Overview
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Consultant in Acute and Intensive Care Medicine
The closing date is 20 March 2026
Due to a retirement, we are excited to recruit a new member to our intensive care and acute medicine consultant teams. The post offers opportunities to work at the interface between these areas and to improve patient experience and outcomes. As the first team member to work in both of these clinical areas, this is an exciting opportunity to review and improve patient pathways and experience. The successful candidate will be on the specialist register for acute AND general AND intensive care medicine, or is expected to be so within 6 months of appointment.
Clinical work will be delivered between two sites: Sunderland Royal and South Tyneside Hospitals. Both have integrated critical care units and provide level 3 care (18 and 6 beds respectively) and receive an unselected medical take.
Main duties of the job
The posts will be based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, but the postholder will work (including out of hours) both on this site and at South Tyneside District Hospital. Out of hours work will be based in critical care; DCC PAs are therefore more heavily weighted to this area.
An exciting aspect of the role will be to lead both areas in digital transformation; the Trust has a track record of success and ambition in this area. Experience of innovation and leadership engagement in digital healthcare is therefore required. Further detail about the post and indicative job plan can be found in the job description.
Research and education are also significant departmental activities; the postholder would be expected to be active in both of these areas.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce’s health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. There is a cautionary note regarding AI use: if AI is used and poses a risk to the integrity of the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Towork under the direction of the clinical director(s) and clinical co-director to coordinate and deliver the strategic and operational aspects of critical care services and those of respiratory medicine to the population served by the Trust. These will reflect National and Local priorities including the strategic direction of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHSFT.
Person Specification
Experience
* Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues.
* Evidence of organisational, management and time management skills.
* Evidence of quality improvement activity.
* Evidence of experience in digital healthcare.
* Additional clinical skills to those required for a CCT in intensive care medicine and/or acute medicine.
* Ability to train and supervise echocardiography.
* Evidence of management and administration experience and understanding management goals.
* Management course and / or certificate.
Personal Attributes
* Alignment with the Trust core values and behaviours.
* Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
* Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate, to the Trust and its workforce.
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare workers and other agencies.
* Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC
* Evidence of team working and effective interpersonal relationships.
Teaching and Education
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
* Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
* Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
* Qualification in medical education.
Audit and Research
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice.
* Involvement in quality improvement measures.
* Ability to undertake multi-disciplinary audit / audit in specialty area.
* Experience of clinical research.
* Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.
Qualifications
* Primary medical qualification.
* Full GMC registration.
* Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for intensive care AND acute medicine AND general internal medicine or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC.
* FFICM by examination or another postgraduate examination in intensive care medicine.
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.
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