Consultant Intensive Care Medicine
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Priyen Potnis
About the Role
Job title: Consultant Intensivist | Furness General Hospital | Permanent and Locum Available
Location: South Cumbria, North West England
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 per annum
Contract: Substantive (permanent) or Locum Consultant (23-month fixed term)
On call: 1:5 non-resident rota
Job overview
An NHS hospital in South Cumbria is recruiting a Consultant Intensivist to join an established team of eight senior decision-makers at Furness General Hospital. The unit delivers Level 2 intensive care locally, operating a stabilise and transfer model for complex Level 3 patients to the main site at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
The post is supported by a resident SAS on-call team, a daytime ACCP service, and a Critical Care Outreach service. The unit covers a broad range of general hospital services including a busy Emergency Department, maternity, gynaecology, orthopaedic and trauma theatres, ophthalmology and ENT.
Key responsibilities
- Participate in a 1:5 Senior Decision Maker on-call rota including prospective cover
- Provide non-resident overnight cover of emergency ITU, supervising a dedicated resident anaesthetist
- Lead assessment of deteriorating patients for emergency ITU admission
- Manage Level 2 care locally; lead treat and transfer decisions for Level 3 patients
- Lead pre and post-operative theatre admission management
- Contribute to clinical audit, governance and quality improvement
- Supervise junior medical staff and participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- FICM or equivalent qualification
- FRCA or equivalent higher anaesthetic qualification
- Specialist Registration, or within 6 months of CCT/CESR at time of interview
- Formal ICM training or equivalent experience in intensive care medicine
- Experience managing trauma and surgical emergencies
- Broad anaesthetic exposure including laparoscopic, emergency surgical and obstetric cases
Why this role
Furness General Hospital is a friendly district general hospital on the edge of the Lake District, offering an exceptional quality of life alongside a varied and well-supported clinical role. The unit benefits from strong SAS and ACCP support, a low-acuity transfer model for complex cases, and a collaborative consultant team.
Both substantive and 23-month locum contracts are available. CCT or CESR within 6 months of interview is accepted.
To apply
Send your CV to priyen@indigohealthcare.co.uk or call 0091 8879252151 for a confidential discussion.