Locum Consultant in Critical Care - Basildon Hospital | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Basildon is seeking an experienced Consultant in Critical Care to join their dynamic team. The role involves managing patient admissions, collaborating with specialty teams, and supervising junior doctors. This position offers a pathway to career advancement and contributes to improving patient outcomes. Apply by 7 Oct 2025 to be part of a dedicated team making a difference every day.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the decision to admit a patient to Critical Care is made only after discussion with a Critical Care Consultant.
• Ensure all unplanned admissions occur within 4 hours of decision to admit.
• Ensure that all patients admitted to Critical Care have a Consultant-directed care plan on admission.
• Work within the closed unit model; collaborate with specialty teams.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and provide expert opinion to specialty colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives regarding treatment planning.
• Supervise and train junior doctors working within Critical Care.

Job description

Overview

Our Acute Critical Care service at Basildon has a wonderful opportunity to join its vibrant community of 5 units on three geographical sites of MSE, each with a distinct profile but a shared culture, brought together in an autonomous directorate managing the equivalent of 46 level 3 beds (flexible mix of level 3 and level 2) across the group with over 2500 admissions a year. Our Division benefits from excellent executive and operational support with a commitment to meet GPICS standards in full with an agreed future strategy to continue to expand. This post is a Locum role and will allow the successful applicant to be supported through CESR and post will be converted to substantive once you are on the specialist register.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the decision to admit a patient to Critical Care is made only after discussion with a Critical Care Consultant.
• Ensure all unplanned admissions occur within 4 hours of decision to admit.
• Ensure that all patients admitted to Critical Care have a Consultant-directed care plan on admission and that all patients admitted are reviewed in-person by a Consultant as urgently as the situation dictates and always within 12 hours of admission.
• Work within the closed unit model; collaborate with specialty teams while the final decisions on admission, discharge and immediate day-to-day management are the responsibility of the attending Critical Care Consultant.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and provide expert opinion to specialty colleagues when requested, particularly to support discussions and decisions on treatment escalation planning if asked.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, providing high-quality verbal and/or written information and manage discussions regarding treatment escalation planning, resuscitation and end-of-life planning with sensitivity.
• In conjunction with other Critical Care consultants, be directly responsible for the supervision and training of junior doctors working within Critical Care; a high level of Consultant oversight is expected.

Ambition and Development

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Application

Are you looking for a challenging Consultant role where you make the difference every day? Then we want to hear from you!

Please note: this advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025.