Job summary
Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor post in the Intensive Care (with a special interest) at the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, to start Feb 2026. Time and support will be allocated to either a special interest in echocardiography or ICU rehabilitation and follow up.
This post is for 6 months, but can be longer by mutual agreement, and would suit candidates with some previous ICU experience and Acute Specialty experience.
Duties involve day-to-day management of patients on our 11 bedded adult Critical Care Unit with about 700 admissions a year, as well as supporting the Critical Care Outreach service, on a full shift rota. The Unit is fully covered by Consultant Intensivists in a dedicated rota.
There is a weekly ITU teaching program, weekly anaesthetic teaching sessions and many other training opportunities are available within the Trust.
The Whittington Hospital is a busy, friendly teaching hospital situated in North Central London. The Emergency Department sees 85,000 new patients per year who come from diverse backgrounds with a broad range of clinical problems.
Please note, this post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Main duties of the job
Assessment & clinical management of critically ill patients both within the ICU and across the wider hospital who are referred for assessment, admission and on-going care.
This includes prompt review of referrals from ED or the ward teams at night as the Critical Care Outreach nurse service only operates 8am-8pm 7 days a week.
Timely discussion with senior supervising colleagues regarding appropriateness of admission, unexpected deterioration and suitability for discharge.
Familiarity and competence at common procedures is expected (vascular access, chest drain insertion etc) but supervised training is also given for other procedures eg percutaneous tracheostomy. Airway support is provided by the on-call Anaesthetics team for ICU doctors without anaesthesia or airway skills.
Direction, guidance, supervision & teaching of more junior ICU trainees including for practical procedures.
Organisation of appropriately detailed patient hand-over both at shift changes including current clinical condition of patients under review outside of the ICU.
Written and verbal handover to ward team for patients stepping down to ward care
Updating of clinical records, electronic & paper data & audit systems including the ICU activity database
Communication with families & relatives of patients to update them on patient progress.
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
For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered medical practitioner oValid Registration with the General Medical Council and current licence to practice oProvider status at ALS o1st part of FRCA< MRCP or MCEM
Desirable
- oPostgraduate medical qualification- completed FRCA, MRCP or MCEM
- oSimulation faculty course or willingness to undertake
- oProvider status at ATLS or APLS
- oEducation qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oSuccessful completion of Foundation Programme or equivalent
- oEvidence of educational achievement and progression
- oWillingness to work in different clinical environments to facilitate in-situ sim
- oExperience in a critical care medicine role at F2 level or above
- oExcellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, manager and other staff
- oAbility to take full responsibility for initial assessment of patients
- oExperience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
Desirable
- oKnowledge related to planning an educational project
- oExperience of using mannequins
- oExperience of audit management
- oExperience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- oTeaching of non-medical health professionals.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oExperience of teaching
- oGood communication skills
- oGood team working abilities
- oComputer literate
- oAbility to organise and manage own workload efficiently
- oEmpathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
- oApproachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
- oTeam loyalty
- oPositive approach to lessons learnt
- oConfident approach without being arrogant
Desirable
- oWillingness to support and deliver simulation faculty training
- oIT skills
- oPresentation skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to communicate with staff at all levels
- oAbility to work as a member of the team
- oDemonstrated commitment to clinical education
- oTime management ability
- oAware of work learning needs
- oSelf-motivated
Desirable
- oEnthusiasm to be a clinical educator in the future
- oEvidence of innovation
- oExperience of Human Factors training
Other Requirements
Essential
- oMust be willing to work flexibly according to teaching workload
- oAbility to work at different sites within the organisation
- oDemonstrate evidence of lifelong learning
- oReflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance
Desirable
- oContinued professional/personal development
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered medical practitioner oValid Registration with the General Medical Council and current licence to practice oProvider status at ALS o1st part of FRCA< MRCP or MCEM
Desirable
- oPostgraduate medical qualification- completed FRCA, MRCP or MCEM
- oSimulation faculty course or willingness to undertake
- oProvider status at ATLS or APLS
- oEducation qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oSuccessful completion of Foundation Programme or equivalent
- oEvidence of educational achievement and progression
- oWillingness to work in different clinical environments to facilitate in-situ sim
- oExperience in a critical care medicine role at F2 level or above
- oExcellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, manager and other staff
- oAbility to take full responsibility for initial assessment of patients
- oExperience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
Desirable
- oKnowledge related to planning an educational project
- oExperience of using mannequins
- oExperience of audit management
- oExperience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- oTeaching of non-medical health professionals.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oExperience of teaching
- oGood communication skills
- oGood team working abilities
- oComputer literate
- oAbility to organise and manage own workload efficiently
- oEmpathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
- oApproachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
- oTeam loyalty
- oPositive approach to lessons learnt
- oConfident approach without being arrogant
Desirable
- oWillingness to support and deliver simulation faculty training
- oIT skills
- oPresentation skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to communicate with staff at all levels
- oAbility to work as a member of the team
- oDemonstrated commitment to clinical education
- oTime management ability
- oAware of work learning needs
- oSelf-motivated
Desirable
- oEnthusiasm to be a clinical educator in the future
- oEvidence of innovation
- oExperience of Human Factors training
Other Requirements
Essential
- oMust be willing to work flexibly according to teaching workload
- oAbility to work at different sites within the organisation
- oDemonstrate evidence of lifelong learning
- oReflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance
Desirable
- oContinued professional/personal development
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).
