Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in Birmingham is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine. This position is tailored for experienced trainees focusing on paediatric critical care, including cardiac intensive care. Candidates will gain essential skills in resuscitation, cannulation, and leadership during emergencies. The role offers exposure to diverse critical care settings and opportunities for continued professional development in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Supportive learning environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience in paediatric intensive care or equivalent.
• Registered with GMC or received equivalent verification.
• Completed a paediatric intensive care training programme.

Responsibilities

• Act as team leader during resuscitation procedures.
• Develop skills in airway management and mechanical ventilation.
• Engage in emergency retrieval practices and debriefing.

Skills

Experience in paediatric intensive care

Leadership during resuscitation

Communication skills in critical care

Ability to recognize sick children

Proficiency in arterial and central venous cannulation

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent

GMC registration

Job description

Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine

The closing date is 07 January 2026.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is looking to appoint a Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine.

This post is intended for experienced trainee in Paediatric critical care, Anaesthetist or trainee in Adult ICM or Emergency Medicine wishing to obtain experience in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine (cardiac intensive care with ECMO experience, medicosurgical intensive care (including neurocritical care, Liver transplantation critical care, Burns and trauma critical care), critical care outreach (HDU) and paediatric critical care retrieval medicine), with the option of rotations in level 3 neonatal intensive care and paediatric emergency medicine after a period of consolidation in paediatric intensive care.

Main duties of the job

Educational/Training Objectives

Primary training period (initial 6 months)

• Principles of airway management, endotracheal intubation, basic Anaesthetic techniques.
• Recognition of the sick child
• Prompt initiation of resuscitation, with emphasis on airway, breathing, and circulation.
• Gain skills needed for arterial, intraosseous and central venous cannulation.
• Principles of mechanical ventilation
• Appropriate use of inotropic and vasoactive drugs.
• Principles of sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation
• Principles of emergency retrieval
• Principles of debriefing and teaming

Intermediate training period (6-12 months)

• Expand and develop the skills acquired during the primary training period.
• Act as 'team leader' and direct activities during a resuscitation.
• Gain an understanding of physiology and pathophysiology relevant to intensive care.
• Become independently proficient at central venous cannulation.
• Gain experience of more invasive monitoring techniques e.g. intracranial pressure monitoring etc.
• Advanced Critical Care communication
• Rotation in Critical Care Outreach
• First rotation in Critical care retrieval (dependent on acquired competencies in PIC and progression of training)

Please refer to the job description for further information.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent
• GMC registration or OET/IELTS +Epic verification of Certificate
• APLS provider or instructor or equivalent
• ETC course
• SPRINT Course
• Train the Trainer course

Previous experience, training and skills

• At least 6 months Experience (in a UK centre or 2 years in an international training centre) in paediatric intensive care, paediatric cardiac intensive care, anaesthetic, or paediatric emergency medicine, paediatric retrieval medicine
• Experience in Adult Intensive care medicine, adult anaesthetic, adult Emergency medicine
• Senior paediatric trainees within a UK training programme (>st4+) wishing to do an OOPe
• Core fellow for Chronic PICU patient
• Lead on Paediatric Retrieval Calls
• Completed a paediatric intensive care training programme
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience in teaching including simulation training

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.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust