Job summary
The Department of Paediatric Critical Care at The Royal London Children's Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust, is seeking to appoint a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist (10 PAs). This is a 6m locum appointment in the first instance. The successful candidate will join a team of eight existing Paediatric Intensivists, to make nine consultants (1:8 on call).
Main duties of the job
The post is based at The Royal London Children's Hospital located within The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, London. The Paediatric Critical Care unit opened in 2007 and is steadily expanding with approx. 420 admissions per year. The equipment and facilities on the PICU allow the development of new treatments and management strategies for critically ill children, and the unit has recently increased capacity from 6 to 10 beds. It is a busy and exciting time to join the team.
The Children's Hospital is a tertiary unit and major trauma centre with referral pathways across North East London and Essex. As such The Paediatric Critical Care Unit receives referrals from a wide variety of sources with significant elective and non-elective demands. This is an excellent position for any consultant looking for additional experience provided in a busy tertiary hospital.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.Please view the attachment below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.Please view the attachment below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Higher Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH, FRCA or equivalent
- The applicant should be on the specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT/CSER by date of interview
Experience, Knowledge and Clinical expertise in Speciality /Sub-speciality
Essential
- Completion of all relevant RCPCH level 3, subspeciality competencies and learning outcomes for Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine with evidence that this training has been signed off OR equivalence OR an existing practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable
- Evidence of an interest in managing paediatric multi-trauma patients
- Experience in transport of the critically ill child
- Experience of cardiac intensive care skills relevant to a general PICU
Training Expected
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Paediatrics or Anaesthetics
Management, QI, and Audit Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable management ability
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Training (recognised) and Experience
- Professional Educational Training and Experience
Academic Achievements, Research and Publications
Essential
- Interest in the preparation for and conduct of clinical research or audit
Desirable
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies. Publications in indexed journals Interest in trauma and PICU research
Personal Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Teaching skills including SIM
- Data management
- Echocardiography/POCUS
- Network experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Friendly demeanour
- Self-motivated
- Leadership qualities
- Flexible approach to work
- Evidence of team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable work record
Desirable
- Ability to guide and motivate staff members
- Focus on Wellbeing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Higher Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH, FRCA or equivalent
- The applicant should be on the specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT/CSER by date of interview
Experience, Knowledge and Clinical expertise in Speciality /Sub-speciality
Essential
- Completion of all relevant RCPCH level 3, subspeciality competencies and learning outcomes for Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine with evidence that this training has been signed off OR equivalence OR an existing practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable
- Evidence of an interest in managing paediatric multi-trauma patients
- Experience in transport of the critically ill child
- Experience of cardiac intensive care skills relevant to a general PICU
Training Expected
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Paediatrics or Anaesthetics
Management, QI, and Audit Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable management ability
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Training (recognised) and Experience
- Professional Educational Training and Experience
Academic Achievements, Research and Publications
Essential
- Interest in the preparation for and conduct of clinical research or audit
Desirable
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies. Publications in indexed journals Interest in trauma and PICU research
Personal Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Teaching skills including SIM
- Data management
- Echocardiography/POCUS
- Network experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Friendly demeanour
- Self-motivated
- Leadership qualities
- Flexible approach to work
- Evidence of team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliable work record
Desirable
- Ability to guide and motivate staff members
- Focus on Wellbeing
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).
