Job summary
Locum consultant position in Paediatric Intensive Care
The Department of Paediatric Intensive Care is seeking one locum consultant full-time equivalent appointment. This is to cover consultant retirement while the consultant workforce for paediatric critical care is reviewed. Applicants are sought from a background of anaesthesia or paediatrics with appropriate super-specialty training or experience in paediatric intensive care, with a proposed start date in November 2024.
Main duties of the job
The Evelina PICU is a large unit admitting approximately 1100 children per year into a 20 bedded tertiary, and 5 to 10 bedded level two critical care area- all situated over 2 floors. The critical care unit has the capacity to flex up to 33 beds during the busiest times.Forty-five percent of the case load relates to cardiology and cardiac surgery, including provision of post-cardiotomy and respiratory Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Fifty percent of admissions are as acute emergencies from the South Thames Paediatric Network catchment covering the South East of England. The South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS) is integrated with, and delivered from within the staffing structure of the PICU. Clinical management of referrals is led by the on-call PICU consultant team.The PICU and retrieval service, STRS, act as the critical care lead centre and hub of an extensive managed clinical network of district general hospitals (DGH) and other paediatric intensive care units in South London. This critical care network manages critically ill children in South London and the South East of England under the banner of the South Thames Paediatric Network (STPN).
About us
This is an excellent opportunity to join a team based in a central London location in a large quaternary Paediatric referral centre and closely associated with partner paediatric intensive care unit at the Royal Brompton site, working as one paediatric critical care directorate, and co-located neonatal and adult intensive care services at the Evelina and St Thomas's hospital, sharing the same site in central London. All newly appointed PICU consultants across both Evelina and RBH sites will be expected to be able and willing to undertake clinical service on either site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The PICU currently has 15 consultants in post. All consultants cover both the Paediatric Critical Care Units (PICU and PCCU) and the South Thames Retrieval Service. Individually, consultants have key areas where they provide additional consultant leadership for the PICU or retrieval service and other key positions within the Trust. The consultant team is seeking a locum consultant appointment to provide consultant cover for clinical activities and all the other areas related to both the PICU and retrieval. We are seeking individuals from either anaesthetic or paediatric backgrounds
Please see the attachments for further detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The PICU currently has 15 consultants in post. All consultants cover both the Paediatric Critical Care Units (PICU and PCCU) and the South Thames Retrieval Service. Individually, consultants have key areas where they provide additional consultant leadership for the PICU or retrieval service and other key positions within the Trust. The consultant team is seeking a locum consultant appointment to provide consultant cover for clinical activities and all the other areas related to both the PICU and retrieval. We are seeking individuals from either anaesthetic or paediatric backgrounds
Please see the attachments for further detail.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualifications
- Full GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Note: CESR applicants must be on the specialist register at the point of application Note: The International recruitment and AAC team can advise on MRCPCH equivalence
Desirable
- Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
- Higher degree relevant to the specialty (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Paediatric ECMO experience
Clinical Skills
Essential
- 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"
Desirable
- Membership of PICS or equivalent professional society
Audit, IT and Management
Essential
- 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 & experience
Essential
- 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)
- POCUS qualification
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- 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 Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualifications
- Full GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Note: CESR applicants must be on the specialist register at the point of application Note: The International recruitment and AAC team can advise on MRCPCH equivalence
Desirable
- Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
- Higher degree relevant to the specialty (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Paediatric ECMO experience
Clinical Skills
Essential
- 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"
Desirable
- Membership of PICS or equivalent professional society
Audit, IT and Management
Essential
- 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 & experience
Essential
- 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)
- POCUS qualification
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
