Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and progressive individual Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia to join our "Outstanding" CQC-rated Critical Care team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a highly recognised and forward-thinking specialty within the Trust. The appointee will primarily work at the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) but may provide services at other sites as needed.
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible within six months of the interview date, with extensive training and experience in both critical care and anaesthesia. We welcome candidates with additional clinical or diagnostic skills that will enhance our team, such as accreditation in ultrasound.The job plan will incorporate a 50:50 split of daytime clinical activity between critical care and anaesthesia. The successful applicant will contribute to a dedicated consultant roster that covers both day and night shifts, with an on-call rota aiming for 1 in 16 soon.This job is a substantive post.
Closing date: 6th January 2026Interview date: 15th January 2026
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia. The post supports the expansion of our critical care and anaesthetic services at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), with potential cross-site responsibilities. We welcome applicants with additional clinical, educational, or leadership interests that will enrich our consultant team.
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible within six months of interview, with broad training and experience in both intensive care and anaesthesia. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who will contribute to service development, innovation, and excellence in patient care. The Trust is committed to supporting consultants through leadership development, education, and quality improvement. Our Critical Care service is rated "Outstanding" by the CQC, and our Anaesthesia Directorate is recognised for its strong training culture and multidisciplinary collaboration.This post offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team delivering outstanding care across both intensive care and anaesthesia. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about clinical excellence, education, and innovation.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Krishnan KP, Clinical Director for Anaesthesia & ICM
Tel: 01215531831. Email: k.krishnan@nhs.net
Professor Jonathan Hulme: Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service:
Tel: 0121 507 5458 Email: jonathan.hulme@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Krishnan KP, Clinical Director for Anaesthesia & ICM
Tel: 01215531831. Email: k.krishnan@nhs.net
Professor Jonathan Hulme: Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service:
Tel: 0121 507 5458 Email: jonathan.hulme@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration & license to practice
- Eligible to work in the UK
- FRCA
- FFICM
Desirable
- Additional postgraduate qualifications, especially MRCP
- Advanced Training in intensive care medicine
- Experience in critical care ultrasound
Clinical Experience
Essential
- CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
- CCT in Anaesthesia
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of emergencies in Critical care and Anaesthesia
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Able to prioritise clinical need
Desirable
- Other experience relevant to needs of the department e.g., complex airway management
- Special interests that complement the existing consultants
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience:
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Evidence of longstanding engagement with the community in which acute healthcare is delivered eg via representatives of community groups and local charities
- Evidence of longstanding public health engagement with communities represented in the patient groups treated at SWB
- Experience and delivery at regional or national level of medical leadership and representation
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS
- Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Enthusiasm to embrace developments in ICM and parent specialty
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice
- Experience in risk management
Teaching and Training experience:
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching
- Defined educational roles or qualifications including representation for doctors in training
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Instructor qualification in adult life support via Resuscitation Council UK, or equivalent
- Instructor qualification in paediatric life support via Resuscitation Council UK, or equivalent
- Experience in Simulation Training
- Qualification in how health, illness, and healthcare are shaped by cultural, social, and political factors
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives, and issues
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Higher Degree e.g., MSc/MD/PhD
- Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working and communication
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses, and allied health professionals
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Excellent presentation skills; engages audience
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff, and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptive attitude
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Demonstrates initiative in personal practice.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level.
Other Requirements:
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives, and issues.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Residence within a reasonable distance of Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration & license to practice
- Eligible to work in the UK
- FRCA
- FFICM
Desirable
- Additional postgraduate qualifications, especially MRCP
- Advanced Training in intensive care medicine
- Experience in critical care ultrasound
Clinical Experience
Essential
- CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
- CCT in Anaesthesia
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of emergencies in Critical care and Anaesthesia
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Able to prioritise clinical need
Desirable
- Other experience relevant to needs of the department e.g., complex airway management
- Special interests that complement the existing consultants
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience:
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Evidence of longstanding engagement with the community in which acute healthcare is delivered eg via representatives of community groups and local charities
- Evidence of longstanding public health engagement with communities represented in the patient groups treated at SWB
- Experience and delivery at regional or national level of medical leadership and representation
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS
- Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Enthusiasm to embrace developments in ICM and parent specialty
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice
- Experience in risk management
Teaching and Training experience:
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching
- Defined educational roles or qualifications including representation for doctors in training
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Instructor qualification in adult life support via Resuscitation Council UK, or equivalent
- Instructor qualification in paediatric life support via Resuscitation Council UK, or equivalent
- Experience in Simulation Training
- Qualification in how health, illness, and healthcare are shaped by cultural, social, and political factors
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives, and issues
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Higher Degree e.g., MSc/MD/PhD
- Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working and communication
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses, and allied health professionals
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Excellent presentation skills; engages audience
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff, and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptive attitude
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Demonstrates initiative in personal practice.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level.
Other Requirements:
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives, and issues.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Residence within a reasonable distance of Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
- Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites
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).
