• Job Description

  Req#: C9289-PCD-LCON-0348-B?language=en&page=315&sort=publicationDate

  Job summary

  We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated consultant to join our department as a Locum Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics to support expansion of our ICU and anaesthetic workforce, starting February 2025.

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the best performing Trusts in the country and, on the Chelsea site, has 20-bedded adult intensive care and a 2-bedded Burns Intensive Care facility. Some experience with critical care of severe burn-injured patients is desirable. Presently, 13 AICU beds are commissioned, and there are around 600 admissions per year to the ICU. The hospital performs a range of surgeries including colorectal, bariatrics and plastic surgical service. The hospital is a referral centre for high-risk obstetric patients. We have one of the largest HIV services in Europe and we are the only Burns centre in London.

  Main duties of the job

  In addition to the dedicated ICU consultant rota, there is a resident specialist trainee rota on ICU comprising a mix of anaesthesia, emergency medicine and medicine based doctors with trainees from anaesthesia at CT3+ level out of hours as well as resident FY2+ doctors on an SHO rota. We are supported by a 24-hour Critical Care Outreach Team and the hospital at night team, as well as the anaesthetic department as required.

  About us

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

  We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

  • We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
  • We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
  • We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
  • We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
  • We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
  • We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

  Details

  Date posted

  07 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  289-PCD-LCON-0348-B

  Job locations

  CW site

  Fulham Road

  London

  SW10 9NH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The successful candidate would join the Intensive Care Unit on-call rota (1:8) and do anaesthetic sessions in non-ICU weeks per the timetable below. It is expected that the successful candidate will also join MDT meetings (to discuss long-term patients) on some 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.

  There is a local mentorship programme for newly appointed locum 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.

  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.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The successful candidate would join the Intensive Care Unit on-call rota (1:8) and do anaesthetic sessions in non-ICU weeks per the timetable below. It is expected that the successful candidate will also join MDT meetings (to discuss long-term patients) on some 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.

  There is a local mentorship programme for newly appointed locum 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.

  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.

  Person Specification

  Trust Values

  Essential

  • Putting patients first
  • Responsive to patients and staff
  • Open and honest
  • Unfailingly kind
  • Determined to develop

  Education and Qualifications

  Essential

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

  Desirable

  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Higher Degree

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience with management of high-risk patients
  • Implementation of Audit and Quality Improvement Processes
  • Experience teaching, training and supervising junior doctors

  Desirable

  • Involvement in Innovation projects
  • Previous consultant-level experience
  • Understanding and involvement in Ethics and Governance

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience in intensive care medicine
  • Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
  • Ability to participate in and lead multidisciplinary Critical Care team
  • Ability to work with colleagues in a team and delegate appropriately
  • Good IT skills
  • Highly organised, self -motivated, track record of achieving sustained change
  • Experience in Anaesthetics

  Desirable

  • Experience in burns intensive care

  Person Specification

  Trust Values

  Essential

  • Putting patients first
  • Responsive to patients and staff
  • Open and honest
  • Unfailingly kind
  • Determined to develop

  Education and Qualifications

  Essential

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

  Desirable

  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Higher Degree

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience with management of high-risk patients
  • Implementation of Audit and Quality Improvement Processes
  • Experience teaching, training and supervising junior doctors

  Desirable

  • Involvement in Innovation projects
  • Previous consultant-level experience
  • Understanding and involvement in Ethics and Governance

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience in intensive care medicine
  • Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
  • Ability to participate in and lead multidisciplinary Critical Care team
  • Ability to work with colleagues in a team and delegate appropriately
  • Good IT skills
  • Highly organised, self -motivated, track record of achieving sustained change
  • Experience in Anaesthetics

  Desirable

  • Experience in burns intensive care

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  CW site

  Fulham Road

  London

  SW10 9NH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  CW site

  Fulham Road

  London

  SW10 9NH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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