Job summary
Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
JOB OVERVIEW
We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic people to join our dedicated team in Critical Care, for six months. Our team consists of 11 consultants, 24 junior doctors, and over 100 nurses and AHPs in our two Critical Care units.
About the units:
St Helier ICU: 13 beds, providing full level 3 and 2 care.
Epsom HDU: 6-8 level 2 beds.
Annual admissions: 1400 patients, including 700 emergency medical patients, 350 emergency surgical patients, and 350 patients following complex elective surgery.
Specialties and Collaboration:
We support all general specialties and admit patients from regional Renal, Haematology, and Oncology units. Our in-reach service helps our hospitals achieve the trust's mission statement of 'delivering outstanding care every day'. We are part of the South West London Adult Critical Care network (SWLACC).
Inclusion and Diversity:
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
Apply today!
If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care and eager to contribute to our education and research programmes, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join our dedicated team at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
Consultant Rota:
The ICU consultants work 1 in 9-person rota on an annualised job plan. The 9-week rota typically includes:
7 days as the consultant of the week in St Helier ICU (08:00-18:00h daily, with overnight on-calls at weekends),
5 days in Epsom HDU (08:00-18:00h),
5 second on-call shifts in St Helier ICU working alongside the Consultant of the week (08:00-21:00h on site, 21:00-08:00h on-call from home within 30 minutes travel distance).
Responsibilities:
10 PA contract: 8.3 DCCs (outlined above); 1.7 SPAs (including revalidation, educational supervision, and clinical governance).
Contribute to our weekly Morbidity and Mortality meetings, monthly ICU Consultant and Clinical Governance meetings, and divisional Quality and Audit meetings.
Assist with our teaching programmes, including bedside echocardiography and simulation training.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Commitment:
We are proud of our reputation for delivering safe and effective care and providing high quality education. We contribute to a number of national audits, including ICNARC, NELA, and PQIP. Our current SMR is 0.81. Since 2020, we have been short-listed twice for the national Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) award, we have had several peer-reviewed publications, and have presented at national and international conferences.
Why join us?
Career development: There is an opportunity to negotiate an additional 1 PA in a complementary specialty or sub-specialise in an area of ICU.
Education: Accredited for FICM Stage 1, 2, and 3 training. We are developing CESR-training pathways in collaboration with St Georges Hospital. We aim to expand our echocardiogram and simulation training. The ICU team also provide education to other teams outside ICU and undergraduates from St Georges Hospital Medical School.
Innovative environment: We provide a 7-day, 24h critical care outreach service in St Helier Hospital and aim to expand this to Epsom by Summer 2026.
Supportive team: We provide an in-reach service to the Medicine department, while also collaborating with Anaesthetics, Surgery, Emergency, and Renal departments, and other regional ICUs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Commitment:
We are proud of our reputation for delivering safe and effective care and providing high quality education. We contribute to a number of national audits, including ICNARC, NELA, and PQIP. Our current SMR is 0.81. Since 2020, we have been short-listed twice for the national Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) award, we have had several peer-reviewed publications, and have presented at national and international conferences.
Why join us?
Career development: There is an opportunity to negotiate an additional 1 PA in a complementary specialty or sub-specialise in an area of ICU.
Education: Accredited for FICM Stage 1, 2, and 3 training. We are developing CESR-training pathways in collaboration with St Georges Hospital. We aim to expand our echocardiogram and simulation training. The ICU team also provide education to other teams outside ICU and undergraduates from St Georges Hospital Medical School.
Innovative environment: We provide a 7-day, 24h critical care outreach service in St Helier Hospital and aim to expand this to Epsom by Summer 2026.
Supportive team: We provide an in-reach service to the Medicine department, while also collaborating with Anaesthetics, Surgery, Emergency, and Renal departments, and other regional ICUs.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Specialist registration* in Intensive Care Medicine (either solely or in combination with another specialty) or within 6 months of achieving this.
- EDIC and / or FFICM and / or equivalent
- A license to practice with the General Medical Council**
- Good Clinical Practice training (GCP
Desirable
- MSc, MD(res), PhD, or similar
- Educational supervision training that fulfils the Trust's minimum requirements***
Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of ICU patients
- Ability to teach & train junior medical staff and undergraduate students
- Experience of leading clinical audits, quality improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance.
Desirable
- Educational training, and/or echocardiography and bedside ultrasound accreditation, and/or Simulation training, and/or Critical Care Transfers and training (eg Access).
- Postgraduate research, publications in peer reviewed literature
- Experience of the CESR/Portfolio pathway
Skills
Essential
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
- Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
Desirable
- Experience of leading clinical audits, quality improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance.
- Development and delivery of a comprehensive and effective critical illness rehabilitation service
- Postgraduate research
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Specialist registration* in Intensive Care Medicine (either solely or in combination with another specialty) or within 6 months of achieving this.
- EDIC and / or FFICM and / or equivalent
- A license to practice with the General Medical Council**
- Good Clinical Practice training (GCP
Desirable
- MSc, MD(res), PhD, or similar
- Educational supervision training that fulfils the Trust's minimum requirements***
Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of ICU patients
- Ability to teach & train junior medical staff and undergraduate students
- Experience of leading clinical audits, quality improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance.
Desirable
- Educational training, and/or echocardiography and bedside ultrasound accreditation, and/or Simulation training, and/or Critical Care Transfers and training (eg Access).
- Postgraduate research, publications in peer reviewed literature
- Experience of the CESR/Portfolio pathway
Skills
Essential
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
- Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
Desirable
- Experience of leading clinical audits, quality improvement programmes, implementing change and monitoring compliance.
- Development and delivery of a comprehensive and effective critical illness rehabilitation service
- Postgraduate research
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).
