ICU Consultant in London

Job summaryWe are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to join the critical care team at Imperial College Healthcare.

You will be working as part of the wider critical care directorate at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which provides 94 Adult ICU beds across three hospitals. All units were rated "Good" by the CQC in 2019, and achieved very positive feedback in peer reviews in 2023.Each unit admits both elective and emergency Level 2 and 3 patients, but has a distinct character. St Mary's is a quaternary vascular centre and Major Trauma Centre, Charing Cross is a regional stroke and neurosurgical centre, and Hammersmith is a regional centre for cardiac, renal and haematology. As a result, we care for a hugely varied clinical case mix and are pioneers in multi-disciplinary and collaborative care.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, we offer a wide range of opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. Academic clinicians are welcome and will be encouraged to become local principal investigators for multicentre studies in collaboration with our internationally acclaimed academic department led by Prof A Gordon.

This will be a split-site post, working across St Mary's and Charing Cross Hospitals. Main duties of the jobThe posts will attract 10PAs including a minimum of 2SPAs, but we also welcome applications from individuals who wish to work less than full time. Our philosophy is to formulate an individualised job plan with successful candidates, with an emphasis on enabling professional development and pursuit of specific interests. We strongly believe that the job plan needs to be sustainable and should enable the successful candidate to maintain a good work-life balance.

Main duties contained within the job plan are assessing and managing critically unwell patients as part of the ICU MDT team. This will involve twice daily ward rounds as a minimum with targeted assessment and interventions as required. Outreach duties are also contained within the job plans and there are outreach clinics which can be job planned for interested candidates. SPA duties will vary but all consultants are expected to support and supervise trainees.

All appointments are to the Trust, but this post will be based across our St Mary's and Charing Cross sites. There may also be opportunities for consultants to move sites during their career if they wish to, in order to gain new clinical or leadership experience. About usAt Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

DetailsDate posted27 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary
Depending on experience

113,565 TO 150,569 per annum WTE

ContractPermanentWorking pattern

Full-time

Reference number290-CONB156Job locationsSt Mary's HospitalLondonW2 1NYUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesMain ResponsibilitiesProvide High Quality Care to Patients presenting as an Emergency or who require Critical CareResearch, Teaching & Training Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the translational research portfolio, whilst meeting the full requirements of Research Governance Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates, foundation doctors, specialty trainees and members of other health care professions as requiredPerformance Management Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in clinical efficiency, patient safety, quality of outcomes and financial managementMedical Staff Management Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle Be responsible for the annual appraisal of doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegatedGovernance Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and ensure resulting actions are implemented Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with Specialty Leads Role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary teamLeadership and Team Working Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trustand when participating in national initiatives Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College as required
Job description
Job responsibilitiesMain ResponsibilitiesProvide High Quality Care to Patients presenting as an Emergency or who require Critical CareResearch, Teaching & Training Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the translational research portfolio, whilst meeting the full requirements of Research Governance Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates, foundation doctors, specialty trainees and members of other health care professions as requiredPerformance Management Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in clinical efficiency, patient safety, quality of outcomes and financial managementMedical Staff Management Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle Be responsible for the annual appraisal of doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegatedGovernance Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and ensure resulting actions are implemented Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with Specialty Leads Role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary teamLeadership and Team Working Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trustand when participating in national initiatives Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College as requiredPerson Specification

Qualifications

EssentialOn GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to PracticeOn GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registrationAppropriate Royal College Membership

Knowledge and Skills

EssentialBroad knowledge of Critical Care as defined by the UK FICM CurriculumUnderstanding of statutory requirements in healthcareUnderstanding of relevant health and safety legislationGood understanding of GPICS and GPICS v2Working knowledge of the SI frameworkNICE guidance relating to critical careStatutory Audit requirements for Critical CareSound grasp of ethical principles and relevant legal precedentRelevant experience acquired working in Critical Care, Anaesthesia, PICU, and General MedicineAble to demonstrate your experience of Audit, quality improvement, safety, and involvement in teaching and trainingUnderstanding of the working a large tertiary referral healthcare/NHS Intensive Care UnitIT Skills and computer literacy

Teaching and training

EssentialExperience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

EssentialUnderstanding of principles of clinical audit

Academic achievements including research/publications

EssentialEvidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Language

EssentialAble to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Leadership/ management skills

EssentialAble to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authorityHave proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues. Knowledge of finance/budgetsManagement of Staff
Person Specification

Qualifications

EssentialOn GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to PracticeOn GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registrationAppropriate Royal College Membership

Knowledge and Skills

EssentialBroad knowledge of Critical Care as defined by the UK FICM CurriculumUnderstanding of statutory requirements in healthcareUnderstanding of relevant health and safety legislationGood understanding of GPICS and GPICS v2Working knowledge of the SI frameworkNICE guidance relating to critical careStatutory Audit requirements for Critical CareSound grasp of ethical principles and relevant legal precedentRelevant experience acquired working in Critical Care, Anaesthesia, PICU, and General MedicineAble to demonstrate your experience of Audit, quality improvement, safety, and involvement in teaching and trainingUnderstanding of the working a large tertiary referral healthcare/NHS Intensive Care UnitIT Skills and computer literacy

Teaching and training

EssentialExperience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

EssentialUnderstanding of principles of clinical audit

Academic achievements including research/publications

EssentialEvidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Language

EssentialAble to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Leadership/ management skills

EssentialAble to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authorityHave proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.

Knowledge of finance/budgetsManagement of StaffDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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
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Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustAddressSt Mary's HospitalLondonW2 1NYUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustAddressSt Mary's HospitalLondonW2 1NYUnited KingdomEmployer's website