Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine & Anaesthesia

Job summary

Working Full time : 10 sessions per week

The department is seeking to appoint a consultant intensivist, with sessions in anaesthesia. The candidate will integrate into the team of existing consultants to provide a complete intensive care service, including the equivalent of a full-time commitment to ICU hot weeks, ICU on call and weekend cover.

This post has arisen from a vacancy in the Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. It will add resilience to ICU consultant staffing and support an appropriate ratio of consultants to patients as described in GPICS guidelines.

The job plan can be adapted to accommodate a single specialty ICM candidate.

The Intensive Care Unit consists of 21 single rooms, each of which can be used for either level two or three care. Fifteen beds are commissioned on a flexible level 2/3 basis, funded as seven level three and eight level two beds. The additional rooms allow for future expansion, provide surge capacity and allow the ICU team to work flexibly to accommodate patients while maintaining staff patient ratios. The unit supports the tertiary South Mersey Arterial hub’s activity.

The successful candidate could be a single-CCT intensivist or hold CCTs in both ICM and anaesthesia or another specialty such as emergency medicine. It is also open to those who are within six months of attaining CCT.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be responsible for providing intensive care cover along with the other intensivists. Currently all the Intensivists are also anaesthetists who provide elective and emergency anaesthesia care when not on their intensive care hot weeks or on the ICU. The on-call commitment will be 1:11 (including this post) to cover the intensive care on call rota. The weekend on-call commitment will be 1:11 for long days and overnight on call. There are additional short-day weekends (so that there are two intensivists for the morning ward rounds) making the overall weekend commitment 1 in 7.5 or approximately 7 each year.

Irrespective of other commitments, the post holder will contribute fully to the ICU on call, daytime and weekend ICU consultant cover. If the candidate undertakes anaesthesia (in a consultant or non-consultant capacity), they will work a 10 PA contract with core 1.5 SPA included to meet the needs for appraisal and revalidation.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Skills

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise
• FFICM or equivalent Diploma
• CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Intensive Care or within six months of anticipated CCT on the date of interview
• If proposing to undertake consultant-level anaesthesia sessions: FRCA or equivalent Diploma. CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT on the date of interview.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in ICM and anaesthesia/emergency medicine/acute medicine
• Minimum of 1 year worked within NHS

Desirable

• Additional degree or post-graduate qualification (MRCP, MD etc)

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness

Essential

• Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
• Evidence of ALS competencies.

Desirable

• APLS, ATLS or ETC

Teaching & Training Experience

Essential

• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a clinical supervisor
• Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues

Desirable

• Extensive / formal experience in medical education including regional teaching.
• Formal Educational Qualification
• Life support course instructor

Clinical governance/ management

Essential

• Active consistent engagement with clinical audit
• Regular commitment to continuing medical education
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Good understanding of NHS management structures

Desirable

• Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
• Evidence of leadership in anaesthesia/critical care
• Evidence of involvement in clinical research
• Presentations at regional and national meetings
• Publications in peer reviewed journal

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of: Good organisational skills, Commitment to team working, Leadership qualities, Good interpersonal skills, Excellent written and spoken English, Industry and enthusiasm, Flexibility in a changing work environment, Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues

Desirable

• Evidence of: Potential for wider hospital leadership roles.

Other Requirements

Essential

• To live within 10 miles of the Trust (unless negotiated otherwise)

Desirable

• Member of a medical indemnity organisation

Closing Date: 13 August 2026