Locum Consultant in Critical Care

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in York and North Yorkshire is hiring a Locum Consultant in Critical Care. This role involves managing critically unwell patients, working with a multidisciplinary team, and contributing to teaching and quality improvement initiatives. Candidates must possess a Primary Medical Degree, GMC Registration, and relevant specialist qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits aligned with NHS standards.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday, rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of working independently at consultant level.
• Ability to manage critically unwell patients.
• Experience in quality improvement work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and treat patients in the Critical Care Unit.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in teaching and training of medical staff.

Skills

Independent work at consultant level

Managing critically unwell children

Advanced resuscitation skills

Clinical prioritization

High level communication skills

Leadership experience

Engagement in clinical governance

Education

Primary Medical Degree

GMC Registration and License to practice

Entry on Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine

Job description

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Critical Care

The closing date is 22 October 2025

Within the Trust we are part of Surgery Care Group, which includes most surgical specialties.

We have a Clinical Director responsible for the Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care directorate (TACC) across the Trust supported by Lead Clinicians for Intensive Care, Pain, Anaesthetics and Theatres.

Surgical services are located principally at two acute hospitals, York and Scarborough.

The successful candidate will join a team of 19 Consultants in Critical Care cross site. The base hospital will be York but there will be an expectation that some job planned work will take place in Scarborough Hospital.

At York Hospital there is a 22 bedded Critical Care Unit with staffing to support up to 13 level 3 patients at any one time.

The unit is staffed by two consultant intensivists during the day time with one on call overnight.

Main duties of the job

In York there are 12 operating theatres in our main suite (including one dedicated to vascular imaging assisted work). We have a dedicated day unit with 6 theatres and an ophthalmology operating area with two theatres. These are supported by two Post-Anaesthetic Care Units (PACUs). There are also two separate obstetric theatres.

The post can be offered as a pure intensive care job or a split role with time dedicated to anaesthetics.

From those who have a background in EM / Acute medicine / Renal / Respiratory the role is advertised as a single stream job but job planned time in dual speciality can be explored.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description

Individual job plans will be discussed and finalised with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director on appointment and will become operational on commencement. All job plans are agreed in line with the Trusts Job Planning Principles. Job plans will be reviewed annually in line with appraisals. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultants typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Primary Medical Degree
• GMC Registration and License to practise without restriction
• Entry on Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine OR Within 6 months of completion of UK ICM training programme with expected entry onto the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine

Clinical Competence

• Evidence can work independently at consultant level
• Evidence of experience and competence at managing critically unwell children
• Evidence of competence in line with Stage 3 FICM curriculum
• Evidence and examples to show can work under pressure
• Evidence of advanced resuscitation skills
• Evidence and examples can manage complex clinical prioritisation decision making

Leadership and Teamwork

• Evidence of leadership experience and skills
• Evidence of engagement in clinical governance
• Evidence can work in multi-disciplinary team

Quality Improvement and Research

• Evidence of quality improvement work and service improvement
• Ability to critically review research

Teaching

• Evidence of experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees with formal positive feedback

Communication

• Evidence and examples to demonstrate high level communication skills
• Demonstrates compassion and emotional intelligence

Other

• Willing to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from Scarborough Hospital

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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