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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine to join a high-performing critical care service in the East Midlands. This full-time substantive post offers the chance to work within a busy Intensive Care Unit providing 24/7 specialist critical care services across acute hospital sites.

The successful candidate will report to the Clinical Lead for Intensive Care Medicine and play a key role in delivering advanced critical care to adult patients requiring complex intervention, while supporting governance, education, patient safety, and service improvement. Candidates with dual accreditation are welcome, with scope for up to 2 programmed activities in another speciality, subject to agreement.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide Consultant-led specialist care to critically ill adult patients within the ICU.
• Conduct twice-daily ward rounds to ensure safe and effective patient management.
• Prescribe and administer emergency medications when clinically required.
• Supervise junior doctors, middle-grade doctors, and Advanced Critical Care Practitioners.
• Support emergency referrals and provide clinical advice to other specialities, including Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesia.
• Work collaboratively with nursing coordinators and the wider MDT to ensure safe unit flow and staffing.
• Communicate sensitively with patients' families regarding critical illness, treatment escalation, and end-of-life decisions where required.
• Participate in research, innovation, audit, governance, and quality improvement activities.
• Maintain CPD, appraisal, revalidation, and mandatory training requirements.
• Support cross-site service delivery where operationally required.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• Recognised medical degree
• Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) or equivalent
• CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for registration

Desirable

• Core Anaesthetic Training completed
• Member of the Intensive Care Society
• Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography (FICE) accreditation

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Training and experience working in an Intensive Care Unit in an acute UK hospital
• Strong experience managing critically ill adult patients
• Independent consultant-level clinical decision making
• Ability to supervise multidisciplinary clinical teams
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience

Desirable

• Previous leadership experience within ICU or acute care environments

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services (GPICS)
• Awareness of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine standards
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Calm decision-making under pressure
• Excellent teamworking ability
• Ability to solve complex clinical problems effectively

Desirable

• Understanding of clinical governance frameworks
• Datix / incident reporting knowledge
• IT literacy, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Personal Attributes

• Compassionate and patient-focused approach
• Resilient under pressure
• Professional and approachable leadership style
• Flexible regarding rota commitments and site working
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Able to manage emotionally sensitive situations with empathy