Job summary
We are delighted to seek applications for the post of Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) to join our team in Salisbury.
This substantive position is a replacement post and the successful applicant will join the 7 existing Intensive Care Consultants who lead patient care in the intensive care unit (ICU), one of the premier services in this high performing Foundation Trust. The CQC have recently described Critical Care services as 'Outstanding' in Salisbury.
Our Intensive Care Unit is housed in a modern facility containing 12 physical bed spaces, of which 10 are currently staffed to support a flexible mix of level 2 and level 3 patents.
Interviews for this post will be Wednesday 6th August 2025
Main duties of the job
This is a 10 PA post, but it is likely that an additional programmed activity could be offered to the successful candidate. On average, 4.5 PA are delivered as DCC to ICU, a further 4 PAs of DCC are provided outside of ICU in the applicant's base speciality and 1.5 SPAs. The postholder may want to have time for research during DCC and this can be discussed with Clinical Leads and Clinical director on appointment.
The proportion of SPA would increase in line with increasing responsibilities after appointment.
There are currently 8 intensive care consultants who take an equal share in managing the daytime weekday workload, and 7 of these provide out of hours non resident cover. Most of the current ICM consultants have a second specialty of anaesthesia but one has a second specialty of Emergency Medicine. We welcome applications from CCT holders with a dual CCT in any other specialty, as well as those with single specialty ICM.
Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 32 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fees and restrictions apply), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
The ICU admits approximately 400 patients per year, and these patients are a mixture of elective post op surgery and emergency work for both medical and surgical specialties. 20% of the workload is from surgical patients. One ICU consultant is responsible for the unit at all times leading a team of resident medical staff and working closely with the nurse in charge. Duty periods are from Monday to Friday or Friday to Monday split equally between all consultants. Some weeknights are covered by colleagues in the weekday duty period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
The ICU admits approximately 400 patients per year, and these patients are a mixture of elective post op surgery and emergency work for both medical and surgical specialties. 20% of the workload is from surgical patients. One ICU consultant is responsible for the unit at all times leading a team of resident medical staff and working closely with the nurse in charge. Duty periods are from Monday to Friday or Friday to Monday split equally between all consultants. Some weeknights are covered by colleagues in the weekday duty period.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Specialist Training
Essential
- Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine leading to entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Management Experience
Essential
- Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
Experience/Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Intensive Care Medicine/FFICM or equivalent
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems: demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
- Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice
Person Specification
Qualifications and Specialist Training
Essential
- Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Intensive Care Medicine leading to entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Management Experience
Essential
- Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
Experience/Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Intensive Care Medicine/FFICM or equivalent
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems: demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
- Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice
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.
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.
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).
