Junior Clinical Fellow for PICU

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Nottingham is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow for PICU. This position offers structured training in Critical Care Paediatrics and involves working with critically ill children. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of paediatric experience, including 6 months in PICU and NICU. Competitive benefit and opportunities for professional growth are part of this role, situated in a highly regarded paediatric unit.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years paediatric experience required.
• At least 6 months of level 3 NICU experience is needed.
• At least 6 months of PICU experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in a specialist Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Involved in critical care paediatrics.
• Opportunities for research, audit, education, and training.

Skills

Paediatric experience

Critical care assessment

Stabilisation of critically ill children

Education

MBBS

GMC registration

FRCA or MRCPCH

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Junior Clinical Fellow for PICU

The closing date is 05 January 2026

This post, which compliments the existing SHO posts on PICU, offers a structured training in Critical Care Paediatrics. It is aimed at Paediatricians who wish to improve their skills in assessment, stabilisation and management of the critically ill child prior to acquiring an NTN.

Main duties of the job

Based on PICU you will be involved in critical care paediatrics. The PICU has 6 beds and the PHDU 6 beds, with 400 admissions per year. Our retrieval service transports around 100 children per year. Training in Paediatric Intensive Care is given. The opportunities for research, audit, education and training are excellent.

About us

The PICU at QMC admits approximately 6-700 patients/year. We are a specialist unit for Nephrology, Major trauma, Neurosurgery, Oncology, and Spinal surgery, as well as supporting patients with medical conditions (please see below for full list of all specialties). Surgical care is provided for children with complex neonatal problems, as well as neurosurgery, E.N.T, general and spinal surgery. Currently over 80% of the admissions require at least Level 2 care and patients are equally distributed between medical and surgical specialties. All paediatric specialties, other than cardiac surgery, are supported by PICU.

Job responsibilities

For Job description and main responsibilities please see Job Description and Person Specification attached

Qualifications

• MBBS
• GMC registration
• FRCA or MRCPCH

Experience

• 2 years paediatric experience
• At least 6 months level 3 NICU experience
• At least 6 months PICU experience

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts