Middle Grade Resident Intensive Care Unit | North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Position Overview

wEWe are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Middle Grade ICU Doctor to join our dynamic Intensive Care Unit. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality critical care services, working closely with the multidisciplinary ICU team to manage and treat critically ill patients. This is an excellent opportunity for a doctor with a strong interest in critical care medicine who is looking to develop their skills and knowledge in a fast-paced, challenging environment, whilst also providing some opportunities to develop anaesthesia competencies.

• Provide comprehensive care to critically ill patients, including initial assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing management under the supervision of the ICU Consultants.
• Perform advanced clinical procedures including intubation, central line insertion, arterial lines, and chest drains following the appropriate local and national standards.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (consultants, nurses, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists) to ensure integrated patient care.
• Participate in daily ICU ward rounds and contribute to decision‑making processes regarding patient care plans. Opportunity to lead the ICU ward round as an upskilling or acting up role.
• Manage and respond to medical emergencies in the ICU and hospital‑wide, including cardiac arrests and trauma cases.
• Supervise and provide guidance to resident medical staff and contribute to their education and training.
• Ensure accurate documentation of patient care, treatment plans, and progress in line with hospital policies.
• Engage in continuous professional development, including attending teaching sessions and participating in research or quality improvement projects where relevant.
• Work within the rota system, which includes night shifts, weekends, and on‑call duties, ensuring 24/7 patient care coverage.

Well‑suited candidates will have a minimum of 4 years’ broad experience in anaesthesia and critical care and hold a postgraduate qualification equivalent to the FRCA (Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK).

This post provides excellent training and development opportunities for a career intensivist or anaesthetist who wishes to gain further experience in a busy Northwest London teaching Trust. Similar posts have been used in the trust as a route to either applying for a Specialist Training number or following an alternative path, such as the CESR/portfolio pathway route for Anaesthesia and/or Intensive Care.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) serves the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

The rota is full‑shift and compliant with EWTD and New Deal requirements. An example of the rota template is shown in Appendix

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The rota is an average of 48 hours per week across an 8‑week rota cycle. Successful candidates will work 7 nights (20:00 – 08:30), 7 long days (08:00 – 20:30), 13 standard days (07:30 – 17:30) and will have 4 days for SPA (Supporting Professional Activity) which includes teaching, audit activity, Clinical Governance meetings, maintaining Trust mandatory training and other professional activities in keeping with BMA national guidance.

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