York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Intensivist (York)

The closing date is 23 March 2026

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant to join our team at York Hospital. Applicants from single, dual or triple accreditation training backgrounds are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The post holder will carry out duties as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. This position is based at York Hospital.

York Intensive Care Unit currently admits around 1000 patients per year and is staffed to a dependency of 12 level 3 beds. It is a beautifully spacious unit. It has 22 physical bed spaces, of which 12 are side rooms. The Intensive care uses a high-performance Clinical Information System. There are good conferencing and staff facilities. Prospective candidates are strongly encouraged to visit and view the Intensive Care Unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out the duties of a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to deliver high quality patient care. This involves ward rounds, managing Critical Care referrals, and delivering the Critical Care services for the Hospital.

You will join 20 ICM Consultants who work within the Trust. ICM Consultants have a primary base at either York or Scarborough. 6 ICM Consultants are based at Scarborough, and 14 ICM Consultants are based at York. Both Intensive Care sites work in a collaborative way. All the ICM Consultants conference weekly for the Grand Round meeting (M&M / Clinical decision meetings) in which ICU patients and complex decision making occurs. All the ICM Consultants conference monthly for the ICU Governance meeting.

About us

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff. The main hospital sites are at York and in Scarborough.

The Anaesthetic and Critical Care Team at York & Scarborough NHS Foundation Trust stands at nearly 80 Consultants / Specialists and 16 speciality doctors. Within the Trust we are part of the Surgery Care Group. We have a Clinical Director responsible for the Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care directorate (TACC) across the Trust supported by Lead Clinicians for Intensive Care, Anaesthetics, Pain and Theatres.

In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package.

Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7837198-C-S-NR

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

The post holder will carry out the duties of a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to deliver high quality patient care. This involves ward rounds, managing Critical Care referrals, and delivering the Critical Care services for the Hospital.

Work base location:York Hospital

Average weekly programmed activities: 10 PA

Up to 2 additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder based on separate agreement.

The current York Intensive Care rota represents 5.29 PA of Intensive Care work.

Job plans can be created for single stream applicants. Job plans can be created for applicants from different dual speciality backgrounds. There is a requirement to provide cross-site work in line with current patterns within the department.

The standard core SPA 1.25 PA week.

There may be an opportunity to increase SPA, where need arises, in line with departmental objectives.

The on call is based on a 1:14 ICU rota.

The post holder would participate in the on-call rota at York hospital. The on-call rota is currently defined as a Category A rota. Unpredictable on call is determined and subject to the NHS standard hours monitoring exercise.

Individual job plans.

Single stream and dual job plans can be discussed and tailored with the Clinical Director. Job plans will become operational on commencement. All job plans are agreed in line with the Trusts job planning principles.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

The post holder will carry out the duties of a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to deliver high quality patient care. This involves ward rounds, managing Critical Care referrals, and delivering the Critical Care services for the Hospital.

Work base location:York Hospital

Average weekly programmed activities: 10 PA

Up to 2 additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder based on separate agreement.

The current York Intensive Care rota represents 5.29 PA of Intensive Care work.

Job plans can be created for single stream applicants. Job plans can be created for applicants from different dual speciality backgrounds. There is a requirement to provide cross-site work in line with current patterns within the department.

The standard core SPA 1.25 PA week.

There may be an opportunity to increase SPA, where need arises, in line with departmental objectives.

The on call is based on a 1:14 ICU rota.

The post holder would participate in the on-call rota at York hospital. The on-call rota is currently defined as a Category A rota. Unpredictable on call is determined and subject to the NHS standard hours monitoring exercise.

Individual job plans.

Single stream and dual job plans can be discussed and tailored with the Clinical Director. Job plans will become operational on commencement. All job plans are agreed in line with the Trusts job planning principles.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and skill
  • Knowledge of good medical practice and GMC requirements.
  • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and audit.
  • Experience in teaching & supervising medical students and junior trainees.
  • Able to teach clinical skills.
  • Able to critically review and apply research to clinical situations
  • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
  • Written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues.
  • Able to communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team members, patients, relatives, GPs and other agencies.
  • Able & willing to take on leadership roles.
  • Strategic thinker with enquiring, critical approach to work.
  • Capable of building trust and confidence.
  • Open to new ideas; willing to learn and develop.
  • Able to work effectively despite pressures, and to cope with stressful situations in a calm and reflective manner.
  • Contributes to improving patient experience and involving patients in decisions about their care.
  • Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service.
  • Understanding of current NHS issues.
  • Able to organise and manage the department targets.
  • Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service.
  • Understands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources.
  • Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites.
  • Willing to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from their principal place of work, unless agreed otherwise agreed with the Medical Director.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent qualification.
  • Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice.
  • Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - Or CESR
  • Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research in relevant Specialty.
  • Higher teaching qualification.
Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and skill
  • Knowledge of good medical practice and GMC requirements.
  • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and audit.
  • Experience in teaching & supervising medical students and junior trainees.
  • Able to teach clinical skills.
  • Able to critically review and apply research to clinical situations
  • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
  • Written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues.
  • Able to communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team members, patients, relatives, GPs and other agencies.
  • Able & willing to take on leadership roles.
  • Strategic thinker with enquiring, critical approach to work.
  • Capable of building trust and confidence.
  • Open to new ideas; willing to learn and develop.
  • Able to work effectively despite pressures, and to cope with stressful situations in a calm and reflective manner.
  • Contributes to improving patient experience and involving patients in decisions about their care.
  • Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service.
  • Understanding of current NHS issues.
  • Able to organise and manage the department targets.
  • Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service.
  • Understands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources.
  • Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites.
  • Willing to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from their principal place of work, unless agreed otherwise agreed with the Medical Director.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent qualification.
  • Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice.
  • Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - Or CESR
  • Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research in relevant Specialty.
  • Higher teaching qualification.

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr James Walkington

j.walkington@nhs.net

01904725398

Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7837198-C-S-NR

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


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