Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
The closing date is 16 April 2026
Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Critical Care Medicine.
Northumbria's Critical Care unit has 18 beds and is based at the heart of the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) which is based in Cramlington, Northumberland. The Trust also provides critical care responsibilities for the other acute hospitals within the trust; Wansbeck General Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital. The post would include the delivery of Critical Care consultant responsibility at NSECH, based on a 1 in 12 on-call rota.
NSECH opened in 2015 and is a state of the art, purpose built, emergency care hospital. The successful candidate will be working in the busy critical care department and will be responsible for a mixture of critically ill adult medical and surgical patients.
We are a training unit for medical, critical care, anaesthetic and Foundation residents, as well as Advanced Critical Care Practitioners. The successful candidate will be expected to have an active role in these training programmes.
We are a regional adult trauma unit and we also provide immediate critical care support, stabilisation and transfer for critically ill paediatric patients.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
Jointly responsible for the provision of Critical Care services to the population of Northumberland. The post holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest to complement the other members of the department and will work with managers and professional colleagues in ensuring maximum efficiency of the service.
Manage personal workload in such a way as to ensure where possible service contract levels are achieved. Participate in the provision of cover on shared basis with colleagues for periods of annual, sickness and study leave, except for prolonged absences where locum cover may be necessary.
Provide continuing clinical responsibility for patients under their care and assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.
Maintain an awareness and commitment to organisational priorities and ensure these are communicated effectively to colleagues and staff. Engage in constructive debates about organisational issues through a willingness to interact positively with managers, as well as showing respect to ensure a similar level of respect in return.
Effectively balance loyalty to the service and to the organisation through corporate behaviours and have an ability to anticipate change in current
political climates showing an awareness of where the team sits in the bigger picture.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Details
Date posted
07 April 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7891717HD
Job locations
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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