Job summary
We
are looking for 2 Locum Consultants to work in 50:50 split posts between the
Paediatric Intensive Care Department at Leeds General Infirmary and Embrace,
Yorkshire and Humber Infant and Childrens Transport Service hosted by
Sheffield Childrens Hospital. These
posts will support both services pending new substantive appointments as part
of the workforce development plan for the future. The Government has supported
the bid to build a new Childrens Hospital in Leeds (Build the Leeds Way)
aiming to be home to one of the leading health care institutions in the world,
excelling in patient care, teaching and research. Building works have already
begun and the aim is for the new Hospital to be complete by 2029.
These posts are 10 PA locum appointments split 50:50
between PCCU and Embrace for a Paediatric Intensive Care Consultant, with a
special interest in Transport as well as General and Cardiac Intensive Care.
The posts involve 5 PAs on Paediatric Critical Care with an additional 5 PAs
offered by Embrace.
Main duties of the job
-Contribution
to the First on (Lead); Second on(Support) and third on (HDU) roles in the
department
-Manage
General Medical patients
-Manage
Medical and Surgical Cardiac patients
-Manage
patients on Extracorporeal Life Support
Manage
Specialist surgery patients including Neurosurgery; Spinal surgery; Liver
transplant and Renal transplant
-Be
familiar with equipment, operational policies and staffing levels/competencies
-Liaise
with Embrace and DGH colleagues regarding admission of Time Critical and other
referrals
-Contribution
to Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Governance meetings as well as PCCU department
and Governance meetings
Embrace Transport service
-Take
clinical and managerial responsibility for the transport service while on duty
-Be
familiar with equipment, operational policies and staffing levels/competencies
-Facilitate
conference calls for patients requiring immediate high priority transfer
-Provide
initial advice; facilitate conference call between referring clinician,
identified accepting unit consultant and any other specialist required
-Triage
calls to determine the composition of the transport team
-Provide
advice to the transport team on the management of the transfer
-Perform
transfers including when patient acuity dictates a consultant level of care
-Support
training and development, including supervised transports, for new members of
the team
About us
The
Paediatric Critical Care at the Leeds General Infirmary is the regional lead
centre. The Unit admits approximately 700 PICU patients and 350 HDU patients a
year of which approximately 150 are retrieved from our referring district
general hospitals by Embrace, the regional paediatric and neonatal retrieval
service. The Paediatric Critical Care supports a wide range of services
including cardiac, neurosurgery and liver transplant. Cardiac surgery accounts
for over 350 cases per year. The LGI is a major neurology / neurosurgical
centre with trauma, spinal, oncology and craniofacial surgical interests and is
also the trauma and paediatric surgical centre for the city. Paediatric
Critical Care also supports the onsite tertiary specialities including haematology,
oncology, bone marrow transplant and nephrology. We are also one of the 3 liver
transplant centres in the country.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2.1 PCCU
To
deliver care to patients with critical illness including:
-Contribution
to the First on (Lead); Second on(Support) and third on (HDU) roles in the
department
-Manage
General Medical patients
-Manage
Medical and Surgical Cardiac patients
-Manage
patients on Extracorporeal Life Support
Manage
Specialist surgery patients including Neurosurgery; Spinal surgery; Liver
transplant and Renal transplant
-Be
familiar with equipment, operational policies and staffing levels/competencies
-Liaise
with Embrace and DGH colleagues regarding admission of Time Critical and other
referrals
-Contribution
to Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Governance meetings as well as PCCU department
and Governance meetings
Embrace Transport service
-Take
clinical and managerial responsibility for the transport service while on duty
-Be
familiar with equipment, operational policies and staffing levels/competencies
-Facilitate
conference calls for patients requiring immediate high priority transfer
-Provide
initial advice; facilitate conference call between referring clinician,
identified accepting unit consultant and any other specialist required
-Triage
calls to determine the composition of the transport team
-Provide
advice to the transport team on the management of the transfer
-Perform
transfers including when patient acuity dictates a consultant level of care
-Support
training and development, including supervised transports, for new members of
the team
2.2 To work with Consultant colleagues in PCCU
and Embrace to deliver acute on call (this is currently 1 in 9 for both PCCU
and Embrace). This includes acute ward rounds and unit management during normal
working hours and regular out of hours commitment on the on-call rota. The
workload will be split between PCCU and Embrace such that you will work full
time at either service for a period of approximately 3-6 months. There is
flexibility within this in order to support both services and ensure a balanced
post.
