Consultant Intensive Care Medicine

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Intensive Care Medicine

The closing date is 07 December 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated consultant to join our department as a Substantive Consultant in Intensive Care, starting March 2026.

The successful candidate would join the Intensive Care Unit on call rota (presently 1:8 but may transition to 1:12 with 1:6 weekend double up) and in non ICU weeks either cover 2nd on daytime ICU sessions or support critical care outreach or deliver DCC in a complimentary specialty. It is expected that the successful candidate will also join Mortality Review meetings and MDT meetings (to discuss long term patients) on Wednesday afternoons in their non ICU cover weeks. A central expectation of the successful candidate would be to undertake a leading role in the development and support of services within the umbrella of Critical Care. This may include co developing an in house advanced critical care practitioner programme; working on Cerner (EPR); continuing to develop a post ICU rehabilitation service; supporting the Outreach Team.

Main duties of the job

There is a local mentorship programme for newly appointed consultants within the Department.

The successful appointee would be expected to actively support and join activities on the ICU including quarterly M&M, Board meetings, weekly Mortality reviews (concurrent with MDT), and twice yearly cross site clinical governance meeting when Audit and Quality Improvement Projects are presented.

About us

Our Trust is one of England's top performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital-along with award winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and under represented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.

If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job responsibilities

There will be a level of expectation of cross site working at West Middlesex Hospital ICU in emergency situations or as part of a regular Job Plan.

Chelsea ICU participates in ICNARC and works closely within the North-West London Critical Care Network.

Refer to the job description.

Person Specification Education and qualifications

• Full Registration with GMC
• CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent (or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)
• FFICM or equivalent
• FRCA or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Higher Degree

Experience

• Experience with management of high risk patients
• Implementation of Audit and Quality Improvement Processes
• Experience teaching, training and supervising resident doctors
• Experience in establishing a service such as Post-ICU Rehabilitation Clinic
• Involvement in Innovation projects & research
• Previous consultant level experience
• Understanding and involvement in Ethics and Governance

Skills and knowledge

• Experience in intensive care medicine
• Experience in burns intensive care
• Ability to participate in and lead multidisciplinary Critical Care team
• Ability to work with colleagues in a team and delegate appropriately
• Experience in Anaesthetics

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.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust