Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Please see attached Job Description for out-of-hours commitment.)
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-7915
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH at Westmoreland Street
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum + London Weighting (on-call Cat A 8%)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Substantive Consultant – Critical Care and Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a Substantive Consultant in Critical Care (8PA) and Anaesthesia (2PA). The successful candidate will need to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, excellence in education/training and a commitment to make a tangible contribution to our audit/quality improvement programme in their supporting professional activity time. We expect a dedicated interest in improving staff experience and recruitment, supervision and training of our resident doctors.
Desirable characteristics for the Critical Care role would include FUSIC mentorship, ability to assist education and governance of our ECHO and point of care ultrasound services, a dedicated interest in improving staff experience and recruitment, supervision and training of our resident doctors. This role will provide an opportunity to further develop collaborative working between theatres and the CCU.
CV required for application
Main duties of the job
You will provide a consultant-led, patient-centred, clinical service for the critical care department. This includes a twice-daily review of all patients during the working week & daily review at weekends. These duties also cover emergency duties, including emergency work arising from on-call duties, relevant clinical diagnostic work, other patient treatment, attending relevant meetings about direct patient care & administration directly related to the above.
The anaesthetic commitment is likely to include both peri-operative care for high-risk patients undergoing complex surgery & high-volume low complexity work. There will be no on call commitment for anaesthesia.
The academic & research activities of the Division are channelled through a number of academic centres in UCL. The critical care consultants contribute actively to the educational & research components of the Bloomsbury Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, the Centre for Perioperative Medicine & have strong collaborative links with UCL Healthcare Engineering Institute of Health Informatics & the Department for Targeted Intervention. UCLH/UCL is a well-established Biomedical Research Centre & the research outputs from Critical Care & Peri-operative Medicine are ranked top within the UK. Recently, we have become a new NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborative bringing together digital & qualitative researchers to improve our understanding of safety in the high-risk surgery & critical care space.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate would be encouraged to pursue other research interests in collaboration with these groupings through honorary contracts.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full UK GMC Registration
- On GMC Specialist Register in Intensive Care Medicine Register and anaesthesia, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT/CESR approval
- FRCA or equivalent anaesthetic experience NB: Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register by date of interview
- Provider status in ALS, ATLS (or equivalent) and in APLS (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Instructor status in one or more life support courses (ALS, ATLS, APLS, PALS)
- MRCP or equivalent
- MCEM or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Critical care experience commensurate with CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
- Completed a recognised period of training leading to a CCT in anaesthesia or has gained equivalent experience
- Experience in anaesthesia for major surgical procedures including major laparoscopic and robotic surgery
- Experience of multidisciplinary pre-assessment and pre-operative preparation of complex patients
- Experience of undertaking audit and quality improvement projects and willingness to develop the local programme.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in multiple modes of cardiac output monitoring
- Experience in preoperative medicine and management of complex high-risk patients
- Experience in service development and pathway optimisation
- Experience in participation design and delivery of courses, teaching programmes
- Experience of haematology and/or haemo-oncology critical care
- Accreditation in critical care ultrasound eg echocardiography, lung and patient simulation, FUSIC mentorship.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to perform clinical procedures essential to critical care, including advanced airway management
- Ability to work without supervision and make appropriate clinical decisions
- Willingness to accept responsibility of team leadership and experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
- Shows awareness of own limitations
- Ability and willingness to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients of any acuity
- Ability to participate in translational research consistent with the UCLH ‘themes’
- Ability to supervise, educate and train junior doctors
- Proficiency with IT systems relevant
Desirable criteria
- Potential to continue to raise the profile of the department
Communication
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/negotiate
- Ability to see patients as people, empathise, and work co-operatively with others
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development, remaining up-to-date on national guidelines relevant to the critical care
- High level of commitment to teaching with a track record of teaching at all levels
- Familiarity with research methodology and record of publications
Desirable criteria
- Peer reviewed publications
- Appropriate Higher Degree MD, PhD or equivalent
- Relevant management/leadership training programme
- Teaching qualification
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- The postholder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post, this will be determined through occupational health with any reasonable aids provided wherever possible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 David Howell
- Job title
- Divisional Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For more information:
Contact: Meena Patel, General Manager
Email: [email protected]
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