Job Description

Resident Doctor - Critical Care


Location: Birmingham, The Harborne Hospital


Contract Type: Full-time or Part-time


Salary: Highly competitive, with opportunities for additional shifts via our internal Bank (locum)

About the Harborne Hospital:

The Harborne Hospital is a new private hospital in Birmingham, a partnership between HCA Healthcare UK and the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.


It offers a comprehensive range of private medical and surgical services, including critical care, cancer care, cardiac care, and a full diagnostic imaging suite, located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus.

The Role

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We're seeking experienced and motivated Resident Doctors in Critical Care to join our expert medical team. You'll work closely with Consultants and Specialist Nurses across our Level 3 Adult Critical Care Unit and general wards, ensuring that every patient receives exceptional, timely, and safe care.

What You'll Do:

Deliver high-quality medical care under the direction of the patient's named Consultant. Diagnose, treat, and manage a range of acute and complex medical conditions. Conduct physical examinations and request appropriate investigations. Support Consultant-led decisions, ensuring smooth continuity of care. Participate in ward rounds, assess new admissions, and review discharges. Provide immediate medical support in emergencies, including leading on cardiac arrest calls. Play an active role in pre- and post-operative care, clinical assessments, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

It's a unique opportunity to join a company operating at the very forefront of clinical innovation where you can work with, and learn from some of the country's leading consultants. All in a world-class environment, equipped with the very latest technology, such as robotics, and some of the most advanced therapies and treatments currently licenced in the UK. And, with exceptionally strong colleague to patient ratios, you'll have all the time you need to provide truly bespoke care to your patients.


While we are a Consultant Led Service, we believe in empowering our Resident Doctors, so your role could become expand as much as you wish. You'll have the chance to be involved in audits, projects and quality improvement initiatives alongside the opportunity to join a variety of internal networks. This could be to help steer the services you deliver, speaking up or patient satisfaction focus groups, clinical governance or MDT meetings. Giving you an opportunity to network with your peers, share best practice and expand your knowledge in an unrivalled setting.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you'll bring:

GMC Registration and License to Practice in the UK Intensive Care Medicine training ST3 + (Critical Care and Anaesthesia) Experience working in a level 3 Critical Care Adult Unit. A passion for team work, patient focused care with the ability to build and share best practice and offer a first-class patient experience.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over 500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.


We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Resident Doctor Critical Care you'll be eligible for:

For 40 hours full time contracts, 264 hours holiday each year (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you. This is pro-rata for part time contracts. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals Private pension contribution which increases with length of service Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme Group Life Assurance from day one Critical illness cover Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you Discounts with over 800 major retailers Access to wellbeing support tools, through our thrive 365 channels, onsite mental health first aiders, and free counselling up to 6 sessions per annum Paid Indemnity

How we can support your development:

As Doctor with us you'll have access to a dedicated study budget and study leave for courses relevant to your specialty We can also offer you access to a comprehensive learning academy where you can enrol on courses or Harvard Business Course case review forums If you'd like to develop further, we're able to offer grants and sponsorship for research, as well as funding for personal development through courses such as the 'Executive Masters in Medical Leadership' in partnership with Bayes Business School, or other courses such as MBA's or PhDs Should you wish, you can also work closely with globally recognised professors and medical mentors to help produce publications papers or research documents

Culture and values:

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.


Our mission is simple, above all else we're committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

Unique and Individual

: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

Kindness and compassion:

We treat people with kindness and compassion

Honesty, integrity and fairness:

- We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

Loyalty, respect and dignity:

We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

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We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

International candidates:

HCA Healthcare UK hold a Tier 2 sponsorship licence which permits us to be able to recruit the best talent in the UK as well as overseas. The license allows us to support General Visas as well as the Intra-company Transfer Visa for candidates that meet the specific role requirements. Your recruiter will be able to discuss whether this would be applicable to you during the application process, as well as running through any potential financial support with relocation.


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