Job Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and progressive individual. Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia to join our Outstanding CQC-rated Critical Care team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a highly recognised and forward-thinking specialty within the Trust. The post is a 6-month fixed-term position based primarily at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) with possible services at other sites. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible within six months of the interview date, with extensive training and experience in both critical care and anaesthesia. Additional clinical or diagnostic skills, such as ultrasound accreditation, will be welcomed.
Closing Date
Closing date: 16th November 2025
Interview date: 28th November 2025
Main Duties
The post supports the expansion of critical care and anaesthetic services at MMUH, with potential cross-site responsibilities. It is structured as a 50:50 split between intensive care and anaesthesia, with flexibility in job planning. The successful candidate will join the ICU on-call rota, aiming for a 1 in 16 frequency, and contribute to daytime cover across our 30-bed closed-unit ICU. Anaesthetic duties will include elective and emergency work across a broad range of specialties and support for the Enhanced Post-operative Care Unit adjacent to the ICU.
About Us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. We provide community and acute services to over half a million people in an urban centre demanding regeneration and addressing health inequalities.
Our new acute hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in October 2024 and delivers care from first-class, purpose-built premises.
Strategic Objectives
* Our People – cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
* Our Patients – be good or outstanding in everything we do.
* Our Population – work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
Job Details
Posted: 30 December 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
Contract: Fixed term (6 months)
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 381-SS-7565176
Job locations: SWB NHS Trust – Grovel Lane, Smethwick, B66 2QT
Recruitment Contact
Dr Krishnan KP, Clinical Director for Anaesthesia & ICM
Tel: 01215531831
Email: k.krishnan@nhs.net
Professor Jonathan Hulme – Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia and joint Specialty Lead Critical Care Service
Tel: 0121 507 5458
Email: jonathan.hulme@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications – Essential
* Full GMC registration & licence to practice.
* Eligible to work in the UK.
* MRCP.
* FFICM.
Qualifications – Desirable
* Additional Post-Graduate Qualifications.
* Advanced Training in intensive care medicine.
* Experience in critical care ultrasound.
Teaching & Training Experience – Essential
* Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff.
* The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.
Teaching & Training Experience – Desirable
* Formal training in teaching.
* Defined educational roles or qualifications including representation for doctors in training.
* Higher qualification in medical education.
* Instructor qualification in adult life support via Resuscitation Council UK, or equivalent.
* Instructor qualification in paediatric life support via Resuscitation Council UK, or equivalent.
* Experience in Simulation Training.
* Qualification in how health, illness, and healthcare are shaped by cultural, social, and political factors.
Clinical Experience – Essential
* CCT in Intensive Care Medicine.
* CCT in Anaesthesia.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of emergencies in Critical care and Anaesthesia.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
* Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
* Able to prioritise clinical need.
Clinical Experience – Desirable
* Other experience relevant to needs of the department e.g., complex airway management, specialist training in neuroscience intensive care.
* Special interests that complement the existing consultants.
Professional & Multi-disciplinary Team Working – Essential
* Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team.
* Good spoken and written English language skills.
* Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses, and allied health professionals.
* Information technology skills.
Professional & Multi-disciplinary Team Working – Desirable
* Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships, patient and colleague feedback.
* Excellent presentation skills; engages audience.
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience – Essential
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement.
* Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience – Desirable
* Evidence of longstanding engagement with the community in which acute healthcare is delivered, e.g., via representatives of community groups and local charities.
* Evidence of longstanding public health engagement with communities represented in the patient groups treated at SWB.
* Experience and delivery at regional or national level of medical leadership and representation.
* Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications.
Clinical Effectiveness – Essential
* Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS.
* Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs.
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
* Enthusiasm to embrace developments in ICM and parent specialty.
Clinical Effectiveness – Desirable
* Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance.
* Experience in risk management.
Research, Innovation, and Service Improvement – Essential
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
* An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives, and issues.
Research, Innovation, and Service Improvement – Desirable
* Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics.
* Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
* Evidence of having undertaken original research.
* Higher Degree e.g., MSc/MD/PhD.
* Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research.
Personal Attributes – Essential
* Energy and enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure.
* Caring attitude to patients.
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
* Flexible and adaptive attitude.
* Punctual and reliable.
Personal Attributes – Desirable
* Demonstrates initiative in personal practice.
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level.
Other Requirements – Essential
* Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate).
* An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives, and issues.
Personal Circumstances – Essential
* Residence within a reasonable distance of City & Sandwell Hospitals.
* Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require 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. From 6 April 2017, skilled-worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
SWB NHS Trust
Grove Lane
Smethwick
B66 2QT
Website: https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/
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