About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant to join our team at Scarborough Hospital. We are looking to appoint a new Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM).
Applicants are eligible to apply if they are on the specialist register for Intensive Care Medicine, or they are within 6 months at interview date, of completing their certificate of completion of training. Intensive Care Medicine applicants from single or dual training backgrounds are welcome to apply.
The post holder will carry out duties as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine. This position is based at Scarborough Hospital.
Scarborough Hospital ICU currently admits around 400 patients per year and is staffed to 6 level 3 beds. The Intensive care unit is a brand-new state-of-the-art unit, which recently opened in May 2025. It is a beautifully spacious unit with 10 individual patient rooms. It has a fantastic roof terrace for patients and staff. It has good staff facilities and a high-performance clinical information system. There is an experienced senior nurse leadership and nursing educator team. There is an active Critical Care outreach team.
Scarborough Hospital has a main theatre suite that comprises five theatres in addition to which there is a separate maternity theatre. Surgical services currently supported include general surgery, orthopaedics and trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, urology and minor vascular surgery.
Main duties of the job
It is envisaged that the post holder would carry out their duties as a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine based on the Scarborough site contributing to the daytime work and the on-call rota covering the 10 bedded critical care unit. They would form part of the team of 7 Consultants in SGH and also a wider cross site Critical Care Consultant team with a further 15 Consultants based in York. There is a well established cross site model with cross site meetings , education and governance to help support this, with an appreciation that all team members may be required to work on either site and the unique challenges of both sites.
If the applicant has a dual speciality the remaining time of the job plan would be working in their partner speciality.
Individual job plans will be agreed with the CD prior to commencement of the post.
The posts are initially contracted to 10 PA's
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- 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 description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documents for full details
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. Job plans will be reviewed annually in line with appraisals. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultants typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
- Hold a license to practise with the General Medical Council
- Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) Or CESR
Mentoring and Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
- Experience of supervision of postgraduate trainees
- Ability to critically review research
Personal Development Drive
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development and further post-graduate education
Problem Solving
Essential
- Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
Leadership
Essential
- Is able and willing to take on a leadership role
- Capable of building trust and confidence
- Strategic thinker
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local regional or national levels
- Familiarity with issues surrounding organization and development
- Ability to organize and manage departmental targets
Team Work
Essential
- Works effectively with others towards shared goals welcoming diverse perspectives
- Co-operate with colleagues from all disciplines
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop comprehensive services
Communication
Essential
- Communicates with and relates to others effectively
Self Awareness
Essential
- Is open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
- Seeks new and better ways to do thing
Ability to work under Pressure
Essential
- An ability to cope with stressful situations in a calm and practical way
- Can be reflective rather then reactive
- Can seek appropriate information and support
Clinical Practice/Competence
Essential
- Clinical Training and experience and ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Subspecialist experience in areas, complementary to those existing with the department
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice
- Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
- Is able to work effectively in spite of pressures
- Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current 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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scarborough Hospital
Woodlands Drive
Scarborough
YO12 6QL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)