Job summary
LOCUM CONSULTANT WITH THE CHILDRENS ACUTE TRANSPORT SERVICE IN PAEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT
We are seeking a Locum Consultant with an interest in Paediatric Intensive Care Transport.
The Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS) is a collaborative service based at Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust and is designed to make intensive care rapidly available to critically ill children in North Thames.
The service provides 24 hour, 365 day, Consultant led telephone advice and a triaging facility for all referrals and is committed to improving and developing the provision of critical care and critical care transport for all patients within its scope of care. CATS remains the busiest dedicated paediatric intensive care (PIC) transport service in the UK, handling over 2200 referrals and undertaking over 1200 intensive care transports a year.
You will be joining a friendly and dynamic team and this post offers the opportunity to develop an interest in education, training and research.
The successful candidate will have had at least two years specialist paediatric intensive care training and specific experience in paediatric transport. The post will be in paediatric intensive care transport.
The post is for a period of 6 months from October 2023 to support increased clinical activity in line with Winter Pressures funding.
Ethnic Minority Groups are currently under represented within our staff teams. Applications are welcome from these groups.
Main duties of the job
There are 4 paediatric intensive care facilities within North Thames. The transport service provides a single referral point for hospitals within North Thames who have a critically ill child requiring paediatric intensive care. The service provides initial advice on management and where appropriate, arranges transport of the patient to an appropriate paediatric intensive care unit. This includes patients requiring urgent referral to the cardiac intensive care units at both the Royal Brompton Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The general paediatric intensive care units are at St Mary's Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital and at the Royal London Hospital. There are approximately 1200 transfers each year.
CATS also perform the specialist commissioned services below:
- ECMO assessment transports to GOSH and ECMO repatriation
- Liver failure transports to King's College Hospital
- Vein of Galen transports to GOSH.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role. The Person Specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.
All applicants should return their application forms electronically.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role. The Person Specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.
All applicants should return their application forms electronically.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- High level written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Presentation skills
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work on own initiative within an ever-changing environment.
- Leadership skills
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of 2 years) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID training programme with evidence that this has been signed off, including a minimum of six months of anaesthetic training OR equivalence
- OR an existing practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable
- Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
- Formal teaching qualification
- Management qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
- Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
- Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
Desirable
- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of clinical leadership or management
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- High level written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Presentation skills
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work on own initiative within an ever-changing environment.
- Leadership skills
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of 2 years) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID training programme with evidence that this has been signed off, including a minimum of six months of anaesthetic training OR equivalence
- OR an existing practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable
- Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
- Formal teaching qualification
- Management qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
- Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
- Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
Desirable
- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of clinical leadership or management
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS)
26-27 Boswell Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
