Consultant in Intensive Care

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Candidates will be able to lead the Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Outreach service, and provide safe care for critically unwell patients in settings across a wide range of medical and surgical specialties.

Candidates will demonstrate extensive experience in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM), equivalent to a UK CCT in ICM.

Candidates must have leadership skills appropriate to participating and leading a multidisciplinary team. They must demonstrate good written, verbal and interpersonal communications and a commitment to professional development and Clinical Governance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates will be expected to cover Anaesthetic theatre sessions for surgical specialties typical of most district general hospitals and work flexibly dependent on the service needs of the department of Anaesthesia.

The candidate will be expected to participate in departmental and trust teaching and clinical governance and audit activities.