Locum Consultant in Critical Care

Job summary

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.

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

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.

23 January 2026

Hospital medical and dental staff

Consultant

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Locum

12 months

Full-time

287-RSUR-7-26

Royal

Liverpool

L7 8YE

• oMB ChB or equivalent
• oFRCA, MCEM, MRCP or equivalent
• oFull registration with GMC
• oFFICM or equivalent

• oAdditional post-gredute qualification

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

• oPost CCT experience in Intensive Care Medicine

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

• oInvolvement in audit and QI projects within the department

• oLeading system or quality improvement
• oPublished research

• oFUSIC accreditation for ECHO and lung ultrasound

• oTraining and experience in management roles
• oAbility to build…