Consultant in Critical Care Consultant

Consultant in Critical Care

Consultant

Main area

Critical Care

Grade

Consultant

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 10 sessions per week

Job ref

287-RSUR-6-26

Department name

LUH - Medical Staffing

Site

Royal

Town

Liverpool

Salary

£109,725 - £145,478 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

08/02/2026 23:59

Job Overview

The critical care unit at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest general adult critical care units in the region with adult general critical care unit with 33 commissioned beds (L3: 17 beds, L2: 16 beds with 5 additional L1.5 surgical beds) with over 1600 emergency admissions in addition to a large number of elective surgical admissions currently managed by 19 critical care consultants. There is a wide spectrum of pathology provided by the medical and surgical patients admitted from both within and outside the hospital. The bed occupancy usually exceeds 85%. Haemodialysis and haemofiltration are performed on approximately 15% of our patients, which in part reflects the patient population admitted. The critical care unit has the ability to treat severe respiratory failure with regular use of proning. Our nearest ECMO unit is in Wythenshawe. There is access to both transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography for haemodynamic monitoring. The Unit has a

number of

accredited FICE, TOE and CUSIC mentors and supervisors.

Our case mix includes a high proportion of medical admissions. Because the hospital is a tertiary referral centre for various specialities, we manage critically ill patients with infectious diseases, acute pancreatitis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and vasculitis.

Main duties of the job

8.5 PA for direct clinical care (DCC) (including on-call cover) is offered. It is envisaged that the applicant would split their clinical work with another speciality, subject to negotiation at the time of appointment (typically up to 2.5 PAs). Additional clinical PAs may be available in critical care, subject to review, according to the Department and the applicant's needs.

1.5 PAs for supporting professional activities (SPAs) are offered at appointment (with additional sessions for additional lead roles)

The successful applicants would join a team of nineteen consultants. For continuity of care, the rota is designed on a consultant of the week basis. Daily, three consultants cover the unit (08.00-1800/ 08.00-20:00/ 08:00-21:00. Typically a clinical week is done every 5-6 weeks with the weekday on call frequency of 1 in 13. There will be additional ad hoc clinical days to cover colleague theatre sessions. The on-call cover is from 19:30 and 08:00 with resident cover is provided until 0200. Weekend frequency is 1 in 4 covering days (2/3) and nights (1/3). Monday to Friday there i

s an Outreach consultant working from 08.00-13.30 who supports the CCOT team, takes referrals, and plans elective theatre activity requiring critical care.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description and person specification for main responsibilities of the post

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• MB ChB or equivalent
• FRCA, MCEM, MRCP or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC
• FFICM or equivalent
  

Desirable criteria

• Additional post-graduate qualification
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• On the Specialist Register with the GMC
• CCT in Intensive Care or equivalent or be expected to attain one within 6 months of interview date
• Completion of 12 months advanced training in Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent
  

Desirable criteria

• Post CCT experience in Intensive Care Medicine
  

Ability

Essential criteria

• Evidence of knowledge and practical skills for adult intensive care medicine
  

Audit and Research

Essential criteria

• Involvement in audit and QI projects within the department
  

Desirable criteria

• Leading system or quality improvement
• Published research
  

Ultrasound

Desirable criteria

• FUSIC accreditation for ECHO and lung ultrasound
  

Management ability

Desirable criteria

• Training and experience in management roles
• Ability to build relationships across specialities and organisations.
  

Education

Essential criteria

• Recognition by the GMC as a Clinical and Educational Supervisor
  

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in teaching
  

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Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual t

alent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff shoul

d be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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