Job Summary
This post is suitable for those with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine as well as General Anaesthesia or other allied specialty. The post will include an average of one week every 8 week in ICU / Outreach as well as sessions in another specialty (e.g anesthesia, acute medical specialties or Emergency Medicine etc.).
Main Duties of the Job
Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
Active participation in continuing medical education
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job Details
Date posted: 11 December 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year on-call
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 361-M&D-7597425
Job locations: Lister Hospital, Corey's Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Job Responsibilities
Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
Active participation in continuing medical education
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training (Essential)
Entry on GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
FICM or equivalent
Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
Qualifications / Training (Desirable)
Postgraduate degree (or equivalent) in anaesthesia/ acute medicine/ respiratory medicine/ renal medicine / A & E
Royal College Fellowship
Previous Experience (Essential)
Broad range of experience in Critical care
Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty.
Previous Experience (Desirable)
Fully competent in stabilising and managing patients in critically care
Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Demonstrable experience and participation in research
Skills (Essential)
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
Ability to effectively teach clinical skills
Ability to critically appraise published evidence.
Knowledge (Essential)
Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice
Other Requirements (Essential)
Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
Role model our Trust values every day.
Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution.
Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (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
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Lister Hospital
Corey's Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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