Job summary
Whittington Health NHS Trust are recruiting for a 6 month fixed term locum consultant post in critical care medicine to join the team of 7 critical care consultants from April 2025. The post is a 1 in 6 rota, plus a session of work with the CCOT, and is a part time post attracting in total 8.5PAs. Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a license to practice. Applicants ideally should have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of the interview date), CESR or European Community Rights, or be in the process of applying. Candidates who are unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time are eligible to apply and, if successful, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues.
The Trust is committed to ICARE values of innovation, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
The unit is well staffed medically with a full complement of junior trainees from emergency medicine, anaesthesia and IMT, 2 foundation year doctors, and a middle grade rota with 2 posts from the critical care training program and 1 from acute medicine. We also have 3 non training middle grade posts. We have a simulation fellow and research fellow.
Please read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description, person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to help complete your application.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the post
Please see the job description attached for a sample timetable.This is a 6 week rolling rota for critical care, plus a weekly session working with CCOT. SPA work should also be scheduled into the non ITU weeks and includes M and M, clinical governance meetings, datix meetings, etc alongside others.
The consultant is off site at night for critical care on calls. The 6 PAs for ITU work includes payment for starting work at 0800 on the day of being on call, and being on site for 12 hours. The 6 PAs also includes payment for unpredictable emergency work such as phone discussions and return to site when required, and is also subject to an on call availability supplement in category A (5%).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the post
Please see the job description attached for a sample timetable.This is a 6 week rolling rota for critical care, plus a weekly session working with CCOT. SPA work should also be scheduled into the non ITU weeks and includes M and M, clinical governance meetings, datix meetings, etc alongside others.
The consultant is off site at night for critical care on calls. The 6 PAs for ITU work includes payment for starting work at 0800 on the day of being on call, and being on site for 12 hours. The 6 PAs also includes payment for unpredictable emergency work such as phone discussions and return to site when required, and is also subject to an on call availability supplement in category A (5%).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT in ICM (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
Desirable
- Higher qualification in critical care medicine
- FFICM or European Diploma in ICM
Special interest
Essential
- Experience and training in intensive care medicine to the levels set for CCT (or equivalent training) by FICM
- Experience of ICU Outreach working
Desirable
- Knowledge and clinical experience of treatment escalation planning.
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of effective teaching & training skills
Desirable
Research
Essential
- Ability to appraise evidence and to undertake relevant research
Desirable
- An interest in research as evidenced by publications relevant to critical care
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in various techniques and procedures appropriate for intensive care and the critically ill patient
Management ability
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to lead a team
- Commitment to effective departmental management
Audit
Essential
- AuditEvidence of completion of audit projects leading to improved clinical careFamiliarity with ICNARC data collection & reporting
Desirable
- Familiarity with ICNARC data collection & reporting
Aware of national policies, quality initiatives
Essential
- Familiarity with UK Critical Care Standards as outlined in GPICS
Desirable
- Familiarity with Critical Care Networks
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT in ICM (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
Desirable
- Higher qualification in critical care medicine
- FFICM or European Diploma in ICM
Special interest
Essential
- Experience and training in intensive care medicine to the levels set for CCT (or equivalent training) by FICM
- Experience of ICU Outreach working
Desirable
- Knowledge and clinical experience of treatment escalation planning.
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of effective teaching & training skills
Desirable
Research
Essential
- Ability to appraise evidence and to undertake relevant research
Desirable
- An interest in research as evidenced by publications relevant to critical care
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in various techniques and procedures appropriate for intensive care and the critically ill patient
Management ability
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to lead a team
- Commitment to effective departmental management
Audit
Essential
- AuditEvidence of completion of audit projects leading to improved clinical careFamiliarity with ICNARC data collection & reporting
Desirable
- Familiarity with ICNARC data collection & reporting
Aware of national policies, quality initiatives
Essential
- Familiarity with UK Critical Care Standards as outlined in GPICS
Desirable
- Familiarity with Critical Care Networks
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
