Locum Consultant in Critical Care

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Margate; On-site; ZAR 2 458 000 - 3 260 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospital trust in England is seeking a Locum Consultant in Critical Care to enhance its services. The role involves providing patient care in a state-of-the-art unit and offers opportunities for teaching and training. Applicants must have full GMC Registration and specialized qualifications in intensive care. This fixed-term role features a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per year, and the position is located at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold Full GMC Registration.
• CCT Specialist Registration in intensive care medicine and one of anaesthetics, emergency medicine or acute medicine is required.
• Minimum of English Level 2 required.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care services in a well-equipped unit.
• Participate in a dedicated Critical Care consultant rota.
• Engage in teaching and medical education.

Skills

Experience caring for critically ill adults & children

Experience in anaesthesia, emergency or acute medicine

Previous NHS experience

Teaching experience

Audit participation

Critical care publications or presentations

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT Specialist Registration (or obtaining within 6 months)

Minimum English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent)

Formal teaching or instructing qualification

Good clinical practice training

Job description

Locum Consultant in Critical Care

The closing date is 30 December 2025

We are delighted to welcome applications for a Consultant in Critical Care to join the expanding East Kent Critical Care team at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.

When you make the move to East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust, your only regret will be that you didn't do it sooner. We are a community of great people providing great healthcare, improving health and lives. Here, you can be confident of making a difference to our patients, our incredible healthcare teams and our dedicated medical students and doctors in training. The Kent & Medway Medical School has recently opened in Canterbury. This is a game‑changing opportunity and one which the two universities and Kent and Medway trusts have been working towards for several years. Successful applicants with an interest in medical education will be supported in taking up an honorary senior lecturer post at the medical school – subject to agreement by KMMS. Both London and the Continent are on your doorstep, with easy access to the capital, and to the Channel Ports and Channel Tunnel.

Main duties of the job

Critical Care at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital is expanding. The unit provides a total of nine Level 3 capable beds, including three isolation rooms, and is extremely well located at the front of the hospital, immediately adjacent to the operating department and very close to the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and radiology.

A recent business case successfully increased the consultant body from four to eight, which has allowed separation of the consultant on‑call rota from anaesthetics. A dedicated 1:8 Critical Care consultant rota is now in operation however close links and cooperation remain with the anaesthetic consultant on‑call for the site.

The unit has state‑of‑the‑art equipment, including Hamilton G5 ventilators at all bed spaces, including advanced modes of ventilation such as Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV) and APRV. There is a strong focus on Critical Care ultrasound, including echocardiography. There are two FICE supervisors in the East Kent Critical Care consultant body and numerous FICE mentors, including Drs Ana Alegria and Ken Adegoke at QEQM and the unit boasts a Sonosite X‑Porte multi‑purpose ultrasound machine. There are strong links and cooperation in Echocardiography training with the team at William Harvey, where a yearly FICE course is run.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day‑to‑day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT Specialist Registration (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date) in intensive care medicine and one of anaesthetics, emergency medicine or acute medicine or CESR equivalent
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
• FFICM, EDIC, FCEM, MRCP, FRCA
• Formal teaching or instructing qualification
• Good clinical practice training

Clinical governance

• Experience of morbidity and mortality review Evidence of audit of own practice
• Structured judgement review training

Skills and experience

• Wide experience caring for critical ill adults & children
• Wide experience of one of: anaesthesia, emergency or acute medicine
• Previous NHS experience
• Experience of teaching
• Audit participation
• Critical care publications or presentations

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.

Address

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year
Per annum (pro rata where applicable)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Reference number

344-2389CONSAC-A

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital