Job summary
10 PA Substantive Consultant
Closing date: 17th March
Interview date: 23rd April
Applications are invited for substantive 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 August 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 9 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 description
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.The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract.
Job description
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.The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualifications
- Full GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
Desirable
- Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
- 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 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-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 post-operative cardiac surgery patients
- PICM sub-specialty training competencies achieved including retrieval
- Commitment and evidence of interest in the speciality
- Commitment to learning & Teaching
- Understanding of I.T
- 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"
- Detailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and coding
Desirable
- Membership of PICS or equivalent professional society
Audit, IT and Management
Essential
- IT skills required
- Understanding of principles of audit
- Management experience
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Experience of international models of Paediatric intensive care delivery
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Publications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)
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
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
Desirable
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS of equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent qualifications
- Full GMC Registration On Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
Desirable
- Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
- 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 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-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 post-operative cardiac surgery patients
- PICM sub-specialty training competencies achieved including retrieval
- Commitment and evidence of interest in the speciality
- Commitment to learning & Teaching
- Understanding of I.T
- 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"
- Detailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and coding
Desirable
- Membership of PICS or equivalent professional society
Audit, IT and Management
Essential
- IT skills required
- Understanding of principles of audit
- Management experience
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Experience of international models of Paediatric intensive care delivery
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Publications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)
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
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- 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.
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).
