Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider invites applications for a full-time Consultant Paediatric Intensivist to join the PICU team at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff. This role offers a chance to work with diverse paediatric cases in a teaching environment, engaging in research and contributing to medical education. The position provides a competitive salary range from £110,240 to £160,951 per annum, and flexible working arrangements may be considered.

Qualifications

• On Specialist Register with accreditation in Paediatric Intensive Care at time of application.
• Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM Curriculum and two years training in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved centre.
• Experience in transport of ventilated children.

Responsibilities

• Join the PICU team at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital.
• Treat patients with all paediatric conditions including neurosurgery.
• Contribute to teaching and research in collaboration with Cardiff University.

Skills

Effective team working

Communication skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Education

On Specialist Register for Paediatric Intensive Care

MRCPCH / MRCP / FRCA (or equivalent)

Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training

Valid BLS training

Valid APLS

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for a full-time substantive Consultant Paediatric Intensivist to join the PICU team based at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales on the University Hospital of Wales site in Cardiff. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £110,240 per annum to £160,951 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties

Cardiff's Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) is based in the Children's Hospital for Wales which was opened in March 2015 and consists of 7 commissioned ITU beds and 4 HDU beds. The Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Cardiff is the only children's intensive care unit located within Wales and accepts children requiring intensive care from all of mid and South Wales. It treats patients with all paediatric conditions including neurosurgery and is a Major Trauma Centre; whilst those acutely requiring cardiac surgery are transferred to Bristol PICU.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On Specialist Register for base specialty with accreditation in Paediatric Intensive Care at time of application OR CCT with sub-specialty accreditation in Paediatric Intensive Care OR Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date for UK RCPCH trainees (note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• MRCPCH / MRCP / FRCA (or equivalent)
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Valid BLS training
• Valid APLS
• Valid NLS (desirable)

Training & Experience

• Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM Curriculum and two years training in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved centre / rotation paediatric intensive care medicine plus 6 months (minimum) of anaesthetics (stand alone), OR existing substantive practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine in the NHS including transport, OR equivalent with evidence that this training has been signed off (at the time of application)
• Experience in transport of ventilated children
• Able to demonstrate competencies equivalent to Highest Specialist Paediatric training
• Evidence of continuous career progression

Knowledge & Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Able to communicate effectively with patients, their relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies, and staff at all levels
• Able to work unsupervised and make decisions

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit / QI project and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Research

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership skills
• Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.