2.3
To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist
teams within
the Childrens Hospital and across the
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and
with colleagues in District General
hospitals, Sheffield Childrens Hospital
Foundation Trust and other regional
transport services.
2.4 To contribute to infection control,
research, teaching and new developments within the Paediatric Critical Care
Unit and Embrace. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and
contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in both services.
SPA time will be equally split between the two services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2.1 PCCU
To
deliver care to patients with critical illness including:
-Contribution
to the First on (Lead); Second on(Support) and third on (HDU) roles in the
department
-Manage
General Medical patients
-Manage
Medical and Surgical Cardiac patients
-Manage
patients on Extracorporeal Life Support
Manage
Specialist surgery patients including Neurosurgery; Spinal surgery; Liver
transplant and Renal transplant
-Be
familiar with equipment, operational policies and staffing levels/competencies
-Liaise
with Embrace and DGH colleagues regarding admission of Time Critical and other
referrals
-Contribution
to Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Governance meetings as well as PCCU department
and Governance meetings
Embrace Transport service
-Take
clinical and managerial responsibility for the transport service while on duty
-Be
familiar with equipment, operational policies and staffing levels/competencies
-Facilitate
conference calls for patients requiring immediate high priority transfer
-Provide
initial advice; facilitate conference call between referring clinician,
identified accepting unit consultant and any other specialist required
-Triage
calls to determine the composition of the transport team
-Provide
advice to the transport team on the management of the transfer
-Perform
transfers including when patient acuity dictates a consultant level of care
-Support
training and development, including supervised transports, for new members of
the team
2.2 To work with Consultant colleagues in PCCU
and Embrace to deliver acute on call (this is currently 1 in 9 for both PCCU
and Embrace). This includes acute ward rounds and unit management during normal
working hours and regular out of hours commitment on the on-call rota. The
workload will be split between PCCU and Embrace such that you will work full
time at either service for a period of approximately 3-6 months. There is
flexibility within this in order to support both services and ensure a balanced
post.
2.3
To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist
teams within
the Childrens Hospital and across the
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and
with colleagues in District General
hospitals, Sheffield Childrens Hospital
Foundation Trust and other regional
transport services.
2.4 To contribute to infection control,
research, teaching and new developments within the Paediatric Critical Care
Unit and Embrace. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and
contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in both services.
SPA time will be equally split between the two services.
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. Eligibility to work in the UK.
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the followi
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership Examination of the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent post graduate qualification.
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree PhD MD
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in the management of the critically ill child and children with congenital heart disease.
- Evidence of specialist training in Paediatric Intensive Care including Paediatric Cardiac Intensive care and Extracorporeal life support.
- Must be able to demonstrate higher professional training in paediatrics, anaesthesia or other related speciality.
- Level 2 Child Protection training
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Desirable
- Echocardiography/ Bronchoscopy skills
Other
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
- * Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice. * Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR (or) - European Community Ri
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management. *Effective interpersonal skills. *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practic
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. Eligibility to work in the UK.
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the followi
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership Examination of the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent post graduate qualification.
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree PhD MD
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in the management of the critically ill child and children with congenital heart disease.
- Evidence of specialist training in Paediatric Intensive Care including Paediatric Cardiac Intensive care and Extracorporeal life support.
- Must be able to demonstrate higher professional training in paediatrics, anaesthesia or other related speciality.
- Level 2 Child Protection training
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Desirable
- Echocardiography/ Bronchoscopy skills
Other
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
- * Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice. * Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR (or) - European Community Ri
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management. *Effective interpersonal skills. *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practic
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
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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).
