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. A brand new, purpose-built, state of the art Intensive Care Unit opened in May 2025. The new unit has 10 individual patient rooms, a roof terrace, and extensive staff facilities. The ICU is staffed from 8am to 6pm every day of the week 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 rota is currently 1:8 but may expand. Daytime ICU cover may also be provided by a York-based ICU consultant. The ICU is supported by a robust SAS / middle grade / trainee rota during the day and out of hours. The nursing teams are well supported by an experienced senior nurse leadership and educator team with good recruitment and staffing levels. Metavision Clinical Information System is used for records and can be accessed remotely.
Main duties of the job
Average direct clinical care commitment (DCC) per week: 5.95 PA/week
Currently, the Consultant workforce in Scarborough are dual-trained in Anaesthesia and deliver an average of 2.4 PAs per week of weekday ICU and the remainder as Anaesthesia sessions, delivered flexibly. Single stream ICM applicants would deliver more ICU weekday sessions. There is flexibility to write a job plan that includes any second dual specialty if required up to an average of approximately 1 day / 2.5 PA per week. Working patterns will vary depending on whether you are single or dual CCT and your second specialty commitment. Individual job plans will be discussed and finalised with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director on appointment and will become operational on commencement.
About us
Our benefits include:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits on retirement, plus a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for personal, work, family and relationship issues
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* Extensive learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance
For further information on the benefits, please visit the Trust's Staff Benefits pages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work base hospital: Scarborough (requirement to live within 30 mins)
Average weekly programmed activities: 10 PA
Individual job plans will be discussed and finalised with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director on appointment and will become operational on commencement. All job plans are agreed in line with the Trusts Job Planning Principles and reviewed annually. The plan outlines a consultant's typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities across 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 governance, and grand round meetings. Opportunities to take on additional roles with extra SPA allocated will be available; all Consultants are encouraged to do so.
On call commitment: 2.8 PA/week
This on-call rota is based on a 1:8 pattern. It includes 26 weeknights on call from 6pm-8am per year and 20 days plus the night on calls on either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday per year. The on-call rota is currently Category A. Post holders must live within 30 minutes of the hospital. Unpredictable on-call is subject to NHS standard hours monitoring. On-call intensity can vary; monitoring in 2024 showed low average on-call intensity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Primary Medical Degree
* GMC Registration and Licence to practise without restriction
* Entry on Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine OR within 6 months of UK ICM training with expected entry onto the Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine
Clinical Competence
* Evidence of ability to work independently at consultant level
* Experience and competence in managing critically ill patients including children
* Competence in line with Stage 3 FICM curriculum
* Ability to work under pressure
* Advanced resuscitation skills
* Ability to manage complex clinical prioritisation
Leadership and Teamwork
* Evidence of leadership experience and engagement in clinical governance
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Quality Improvement and Research
* Evidence of quality improvement work and service improvement
* Ability to critically review research
Teaching
* Experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees with positive formal feedback
Communication
* Evidence of high-level communication skills; demonstrates compassion and emotional intelligence
Other
* Willing to reside within 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from Scarborough Hospital
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