Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Anaesthetic Clinical Fellow In Paediatric Intensive Care

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Job summary

Alder Hey is a designated Lead Centre for Paediatric Intensive Care within the UK. The 21-bedded unit cares for children aged 0 - 16 years of age from all specialties including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Neurology, Burns, Infectious Diseases and Oncology.The PICU is an approved RCPCH national grid training centre for up to six Grid Trainees in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine.On average there are 1100 admissions to PICU of which approximately 400 are post-operative cardiac surgical patients. Other specialist tertiary services accessing PICU include neurosurgery, major neonatal surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft palate surgery and patients needing ECMO & CVVH support. The hospital is a designated Major Paediatric Trauma Centre and a Paediatric ECMO Centre.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contributeto arota which will provide 24/7 cover for PICU in combination with other Consultant and trainee colleagues. Successful candidates will gain experience in both Paediatric intensive care including cardiac and respiratory ECMO, and Paediatric transport medicine and is relevant to all acute specialties.

About us

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals providing care for over 200,000 children and young people each year. It is one of only four stand-alone Paediatric trusts in UK and is staffed by 2,800 employees. Alder Hey offers 20 specialist services including being the designated national center for Craniofacial Surgery and a Centre of Excellence for Paediatric Oncology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology and Orthopaedics. It is a teaching hospital and trains 550 medical and 400 nursing students each year. A child and adolescent mental health service is also provided with an in-patient unit based at the Trust. Recent expansion has seen the provision of additional theatres (there are 13 operating Theatres in total) and the opening of a new Neuro-sciences development. Alder Hey serves not only the children of Liverpool but is the tertiary referral center for children from Merseyside, Cheshire, parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales for many sub-specialties of Paediatrics. The Trust provides a range of community services including school nursing, home careers and a child development center. The hospital has over 300 beds, including day beds for surgery, a medical day care unit and Emergency Decision Unit. A purpose built Education Centre is situated on the hospital site and is available for all postgraduate educational activity.

Details

Date posted

01 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£51,017 to £58,398 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-SUR-23-5508029

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

- Registration (or able to register) with the General Medical Council - Previous appointments which provided professional training in General Paediatrics & Neonates, Paediatric Intensive Care - Experience of General Paediatrics & Neonatal Intensive Care and Paediatric Intensive Care - Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents, and other relatives and with colleagues of all discipline - Demonstrates ability to work flexibly when necessary - Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues both medical and other disciplines - Satisfactory medical clearance from the Trusts Occupational Health Physician - Free from disabilities or illness that would prevent clinical management of patients

Job description

Job responsibilities

- Registration (or able to register) with the General Medical Council - Previous appointments which provided professional training in General Paediatrics & Neonates, Paediatric Intensive Care - Experience of General Paediatrics & Neonatal Intensive Care and Paediatric Intensive Care - Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents, and other relatives and with colleagues of all discipline - Demonstrates ability to work flexibly when necessary - Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues both medical and other disciplines - Satisfactory medical clearance from the Trusts Occupational Health Physician - Free from disabilities or illness that would prevent clinical management of patients

Person Specification

Application form and interview

Essential

  • suitable experience

Desirable

  • Training in Paediatric Intensive Care and anaesthetics
Person Specification

Application form and interview

Essential

  • suitable experience

Desirable

  • Training in Paediatric Intensive Care and anaesthetics

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP


Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP


Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PICU Consultant

Sarah Mahoney

sarah.mahoney@alderhey.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

01 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£51,017 to £58,398 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-SUR-23-5508029

Job locations

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP


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