Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

Job title:

Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

Company

NHS

Job description

10 PA Substantive ConsultantClosing date: 17th MarchInterview date: 23rd MarchApplications are invited for substantive consultant post in the Paediatric Intensive Care unit at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital and at the Royal Brompton (RBH) PICU-one clinical team on two sites. Candidates are welcome to apply from both paediatric or anaesthetic based training background. Proposed start date is August 2025.Main duties of the jobThe Evelina PICU comprises 19 to 33 beds over 2 floors depending on activity and patient case load. The post-holder will be one of a team of 16 paediatric intensivists providing care for the paediatric critical care unit and integrated retrieval service, STRS at the Evelina. There are 9 consultants in the RBH based paediatric critical care team. The successful applicant will provide a specialist service to children requiring intensive and high dependency care at one or both paediatric critical care sites in the Trust. They will also provide consultant-led triage and management of emergency inter-hospital referrals and transfers with South Thames Retrieval Service. For those applicants from an anaesthetic background, a fixed day in anaesthesia with anaesthetic on call can be negotiated. The post-holder will be part of the paediatric intensive care consultant on call rota, with 1:6 on call for the management of the intensive care and supervision of the South Thames Retrieval Service. Both services are managed from within the same consultant team. Additional on call commitment may be necessary and attract additional PAs.About usThe Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is the regional lead PICU, serving the health needs of children in the South East of England, including London. It forms an integral part of a large tertiary children’s hospital and regional children’s operational delivery network, including tertiary specialist services in neonatology, cardiology/cardiac surgery, neurology, nephrology, metabolic medicine, general paediatrics, paediatric surgery and clinical genetics, among others. Subsequent to merger with the Royal Brompton Hospital (RBH), consultants in the critical care unit will be expected to be able to work across site in either intensive care unit, although the case mix on the RBH site is largely cardiorespiratory.Date posted06 March 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number196-CON1023Job locationsGuy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation TrustLondonSE1 7EHJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe successful applicant will be expected to provide significant cover for the South Thames Retrieval Service including educational support of the service and the region. The South Thames Retrieval Service is integrated and staffed from the PICU. Day to day management of the service is one of the main responsibilities of the on-call consultant team with support from other PICU colleagues. An active PICU and retrieval teaching programme to PICU retrieval nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors and the regions nurses and doctors is ongoing and is supported and delivered by the consultant team. This includes education delivered for a national advanced paediatric critical care clinical practice programme.The post will be based in either paediatric intensive care unit.The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe successful applicant will be expected to provide significant cover for the South Thames Retrieval Service including educational support of the service and the region. The South Thames Retrieval Service is integrated and staffed from the PICU. Day to day management of the service is one of the main responsibilities of the on-call consultant team with support from other PICU colleagues. An active PICU and retrieval teaching programme to PICU retrieval nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors and the regions nurses and doctors is ongoing and is supported and delivered by the consultant team. This includes education delivered for a national advanced paediatric critical care clinical practice programme.The post will be based in either paediatric intensive care unit.The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract.Person SpecificationProfessional QualificationsEssential

• MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualifications
• Full GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview

Desirable

• Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
• Qualification as POCUS trainer Higher degree relevant to the speciality (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc
• Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty

Clinical ExperienceEssential

• Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and half years including 6 months anaesthesia) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID PICM Training programme with evidence that this training has been signed off including six months of anaesthetic training OR equivalent OR an existing Practising Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (substantive)
• Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3training in child safe-guarding
• Paediatric ECMO experience
• Paediatric retrieval experience
• Valid APLS
• Valid level 3 training in child safeguarding

Desirable

• Paediatric Airway experience
• Point of care ultrasound experience in children
• NLS course

Clinical SkillsEssential

• Current expertise in managing post-operative cardiac surgery patients
• PICM sub-specialty training competencies achieved including retrieval
• Commitment and evidence of interest in the speciality
• Commitment to learning & Teaching
• Understanding of I.T
• Initiative
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Appropriate leadership qualities
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable aptitude for pursing audit &research goals
• Meets all the GMC requirements of “Good medical practice”
• Detailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and coding

Desirable

• Membership of PICS or equivalent professional society

Audit, IT and ManagementEssential

• IT skills required
• Understanding of principles of audit
• Management experience

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Experience of international models of Paediatric intensive care delivery

Research. Teaching skill & experienceEssential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Publications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)

Leadership / Management skillsEssential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets

Desirable

• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff

Person SpecificationProfessional QualificationsEssential

• MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualifications
• Full GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview

Desirable

• Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
• Qualification as POCUS trainer Higher degree relevant to the speciality (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc
• Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty

Clinical ExperienceEssential

• Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and half years including 6 months anaesthesia) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID PICM Training programme with evidence that this training has been signed off including six months of anaesthetic training OR equivalent OR an existing Practising Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (substantive)
• Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3training in child safe-guarding
• Paediatric ECMO experience
• Paediatric retrieval experience
• Valid APLS
• Valid level 3 training in child safeguarding

Desirable

• Paediatric Airway experience
• Point of care ultrasound experience in children
• NLS course

Clinical SkillsEssential

• Current expertise in managing post-operative cardiac surgery patients
• PICM sub-specialty training competencies achieved including retrieval
• Commitment and evidence of interest in the speciality
• Commitment to learning & Teaching
• Understanding of I.T
• Initiative
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Appropriate leadership qualities
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable aptitude for pursing audit &research goals
• Meets all the GMC requirements of “Good medical practice”
• Detailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and coding

Desirable

• Membership of PICS or equivalent professional society

Audit, IT and ManagementEssential

• IT skills required
• Understanding of principles of audit
• Management experience

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Experience of international models of Paediatric intensive care delivery

Research. Teaching skill & experienceEssential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Publications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)

Leadership / Management skillsEssential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets

Desirable

• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff

Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

South East London

Job date

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:18:03 GMT

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