Consultant in Intensive Care (Anaesthetics)

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Consultant in Intensive Care (Anaesthetics)

10 sessions per week (ITU 3 days per week)

Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 21st July 2026

Interview Date: Monday 17th August 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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  • This post is for a consultant in Intensive Care (single specialty/dual trained with Anaesthesia or Emergency Medicine/ or completing CESR application).
  • This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated clinician to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton
  • Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register, due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview or has CESR application underway.

Main duties of the job

  • The appointee is expected to be involved in the department’s undergraduate, postgraduate and other appropriate educational activities.
  • The appointee will have a responsibility for the running of their clinical service, integrating this with the department as a whole and ensuring appropriate communication with anaesthetists, other specialities, managers, and hospital committees. The appointee will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of relevant aspects of the Trust’s contractual obligations and business plans.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Has FICM approved training in Critical Care Medicine to Consultant level or equivalent training recognised by FICM OR has a CESR application underway.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

  • Has attended a Critical Care Ultrasound Course or has a Critical Care ultrasound qualification
  • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise

Desirable

  • Entry on Specialist Register in ICM (or CCT/CESR expected within 6 months of interview date)
  • Has FFICM or DCIM or EDIC
  • ALS / APLS/ ATLS provider status

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of a busy Intensive care unit
  • Ability to manage and lead a multi-disciplinary team
  • Understands the principles of audit and clinical governance
  • Has a good understanding of evidence based Medicine
  • Ability to teach skills to Medical, Nursing and other staffing groups
  • Has experience of teaching foundation doctors and speciality trainees to the standards required by the royal college

Desirable

  • Has participated in at least one audit/ quality improvement project
  • Has knowledge and skills in human factors
  • Has undertaken “Good clinical practice training” or equivalent research training
  • Has participated in a research project
  • Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
  • Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at regional meetings
  • Has delivered oral/poster presentation(s) at national or international meeting(s)
  • Has experience of using a wide range of IT
  • Regularly participates in a teaching programme

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Flexibility, coupled with ability to work effectively within a team
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
  • Ability to maintain cool at times of stress
  • Has effective interpersonal skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 21 July 2026

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