# Consultants in Critical Care Medicine (2 Posts) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultants-in-critical-care-medicine-2-posts/a391369a-9227-4d6f-b303-2c8a9624e2ab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultants-in-critical-care-medicine-2-posts/a391369a-9227-4d6f-b303-2c8a9624e2ab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Location:** The Whittington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T15:22:55.216Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8340890 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8340890?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultants in Critical Care (2 Posts) Post 1: Consultant for Critical Care Medicine with Anaesthesia. Post 2: Consultant for Critical Care Medicine with a special interest in Critical Care Outreach. Rated overall as ‘Good’ in its 2019 CQC inspection and with a reputation as one of the safest Trusts in England, Whittington Health (WH), an Integrated Care Organisation in North London, is looking to recruit two Critical Care consultants. One with a joint appointment in anaesthesia and another as Critical Care stand alone with an interest in critical care outreach. PA split is within the job description for the roles. Whittington Health NHS Trust is a main teaching hospital site for University College London Medical School. We are located at Archway, North London, close to both Highgate Village and Islington. The hospital serves a socio-economic community and culturally diverse population of some 500,000. Full registration with the GMC and acceptance on the GMC Specialist Register are required and you should hold a CCT/CESR, or be within six months of obtaining it by the time of interview. Important: In your application personal statement, you must clearly state which post you are applying for: Post 1 – Anaesthetics or Post 2 – Critical Care Outreach. Interview date: 9th December 2026. **Please note that as per our Trust processes you will be expected to make yourself available to attend a face to face interview if successfully short listed.** ### Main duties of the job Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder(s) will join a well-structured Critical Care department that is renowned for providing high quality training for resident staff and delivering a multi-professional service to patients with excellent clinical outcomes. The post holder will be required to contribute to the ongoing activities of the department, including undergraduate and postgraduate education and audit data collection. Candidates must have appropriate clinical training and expertise in the management of the critically ill adult to the standards specified by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. Extensive experience of organ support techniques is expected. Please see the attached job description for full and further details including a sample job plan. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Audit **Essential** - Evidence of completion of audit and quality improvement projects leading to improved clinical care **Desirable** - Familiarity with ICNARC data collection & reporting ### Research **Essential** - Ability to appraise evidence and to undertake relevant research **Desirable** - An interest in research as evidenced by publications relevant to critical care - PhD ### Teaching **Essential** - Evidence of effective teaching & training skills **Desirable** - Formal teaching qualification - Life support instructor ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Entry onto the Specialist Register via CCT in ICM or CESR in ICM (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - Higher Qualification in Critical Care Medicine - FFICM or European Diploma in ICM - For split posts with Anaesthetics; CCT in Anaesthetics or CESR in Anaesthetics (proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview) **Desirable** - Formal ECHO/Ultrasound trainer & qualifications ### Special interest **Essential** - Experience and training in intensive care medicine to the levels set for CCT (or equivalent training) by FICM - Experience of ICU Outreach working - Knowledge and clinical experience of treatment escalation planning. **Desirable** - Knowledge and clinical experience of anaesthetics/ICM commensurate with working at consultant level - Specialist knowledge of data science as applied to critical care ### Management ability **Essential** - Knowledge of NHS developments around critical care including Commissioning. - Evidence of the ability to lead a team - Commitment to effective departmental management **Desirable** - Experience of ICU budgeting. ### Communication skills **Essential** - Knowledge and skills in various techniques and procedures appropriate for intensive care and the critically ill patient - Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and patients ### Aware of national policies, quality initiatives **Essential** - Familiarity with UK Critical Care Standards as outlined in GPICS **Desirable** - Familiarity with Critical Care Networks ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 661.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664983) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.