Specialist in Critical Care | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Romford is seeking a senior ITU specialty doctor for a 1-year post. The role offers an opportunity to enhance clinical skills and experience in intensive care while contributing to high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include managing patients in ITUs, participating in on-call cover, and contributing to staff education. Ideal candidates will have experience in critical care and be interested in pursuing the CESR/Portfolio pathway. The Trust has a diverse workforce and a commitment to improving healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Experience in Intensive Care required.
• Suitability for CESR/Portfolio pathway.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality critical care service.
• Participate in an emergency out of hours resident on-call cover.
• Contribute to education for medical and allied professionals.

Skills

Intensive Care experience

Critical care service provision

Postgraduate education contribution

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Overview

This is a 1-year post and applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Intensive Care. It would suit an experienced senior ITU speciality doctor who is interested in gaining further clinical experience before applying for CESR/Portfolio pathway.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a doctor with an interest in critical care to develop as a clinician. The post is designed to provide a wide range of critical care experience, including attending the follow up clinic and working with a range of specialities to continue to develop critical care services within the Trust.

We provide a wide range of training opportunities making these posts ideal for doctors hoping to enter specialty training at stage 2 or apply for CESR or portfolio pathway.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the provision of a high quality, responsive critical care service to Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust that assumes responsibility for the patients within the catchment area in co-operation with colleagues in anaesthetics and other clinical departments. This will involve caring for patients on the ITUs and HDUs at Queen's Hospital and/or King George Hospital, reviewing patients and initiating critical care treatment in Accident & Emergency, theatre recovery and ward areas, and undertaking transfer of patients (both intra- and inter-hospital).
• Comply with the agreed job plan, which will be reviewed annually.
• Participate in an emergency out of hours resident on-call cover for critical care medicine.
• Contribute to postgraduate and continuing education for medical, nursing, technical staff, GP's and other allied professions.
• Deputise in the absence of departmental colleagues in cases of annual leave and (where practicable) short-term sickness.

Trust Information

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Application & Contact

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi Fadero, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4456.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025