Consultant with Special Interest in SARF and ECMO: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Consultant in Adult Cardiothoracic and General Intensive Care Medicine, Specialist Interest in Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (SARF) & ECMO,

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant to join our expanding Critical Care team at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

We are seeking a dynamic clinician with a strong commitment to Adult Intensive Care Medicine and a particular interest in the management of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (SARF) and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery and ongoing development of our specialist general and cardiothoracic critical care, SARF and adult ECMO services.

This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking critical care service with ambitions to further develop and enhance the provision of specialist SARF and adult ECMO care. You will work alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering outstanding patient outcomes while driving innovation in critical care medicine.

Applications are welcomed from suitable candidates on the specialist register for intensive care medicine via the CCT or CESR route or those dual trained with anaesthesia. Candidates may interview for this post within 6 months of expected CCT date. The post is suitable for either single specialty intensivists or those dual trained, please contact to discuss potential job plans.

Main duties of the job

A key aspect of the role is supporting the continued development and expansion of the Trust’s nationally recognised SARF and Adult ECMO programmes. The post holder will contribute to specialist clinical decision-making, service improvement initiatives, and the delivery of excellent patient outcomes within a highly specialised critical care environment.

The successful candidate will play an active role in education and training, participating in the department’s teaching programmes for transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), critical care echocardiography, critical care ultrasound, and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) trainees. Attendance and contribution to multidisciplinary case conferences are expected.

The role also encompasses participation in research, clinical audit, quality improvement activities, and the wider academic mission of the department.

Depending on the appointee’s subspecialty expertise and the operational needs of the Trust, additional sessional commitments may include anaesthetic practice, Clinical Decisions Unit sessions, outpatient clinic responsibilities, and critical care transport duties as part of the East Midlands Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCOTS).

Overall, the post offers the opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s leading specialist intensive care, respiratory failure, and ECMO centres, combining advanced clinical practice with teaching, research, service development, and regional leadership in critical care.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• FFICM or Equivalent
• Possession of CESR/CCT/CESR(CP) in Intensive Care Medicine at date of interview or within 6 months of expected CCT/CESR(CP) completion at date of interview
• Eligible for entry/entered on the specialist register of the General Medical Council for Intensive Care Medicine.
• Completed advanced ICM training or equivalent (Step 2/Stage 3) as specified by the FICM
• Completed an SSY in ECMO, ECMO fellowship or can demonstrate equivalent training in Adult ECMO at a senior level

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable contemporary experience in care of patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Failure, advanced respiratory support techniques, and the provision of Adult ECMO
• Experience in ECMO cannulation
• Experience in the transport of the critically ill adult patient
• Demonstrable experience and extended training in Adult Critical Care Medicine including extensive contemporary critical care experience in general and cardiothoracic ICU in the last 2 years
• Experience in transthoracic and/or transoesophageal echocardiography
• Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meet all aspects of the job plan.
• Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence-based practice
• IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word, etc.

Desirable

• Completion of an ECMO provider course
• CALS provider
• FICE or FUSIC heart/lung/HD accreditation
• fTOE accreditation
• BSE (British Society of Echocardiography) and/or EDEC accreditation in TOE/TTE

Management

Essential

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills).
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.

Desirable

• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Management training on an accredited course.
• Awareness of Service Development issues.

Communication Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.

Desirable

• High standard of presentation both written and verbal
• Demonstrable track record of successful change management
• Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment

Motivation

Essential

• Personal integrity and reliability.
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff

Desirable

• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.

Audit/ Quality Improvement

Essential

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement programme
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit

Desirable

• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence
• Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement.
• Published Audit including quality improvement.

Research

Essential

• Understanding and interest in research
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity

Desirable

• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to asses clinical competencies
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.

Desirable

• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training
• Evidence of teaching activity in adult ECMO/SARF

Equality & Diversity

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

Closing Date: 26 October 2026