Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine – Single or Dual CCT: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 114,099 to 166,585 £ / Year

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Job summary

It is an exciting time to join our welcoming and friendly team of 29 Anaesthetic/Intensive Care Consultants based at Glangwili General Hospital. The successful candidate will support the current establishment of NHS and academic staff contributing to the delivery of Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetic services in Carmarthenshire.

Candidates with a single CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or with dual specialty training are sought to join a dedicated team in the health boards largest Anaesthetic/Intensive care department based primarily in Glangwili General hospital, the main acute site for the health board.

The Critical care unit in Glangwili Hospital was opened in 2013 with approximately 500 admissions a year. There are 10 funded critical care beds to be used flexibly for level 3 and level 2 patients, with surge capacity of 17 beds. The unit is modern and spacious with all bed areas equipped with Philips critical care information systems.

We provide training in critical care for Anaesthesia and Intensive care trainees at all levels along with internal medicine and foundation trainees. We have at least 2 airway competent trainees covering the unit 24 hrs a day. This is provided by a mix of Specialty/ SAS grade Anaesthetists and trainees.

Main duties of the job

The post is for a Consultant in Intensive Care with or without dual CCT in another specialty.

The candidate will join a team of Intensive Care Consultants with a mix of single CCT and dual CCT.

The Critical Care week is from Monday to Friday 8 am to 6pm beginning with a consultant led handover from the night to the day team. On call attracts a band 3 supplement and is provided at a frequency of 1 in 8 with plans to extend the consultant workforce to give a frequency of 1 in 10.

From Monday to Friday there are 2 Critical care consultants from 8am to 6pm based at Glangwili Hospital. To maintain continuity of care, Critical care day-time sessions are worked in a weekly block with prospective cover.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
  • On the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date.
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
  • Where a sub-specialty interest is required sub-specialty training should be to a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice – fellowship or equivalent level experience.

Desirable

  • Additional Higher qualification(s).

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Broad based experience within the specialty area.
  • Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
  • Experience of leading a team

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
  • Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
  • Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of risk management.

Teaching

Essential

  • Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
  • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups.
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
  • Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
  • Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
  • Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.

Desirable

  • Active participation in research.

Safeguarding

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
  • Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Other

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
  • Ability to work flexibly.
  • Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
  • Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working 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: 6 September 2026

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