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Consultant In Intensive Care Medicine
Role summary
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This consultant role provides specialist intensive care medicine for critically ill patients, including assessment, treatment planning, multidisciplinary decision-making and support for patients’ families. Applicants would normally need full GMC registration, a licence to practise and specialist registration in Intensive Care Medicine, or be eligible for entry through an approved equivalent route. The role expects strong clinical judgement, effective communication, leadership within a multidisciplinary team and commitment to patient safety, teaching and service improvement. Experience in managing complex critical illness, participating in an on-call rota and working across acute hospital services is important. Candidates should demonstrate NHS values, professionalism, resilience and the ability to contribute to the ongoing development of intensive care services.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the UK
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About University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital and community healthcare services across Derbyshire and Burton-on-Trent. Its services include emergency and planned care, maternity, cancer treatment, surgery, diagnostics and specialist intensive care. The Trust operates major hospitals including Royal Derby Hospital, Queen’s Hospital Burton, and other local sites, serving a large and diverse population. As an NHS foundation trust, it combines public-service responsibilities with a focus on clinical quality, patient experience, education and research. Staff work in multidisciplinary teams and are supported through professional development, training and NHS employment benefits. The organisation is also involved in medical education and works with regional partners to improve urgent and specialist care across the East Midlands.