Locum Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

Overview

Go back Guy''s and St Thomas'' NHS Foundation TrustThe closing date is 24 September 2025Applications are invited for a 12 months fixed term locum consultant post in the Paediatric Intensive Care unit at the Evelina London Children''s Hospital and at the Royal Brompton (RBH) PICU-one clinical team on two sites. Candidates are welcome to apply from both paediatric or anaesthetic based training background. Proposed start date is September 2025.Main duties of the job

The Evelina PICU comprises 19 to 33 beds over 2 floors depending on activity and patient case load. The post-holder will be one of a team of 16 paediatric intensivists providing care for the paediatric critical care unit and integrated retrieval service, STRS at the Evelina. There are 11 consultants in the RBH based paediatric critical care team. The successful applicant will provide a specialist service to children requiring intensive and high dependency care at one or both paediatric critical care sites 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 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. Subsequent to merger with the Royal Brompton Hospital (RBH), consultants in the critical care unit will be expected to be able to work across site in either intensive care unit, although the case mix on the RBH site is largely cardiorespiratory.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 either paediatric intensive care unit.Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualificationsFull GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview Or eligibility to apply for specialist registration pending CESR applicationInstructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialtyHigher degree relevant to the specialty (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc)Clinical Experience

Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and half years including 6 months anaesthesia) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID PICM Training programme with evidence that this training has been signed off including six months of anaesthetic training OR equivalent OR an existing Practising Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (substantive)Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3training in child safe-guardingPaediatric ECMO experienceClinical Skills

Current expertise in managing post-operative cardiac surgery patientsPICM sub-specialty training competencies achieved including retrievalCommitment and evidence of interest in the specialityCommitment to learning and TeachingUnderstanding of I.TInitiativePotential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibilityAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary teamDemonstrable aptitude for pursing audit andresearch goalsMeets all the GMC requirements of "Good medical practice"Membership of PICSAudit, IT and Management

Understanding of principles of auditEvidence of participation in clinical auditExperience of international models of Paediatric intensive care deliveryResearch, Teaching skill and Experience

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staffPublications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)Qualification as POCUS trainerCommunication; 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 teamFinance; Knowledge of finance and budgetsStaff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staffDisclosure 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.Guy''s and St Thomas'' NHS Foundation Trust£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpro rata, per ..... full job details .....