Job summaryConsultants 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 jobPlease see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job responsibilitiesThe 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.
Qualifications- 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- 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
Teaching- Evidence of effective teaching & training skills
Desirable- Formal teaching qualification
- Life support instructor
Research- Ability to appraise evidence and to undertake relevant research
Desirable- An interest in research as evidenced by publications relevant to critical care
- PhD
Communication skills- 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- Familiarity with UK Critical Care Standards as outlined in GPICS
Desirable- Familiarity with Critical Care Networks
Management ability- 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.
Audit- Evidence of completion of audit and quality improvement projects leading to improved clinical care
Desirable- Familiarity with ICNARC data collection & reporting
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.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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 