Job summary
Birmingham Children's Hospital are looking to appoint a highly motivated Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine for a 12-month fixed-term post, provisionally commencing in September 2026.
This post is ideally suited for:
- Experienced trainees in Paediatric Critical Care
- Anaesthetists
- Trainees in Adult Intensive Care Medicine (ICM)
- Trainees in Emergency Medicine
This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine, including:
- Cardiac Intensive Care, with exposure to ECMO
- Medico-surgical Intensive Care, including:
- Neurocritical care
- Liver transplantation critical care
- Burns and trauma critical care
- Critical Care Outreach (HDU)
- Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval Medicine
Following a period of consolidation in Paediatric Intensive Care, there will be opportunities for rotations in:
- Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care
- Paediatric Emergency Medicine
This is an exciting opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills in a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary environment.
Main duties of the job
Primary training period (initial 6 months)
- Principles of airway management, endotracheal intubation, basic Anaesthetic techniques.
- Recognition of the sick child
- Prompt initiation of resuscitation, with emphasis on airway, breathing, and circulation.
- Gain skills needed for arterial, intraosseous and central venous cannulation.
- Principles of mechanical ventilation
- Appropriate use of inotropic and vasoactive drugs.
- Principles of sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation
- Principles of emergency retrieval
- Principles of debriefing and teaming
Intermediate Training ( 6-12 months)
- Expand and develop the skills acquired during the primary training period.
- Act as 'team leader' and direct activities during a resuscitation.
- Gain an understanding of physiology and pathophysiology relevant to intensive care.
- Become independently proficient at central venous cannulation.
- Gain experience of more invasive monitoring techniques eg jugular venous bulb cannulation, intracranial pressure monitoring etc.
- Advanced Critical Care communication
- Elective rotation
- Rotation in Critical Care Outreach
- First rotation in Critical care retrieval (dependent on acquired competencies in PIC and progression of training)
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent
- GMC registration or OET/IELTS +Epic verification of Certificate
- APLS provider or instructor or equivalent
Desirable
- ETC course
- SPRINT Course
- Train the Trainer course
Previous experience, training and skills
Essential
- At least 6 months Experience (in a UK centre or 2 years in an international training centre) in paediatric intensive care, paediatric cardiac intensive care, anaesthetic, or paediatric emergency medicine , paediatric retrieval medicine
- Experience in Adult Intensive care medicine, adult anaesthetic, adult Emergency medicine
- Senior paediatric trainees within a UK training programme (>st4+) wishing to do an OOPe
Desirable
- Trauma experience
- Management experience
- Rota coordinator experience
- Core fellow for Chronic PICU patient
- Lead on Paediatric Retrieval Calls
- Completed a paediatric intensive care training programme
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience in teaching including simulation training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent
- GMC registration or OET/IELTS +Epic verification of Certificate
- APLS provider or instructor or equivalent
Desirable
- ETC course
- SPRINT Course
- Train the Trainer course
Previous experience, training and skills
Essential
- At least 6 months Experience (in a UK centre or 2 years in an international training centre) in paediatric intensive care, paediatric cardiac intensive care, anaesthetic, or paediatric emergency medicine , paediatric retrieval medicine
- Experience in Adult Intensive care medicine, adult anaesthetic, adult Emergency medicine
- Senior paediatric trainees within a UK training programme (>st4+) wishing to do an OOPe
Desirable
- Trauma experience
- Management experience
- Rota coordinator experience
- Core fellow for Chronic PICU patient
- Lead on Paediatric Retrieval Calls
- Completed a paediatric intensive care training programme
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience in teaching including simulation training
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Childrens Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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