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Consultant Intensivist

On-site in Scarborough·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 a year
About £6,140 - £7,630 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Scarborough
Contract: Full-time
Experience: Senior level
Closing date: Apply by Monday 16 November
Holiday: 27 days holiday
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

Skills

The role

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant to join our team at Scarborough Hospital. We are looking to appoint a new Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM).

Applicants are eligible to apply if they are on the specialist register for Intensive Care Medicine, or they are within 6 months at interview date, of completing their certificate of completion of training. Intensive Care Medicine applicants from single or dual training backgrounds are welcome to apply.

The post holder will carry out duties as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. This position is based at Scarborough Hospital.

Scarborough Hospital ICU currently admits around 400 patients per year and is staffed to 6 level 3 beds. The Intensive care unit is a brand-new state-of-the-art unit, which recently opened in May 2025. It is a beautifully spacious unit with 10 individual patient rooms. It has a fantastic roof terrace for patients and staff. It has good staff facilities and a high-performance clinical information system. There is an experienced senior nurse leadership and nursing educator team. There is an active Critical Care outreach team.

Scarborough Hospital has a main theatre suite that comprises five theatres in addition to which there is a separate maternity theatre.Surgical services currently supported include general surgery, orthopaedics and trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, urology and minor vascular surgery.

Main duties of the job

It is envisaged that the post holder would carry out their duties as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine based on the Scarborough site contributing to the daytime work and the on-call rota covering the 10 bedded critical care unit. They would form part of the team of 7 Consultants in SGH and also a wider cross site Critical Care Consultant team with a further 15 Consultants based in York. There is a well established cross site model with cross site meetings, education and governance to help support this, with an appreciation that all team members may be required to work on either site and the unique challenges of both sites.

If the applicant has a dual speciality the remaining time of the job plan would be working in their partner speciality.

Individual job plans will be agreed with the CD prior to commencement of the post.

The posts are initially contracted to 10 PA's

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for full details

Individual job plans will be discussed and finalised with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director on appointment and will become operational on commencement. All job plans are agreed in line with the Trusts Job Planning Principles. Job plans will be reviewed annually in line with appraisals. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultants typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
Hold a license to practise with the General Medical Council
Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) Or CESR

Mentoring and Teaching

Essential

Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
Ability to teach clinical skills
Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
Experience of supervision of postgraduate trainees
Ability to critically review research

Personal Development Drive

Essential

Commitment to continuing professional development and further post-graduate education

Problem Solving

Essential

Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems

Leadership

Essential

Is able and willing to take on a leadership role
Capable of building trust and confidence
Strategic thinker
Enquiring, critical approach to work
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local regional or national levels
Familiarity with issues surrounding organization and development
Ability to organize and manage departmental targets

Team Work

Essential

Works effectively with others towards shared goals welcoming diverse perspectives
Co-operate with colleagues from all disciplines
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop comprehensive services

Communication

Essential

Communicates with and relates to others effectively

Self Awareness

Essential

Is open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
Seeks new and better ways to do thing

Ability to work under Pressure

Essential

An ability to cope with stressful situations in a calm and practical way
Can be reflective rather then reactive
Can seek appropriate information and support

Clinical Practice/Competence

Essential

Clinical Training and experience and ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Subspecialist experience in areas, complementary to those existing with the department
Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice
Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
Is able to work effectively in spite of pressures
Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service

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).