Medical Specialty Trainee in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (PICM)

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

Job summary

A leading hospital in the UK is offering a 12-month Medical Specialty Trainee position in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine. This role provides comprehensive training in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia, with opportunities for research and quality improvement projects. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in PICU and relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in Paediatric Intensive Care medicine.
• Experience working in a Paediatric retrieval team.
• Provider status in ALS, ATLS, or APLS.

Responsibilities

• Join a dedicated anaesthetic department for six months.
• