Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care Medicine
- Grade
- YM72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7250102WXH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whipps Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/08/2025
Employer heading

Consultant in Critical Care Medicine
YM72
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
The post will require work at Whipps Cross University Hospital and will include out of hours critical care on call duty on a 1:10 consultant rota (more detail within the JD). We are looking for a colleague with a passion for critical care, outreach and education, who will make valuable contribution to both the department and the Whipps Cross site. Applications are encouraged from candidates with Dual Training in ICM or Pure ICM CESR/CCT (or within 6m of CCT).
This is an excellent opportunity for dynamic individuals with the appropriate skills to join a first-class multi-disciplinary team providing the full range of services to the majority of East London and beyond in a progressive London teaching hospital environment.
The post holder will be an employee of Barts Health and there may be future opportunities or requirements to work at one of the other hospitals in the Barts Health group.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post will require work at Whipps Cross University Hospital and will include out of hours critical care on call duty on a 1:10 consultant rota (more detail within the JD). We are looking for a colleague with a passion for critical care, outreach and education, who will make valuable contribution to both the department and the Whipps Cross site. Applications are encouraged from candidates with Dual Training in ICM or Pure ICM CESR/CCT (or within 6m of CCT).
This is an excellent opportunity for dynamic individuals with the appropriate skills to join a first-class multi-disciplinary team providing the full range of services to the majority of East London and beyond in a progressive London teaching hospital environment.
The post holder will be an employee of Barts Health and there may be future opportunities or requirements to work at one of the other hospitals in the Barts Health group.
Person specification
Qualifications / Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration with a license to practise
- • Specialist Registration in ICM (or within 6mths of CCT)
- or Dual Specialist Registration in ICM alongside another speciality such as Anaesthetics, EM, AM. (Or within 6m of CCT)
- or Specialist Registration in an appropriate speciality such as Anaesthetics, EM, AM (or within 6m of CCT) with evidence of advanced training/Fellowship in ICM
- • Evidence of ALS certification and/or update
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of UK healthcare system
- • Substantive/Fixed Term Consultant Grade experience in ICM
- • FFICM exam
- • ATLS. APLS
Special Knowledge/ Abilities and/or Experience
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate evidence that the candidate is able to operate at consultant level in a busy DGH ICU
Desirable criteria
- • Previous Experience of working at consultant level in a DGH ICU
Personal Skills / Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to communicate clearly and intelligently in written and spoken English
- • Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- • Ability to build strong and effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues
- • Ability to gain confidence and trust
- • Ability to cope with pressure and adapt to change
- • Enthusiasm and approachability
Desirable criteria
- • Leadership skills appropriate to leading a multidisciplinary team
- • Directing and teaching medical, nursing and other professionals
- • Patience and compassion
Teaching & Training
Essential criteria
- • Active Involvement in teaching undergraduates, junior medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals
Desirable criteria
- • Formal advanced training/Fellowship in Education/teaching/simulation
- • Instructor status in one or more of ALS, APLS, ATLS or MIMMS
- • Certificate of education.
Research
Essential criteria
- • Understands research methodology
- • Actively encourages research with junior and other staff
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in Clinical governance and clinical audit
- • Computer skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Suyogi Jigajinni
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Perioperative Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact below Consultants if you need any further information regarding this post;
Dr Jason Gittens, Clinical Lead for Critical Care and CCOT, Whipps Cross Hospital - [email protected]
Dr Suyogi Jigajinni, Clinical Lead for Perioperative Medicine, Whipps Cross Hospital - [email protected]
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