Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

The closing date is 16 April 2026

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Critical Care Medicine.

Northumbria's Critical Care unit has 18 beds and is based at the heart of the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) which is based in Cramlington, Northumberland. The Trust also provides critical care responsibilities for the other acute hospitals within the trust; Wansbeck General Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital. The post would include the delivery of Critical Care consultant responsibility at NSECH, based on a 1 in 12 on-call rota.

NSECH opened in 2015 and is a state of the art, purpose built, emergency care hospital. The successful candidate will be working in the busy critical care department and will be responsible for a mixture of critically ill adult medical and surgical patients.

We are a training unit for medical, critical care, anaesthetic and Foundation residents, as well as Advanced Critical Care Practitioners. The successful candidate will be expected to have an active role in these training programmes.

We are a regional adult trauma unit and we also provide immediate critical care support, stabilisation and transfer for critically ill paediatric patients.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

Jointly responsible for the provision of Critical Care services to the population of Northumberland. The post holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest to complement the other members of the department and will work with managers and professional colleagues in ensuring maximum efficiency of the service.

Manage personal workload in such a way as to ensure where possible service contract levels are achieved. Participate in the provision of cover on shared basis with colleagues for periods of annual, sickness and study leave, except for prolonged absences where locum cover may be necessary.

Provide continuing clinical responsibility for patients under their care and assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.

Maintain an awareness and commitment to organisational priorities and ensure these are communicated effectively to colleagues and staff. Engage in constructive debates about organisational issues through a willingness to interact positively with managers, as well as showing respect to ensure a similar level of respect in return.

Effectively balance loyalty to the service and to the organisation through corporate behaviours and have an ability to anticipate change in current

political climates showing an awareness of where the team sits in the bigger picture.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7891717HD

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of application
FFICM (Fellow of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine) or equivalent
Full GMC Registration

Desirable

FUSIC accreditation
Masters degree or PhD in a relevant field

Experience anbd Knowledge

Essential

Clinical training and experience in the relevant specialty, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Critical Care
ALS
APLS or equivalent

Desirable

Critical care follow-up clinic experience
ATLS or equivalent

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of application
FFICM (Fellow of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine) or equivalent
Full GMC Registration

Desirable

FUSIC accreditation
Masters degree or PhD in a relevant field

Experience anbd Knowledge

Essential

Clinical training and experience in the relevant specialty, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Critical Care
ALS
APLS or equivalent

Desirable

Critical care follow-up clinic experience
ATLS or equivalent

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)