across the multidisciplinary team
• Show leadership in clinical teams, the Trust and national initiatives, and work collaboratively with colleagues including Imperial College

What’s required

Qualifications

• Appropriate Royal College membership

Registration & licences

• GMC registration with a Licence to Practise, or eligible to apply for both
• GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of admission by interview date, or eligible for specialist registration

Experience

• Relevant experience in critical care, anaesthesia, PICU or general medicine, including a large tertiary ICU
• Experience of audit, quality improvement and patient safety
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Evidence of achievement appropriate to consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• Proven leadership, decision-making and management of colleagues' performance

Skills & knowledge

• Broad knowledge of critical care as defined by the UK FICM curriculum
• Understanding of statutory requirements and health and safety legislation
• Good understanding of GPICS and GPICS v2, the SI framework, NICE critical care guidance and statutory audit requirements
• Sound grasp of ethical principles and relevant legal precedent
• Understanding of the principles of clinical audit

Other

• Able to speak and write English to the standard the job requires
• Knowledge of finance and budgets
• IT skills and computer literacy

What’s offered

• Career development
• Flexible working and wellbeing support
• Staff recognition scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car lease schemes
• Season ticket loan
• Membership options for onsite leisure facilities
• Opportunities to move sites during your career