Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity to join our first class paediatric intensive care team based at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. We are a busy, friendly department fully accredited for training in Intensive Care Medicine.
The St Mary's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is one of the leading units in the sector and the only unit offering level 3 general intensive care in the North-West London region. This is an exciting time to be part of the service as the unit has recently expanded to become a 15 bedded unit comprised of 11 ITU beds and 4 HDU beds.
Applicants must be trained in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent and have the required experience and training in managing critically ill children. Applicants must be included on the GMC's Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT (CCT) or have equivalent training, by the date of interview.
Main duties of the job
This is a whole time, 10PA consultant NHS appointment at St. Mary's Hospital, London. The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St Mary's has 11 intensive care beds and 4 High Dependency beds.
Modalities of treatment offered include invasive ventilation, HFOV, non-invasive ventilation (both positive and negative pressure), pharmacological cardiovascular support, haemofiltration and peritoneal dialysis. The Department is a partner with Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals in a combined North London retrieval service, CATS, to which it contributes consultant, middle grade and nursing staff.
Services on site include paediatric surgery, a highly regarded national and international paediatric haematology and bone marrow transplant programme, infectious diseases and one of the leading paediatric allergy and immunology units in the United Kingdom. The hospital has a busy emergency department and is one of 4 Major Trauma Centres for children and adults in London.
The unit cares for children with life threatening conditions including major trauma, severe infections, airway and respiratory problems, neurological conditions and those who have undergone surgery. Medical services supported include acute emergency paediatrics, respiratory medicine, allergy and immunology, rheumatology, haematology, oncology, neurology, and surgery.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to provide high quality care to patients in the Paediatric Intensive Care, and to provide outreach services to children at risk of deterioration in the inpatient paediatric areas at St Marys Hospital. They will also contribute to the research, teaching and training activities on the Intensive Care unit, including providing educational and clinical supervision. The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure the continued high performance of the intensive care unit and will share responsibility for junior staff management. They will be expected to participate in governance activities and strategy and business planning activities of the department. The post holder will need to demonstrate excellent leadership skills. They will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients. The post holder must be available by telephone and be able to attend the hospital within approximately 30 minutes when on call. The post holder will be expected to participate in the appraisal process and relevant continuous medical education.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to provide high quality care to patients in the Paediatric Intensive Care, and to provide outreach services to children at risk of deterioration in the inpatient paediatric areas at St Marys Hospital. They will also contribute to the research, teaching and training activities on the Intensive Care unit, including providing educational and clinical supervision. The post holder will work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure the continued high performance of the intensive care unit and will share responsibility for junior staff management. They will be expected to participate in governance activities and strategy and business planning activities of the department. The post holder will need to demonstrate excellent leadership skills. They will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients. The post holder must be available by telephone and be able to attend the hospital within approximately 30 minutes when on call. The post holder will be expected to participate in the appraisal process and relevant continuous medical education.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM curriculum in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved centre/rotation for training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two years) PLUS six months (minimum) of anaesthetics (standalone post) OR An established Practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine OR Equivalent with evidence that this training has been signed off
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Experience in Intensive Care
- teaching experience
Leadership/ Management Skills
Essential
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate developed competence across the following 5 qualities contained in the "Delivering the Service" cluster of the NHS Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF).
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Academic achievement
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- On Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM curriculum in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved centre/rotation for training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two years) PLUS six months (minimum) of anaesthetics (standalone post) OR An established Practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine OR Equivalent with evidence that this training has been signed off
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Experience in Intensive Care
- teaching experience
Leadership/ Management Skills
Essential
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate developed competence across the following 5 qualities contained in the "Delivering the Service" cluster of the NHS Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF).
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Academic achievement
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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).
