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Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine

North Bristol NHS Trust

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Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
22 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 May 2026

Job overview

Applications are invited for a locum post in Intensive Care Medicine at one of Europe’s leading hospital sites at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.  Applicants who wish to undertake partner specialty work in anaesthesia  and/or critical care transfer medicine will be welcome.

The posts will be based in the purpose built 46 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Southmead Hospital, NBT.  The successful applicants will join a team of  25 ICU Consultants and more than 40 ICU trainees. The ICU sits within the wider anaesthetic department of more than 80 Consultants.

This is an exciting period for the Unit as it takes forward its 5 year strategy and rolls out  service improvements including the introduction of a Clinical Information System. The plans also include continued collaboration with its local Units through the newly formed Severn Sub-Regional Network of hospitals and also supporting the new Retrieve adult critical care transfer service.

Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine or be within six months of obtaining it by the interview date. If partner specialty work is to be undertaken then applicants will be required to be on the Specialist Register for that partner specialty.   Full Registration with the GMC is essential.

CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of the interview.

Main duties of the job

The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.  The appointee will be required to reside no more than 30 minutes travelling time (by road) from the Southmead Hospital site for on-call purposes.  The successful candidate will be employed under Terms & Conditions of Service for Consultants (England) 2003.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.