Overview
The post holder will join an existing team of Intensivists in Scarborough and contribute to daytime and on‑call ICU duties. The ICU at Scarborough Hospital currently admits around 400 patients per year and is staffed to a dependency of 6 level 3 beds with future growth likely.
ICU Details
A brand new, purpose‑built, state‑of‑the‑art Intensive Care Unit opened in May 2025. The new ICU has 10 individual patient rooms, a roof terrace, and fantastic staff facilities.
Staffing & Rota
The unit is staffed from 8 am to 6 pm every day by a FICM‑accredited Consultant Intensivist. Overnight cover may be provided by an Intensivist or an Anaesthetist (Specialist or Consultant) with an interest in ICM. The current rota is 1:8 but is expected to expand. Daytime ICU cover may also be provided by a York‑based ICU consultant. The ICU also benefits from a robust SAS / middle‑grade / trainee rota during the day and out of hours.
Nursing Support
The nursing teams are very well supported by an experienced senior nurse leadership and educator team, and maintain good recruitment and staffing numbers.
Information System
The intensive care uses the high‑performance Metavision Clinical Information System for records, which can be accessed and viewed remotely.
Commitments
Average direct clinical care commitment (DCC) per week: 5.95 PA/week.
Current consultants are dual‑trained in Anaesthesia and deliver an average of 2.4 PAs per week of weekday ICU, with the remainder as Anaesthesia sessions delivered flexibly.
Single‑stream ICM applicants will deliver more ICU weekday sessions. Job plans may include a second dual specialty up to approximately 1 day / 2.5 PA per week. Working patterns vary depending on whether the consultant is single or dual CCT and the nature of the second specialty. Individual job plans will be discussed and finalised with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director on appointment and will become operational on commencement.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job Plan & Working Hours
Average weekly programmed activities: 10 PA.
All job plans are agreed in line with the Trust’s Job Planning Principles and are reviewed annually in line with appraisals. The job plan sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities, covering clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities and external commitments.
Core SPA: 1.25 PA/week. This includes professional development, appraisal, revalidation, administration, teaching, ICU time‑out governance and grand round meetings. Opportunities to take on further roles with additional SPA are encouraged.
On‑Call Commitment
On‑call commitment: 2.8 PA/week. The rota is based on a 1:8 schedule, with 26 weeknights on call from 6 pm‑8 am per year and 20 days plus night on calls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday per year. The on‑call rota is currently defined as a Category A rota and is subject to the NHS standard hours monitoring exercise. On‑call intensity can vary but the 2024 monitoring exercise reflects low overall intensity.
Eligibility & Location
The post holder is required to live within 30 minutes of Scarborough Hospital.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Feb 2026.
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