Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
Job summary
Applications are invited for two substantive consultant posts in the Paediatric Intensive Care unit at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. Candidates are welcome to apply from both paediatric or anaesthetic based training background. Proposed start date is February/ March 2027.
Main duties of the job
The Evelina PICU comprises 35 beds over 2 floors depending on activity and patient case load. The post-holder will be one of a team of 26 paediatric intensivists providing care for the paediatric critical care unit and integrated retrieval service, STRS at the Evelina. The successful applicant will provide a specialist service to children requiring paediatric critical care in the Trust.
They will also provide consultant-led triage and management of emergency inter-hospital referrals and transfers with South Thames Retrieval Service. For those applicants from an anaesthetic background, a fixed day in anaesthesia with anaesthetic on call can be negotiated.
The post-holder will be part of the paediatric intensive care consultant on call rota, with 1:6 on call for the management of the intensive care and supervision of the South Thames Retrieval Service. Both services are managed from within the same consultant team. Additional on call commitment may be necessary and attract additional PAs.
About us
The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Guys and St Thomas' Foundation Trust is the regional lead PICU, serving the health needs of children in the South East of England, including South, West and some areas of North London.
It forms an integral part of a large tertiary children's hospital and regional children's operational delivery network, including tertiary specialist services in neonatology, cardiology/cardiac surgery, neurology, nephrology, metabolic medicine, general paediatrics, paediatric surgery and clinical genetics, among others.
Cardiology and cardiac surgery forms a large part of the PICU case load with elective admissions from all sub specialties, emergencies from within the children's hospital and referred admissions from the South Thames catchment area.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to provide significant cover for the South Thames Retrieval Service including educational support of the service and the region. The South Thames Retrieval Service is integrated and staffed from the PICU. Day to day management of the service is one of the main responsibilities of the on-call consultant team with support from other PICU colleagues.
An active PICU and retrieval teaching programme to PICU retrieval nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors and the regions nurses and doctors is ongoing and is supported and delivered by the consultant team. This includes education delivered for a national advanced paediatric critical care clinical practice programme. The post will be based in the paediatric intensive care unit.
The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract.
Person Specification
Professional
Qualifications · Essential
MBBS or equivalent MRCPCH/FRCA/FICM or equivalent qualifications Full GMC Registration On the GMC Specialist Register in a base speciality (General paediatrics, Anaesthetic or Intensive care medicine) with sub speciality in paediatric intensive care medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register in paediatric intensive care medicine at the point of application.
Desirable
Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Qualification as POCUS trainer Higher degree relevant to the speciality (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty Clinical
Experience · Essential
Completion of all capabilities in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and a half years WTE including 6 months WTE stand alone anaesthesia training) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National PICM Training sub speciality programme with evidence that this training has been signed off OR an existing Practising Substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine within the NHS. Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3 training in child safe-guarding Paediatric ECMO experience Paediatric retrieval experience Valid APLS Valid level 3 training in child safeguarding
Desirable
Paediatric Airway experience Point of care ultrasound experience in children NLS course Clinical
Skills · Essential
Current expertise in managing pre and post-operative neonatal and paediatric cardiac surgery patients PICM sub-specialty training capabilities achieved including paediatric retrieval capabilities Commitment and evidence of interest in the speciality Commitment to learning & Teaching Detailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and coding 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 PCCS, UK IT and Management
Essential
IT skills required Understanding of principles of audit Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement
Desirable
Evidence of motivational skills Experience of international models of Paediatric intensive care delivery Evidence of leadership attributes and experience Academic Teaching skill & experience
Essential
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomes Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice
Desirable
Publications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor) Research Degree 'Training the Trainers' certification 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 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
