# Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-intensive-care-medicine/0bce7332-ae65-49d4-ac64-57ea6f87d86c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-intensive-care-medicine/0bce7332-ae65-49d4-ac64-57ea6f87d86c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bristol - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-28T13:30:58.015Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Intensive_Care/Intensive_Care-v8188091 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8188091?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Do you have a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine or are you coming to the end of your training? - Do you have a passion for delivering high quality care and working in a dynamic multi-professional team? - Do you want to help to shape the future of Intensive Care services across the South West of England? Bristol NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit hard-working, self-motivated and inspiring doctors to join our team of 29 Intensive Care consultants at the City & Weston Hospital Operating Unit. Our newly created Trust has an annual turnover of £2.6 billion and is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK. The City & Weston ICU bed base compromises 60 beds in 6 discrete clinical areas across the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Weston General Hospital sites. We admit more than 3000 patients a year. Our severity of illness and outcomes are consistently well above the national average based on serial ICNARC data. ### Main duties of the job Recent developments within our ICU include the medical merger of the General, Cardiac and Weston adult critical care services. The unit was commissioned as an ECMO / Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (SARF) centre in 2022. We have a multidisciplinary Critical Care Outreach service on both the Bristol and Weston General Hospital sites. You need to be in possession of a CCT (or equivalent) in Intensive Care Medicine (or within six months of your CCT date on the day of interview) and have GMC registration with a licence to practice. This is a substantive post with full-time ICM PAs available. Both full-time and less than full-time working can be accommodated within the Consultant rota structure. For suitably qualified individuals, additional DCC PAs may also be available from the regional Retrieve transfer service, as well as other departments such as Anaesthesia and Acute Medicine. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of this position ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Meets professional health requirements - Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role ### Research **Essential** - Knowledge of the principles involved in research - Evidence of involvement in research - Applies research outcomes to clinical problems in critically-ill patients and appraises the published evidence **Desirable** - Additional academic experience and qualifications e.g. PhD - Formal academic activities, e.g. publications in peer reviewed journals - Participation in recruitment to large trials in Intensive Care ### Experience **Essential** - Stage 3/Advanced Training in Intensive Care (or equivalent) - Offers expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in critical care - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for patient care without direct supervision - Experience of caring for patients post cardiac surgery **Desirable** - Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust’s service strategy - Experience in delivery of ECMO ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - Teaching experience relevant to Intensive Care and the multi-disciplinary team - Experience of supervising trainees **Desirable** - Formal teaching/ education qualification - Educational Supervisor training completed - Contribution to learning through simulation ### Management & Leadership **Essential** - Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it - Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service - Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant - Ability to practice independently as a consultant - Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership - Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks **Desirable** - Evidence of management/leadership experience and/or qualifications and courses - Demonstration of knowledge of NHS management structures ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Full GMC registration - FCICM or equivalent qualification - CCT in Intensive Care Medicine (or equivalent) or within 6 months of the interview date (please note, this does not apply to CESR) **Desirable** - Higher academic qualification e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent ### Clinical Governance and Audit **Essential** - Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies - Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation - Positive approach to evidence based practice - Evidence of recent and regular engagement with icontinuing professional development (CPD) scheme ### Clinical Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty - Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty **Desirable** - Broad range of IT skills - Clinical skills and knowledge related to ECMO - Use of point of care ultrasound techniques ### Ability to be a flexible team member **Essential** - Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances - Awareness of personal limitations - Commitment to continuing medical education and appraisal **Desirable** - Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels - Trained as a Consultant Appraiser ### Interpersonal, communication and team working skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues. - Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English - Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries - Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions - 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