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The successful candidate will join an expanding, innovative and dynamic 32-bed general intensive care unit (John Farman ICU - JFICU) which admits over 1000 patients per year from all the major specialties excluding cardiac (most neuro-sciences and trauma patients are admitted to our sister ICU, NCCU). The majority of admissions to JFICU are emergency admissions and represent the complex mix of patients in Addenbrooke's with large numbers of transplant and hepatology patients. The JFICU medical team is also responsible for 24/7 medical support of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), which is responsible for the assessment and immediate care of all deteriorating adult patients in the organization. The successful applicant will join a team of 18 substantive Consultants providing 24/7 cover to the JFICU and RRT and will join a team of 85 substantive Consultant Anaesthetists providing anaesthetic sessions., As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, based at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Addenbrooke's Hospital is a thriving modern teaching hospital, which is the local hospital for people living in the Cambridge area and is a regional/supra-regional referral centre for a number of specialties, including cancer surgery, neurosurgery, transplantation, plastic surgery, vascular and paediatrics. As a successful teaching hospital, there is unparalleled capacity for teaching, including involvement in the high fidelity simulation centre, and research within the department as well as the wider biomedical campus.

Addenbrooke's is the teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge and is a flagship NHS hospital having achieved NHS Foundation Trust status in July 2004. It has strong international links particularly through the University and it is a world-class centre for medical research.