Consultant in Intensive Care: Sponsorship Available

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Job summary

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dynamic consultants with a special interest in Intensive Care Medicine and an associated speciality in Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine or any other compatible Medical base specialty, to join our progressive team of intensivists, and allied professionals.

The Trust has close clinical and academic ties with local medical schools, and will be actively involved in the new Kent medical school. Successful applicants will be able to participate in teaching both under and postgraduate students associated with these Universities.

Applicants should have full GMC registration and License to Practice, and be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving CCT at the time of interview. An Enhanced DBS (Adults and Children) check is required for this post.

Doctors considering an application are encouraged to visit the hospital and to meet with potential clinical colleagues. The Chief Executive and/or Medical Director would also be happy to meet with doctors interested in this role, commitments allowing.

Main duties of the job

The Trusts’ critical care units are consistently amongst the best performing in the UK with excellent ICNARC outcomes and a fantastic reputation for evidenced-based practice and education and training. The Intensive Care team is a multidisciplinary consultant body comprising of consultants in critical care and other specialties, with great relationships with other directorates within the trust.

The critical care team is extensively involved in portfolio research, education and teaching and training. There is a 24/7 Critical Care outreach service which includes Intensive, and a long term vascular access service both with consultant sessions and in addition both units have follow up clinics.

The new appointee will join a team of 15 Critical Care Consultants in total, who are responsible for the Trusts’ two critical care units. There are excellent opportunities to develop personal interests including echocardiography, research, governance, outreach and ICU follow-up.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS (or equivalent)
  • Registered with GMC
  • On the specialist register, or within 6 months of acquiring CCT
  • Must have completed intermediate or Step 1 training in ICM or equivalent and eligible for Associate Fellowship FICM

Desirable

  • FRCA or equivalent, or a second registered specialty to complement the trusts requirements
  • CCT in ICM as described by the Faculty of intensive care medicine (or evidence of equivalent levels of experience/training)
  • FFICM examination or other higher professional qualification
  • ALS/APLS/ATLS or NLS provider or instructor

Experience

Essential

  • Understand the principles of audit and Quality Improvement Projects (QIP)
  • Evidence of participation and completion of audit projects and QIPs particularly relating to ICU
  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature

Desirable

  • Completed the audit loop
  • Evidence of involvement in research projects and their presentation
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Skills

Essential

  • Competency in line insertions and percutaneous tracheostomy
  • Evidence of good communication skills
  • Evidence of leadership

Desirable

  • FICE and/or FUSIC accreditation or equivalent
  • Attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
  • Competency in advanced airway management.

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 September 2026

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