Consultant Intensivist

Substantive Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic people to join our dedicated team in Critical Care. Our team consists of 11 consultants, 24 junior doctors, and over 100 nurses and AHPs in our two Critical Care units., St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Career development: There is an opportunity to negotiate an additional 1 PA in a complementary specialty or subspecialise in an area of ICU.

Education: Accredited for FICM Stage 1, 2, and 3 training. We are developing CESR-training pathways in collaboration with St George's Hospital. We aim to expand our echocardiogram and simulation training. The ICU team also provide education to other teams outside ICU and undergraduates from St George's Hospital Medical School.

Innovative environment: We provide a 7-day, 24h critical care outreach service in St Helier Hospital and aim to expand this to Epsom by Summer 2026.

Inclusion and Diversity:

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and welcome candidates from all backgrounds., 7 days as the consultant of the week in St Helier ICU (08:00-18:00h daily, with overnight on-calls at weekends),

5 days in Epsom HDU (08:00-18:00h),

5 second on-call shifts in St Helier ICU working alongside the Consultant of the week (08:00-21:00h on site, 21:00-08:00h on-call from home within 30 minutes travel distance).

Specialties and Collaboration:

We support all general specialties and admit patients from regional Renal, Haematology, and Oncology units. Our in-reach service helps our hospitals achieve the trust's mission statement of 'delivering outstanding care every day'. We are part of the South West London Adult Critical Care network (SWLACC)

Supportive team: We provide an in-reach service to the Medicine department, while also collaborating with Anaesthetics, Surgery, Emergency, and Renal departments, and other regional ICUs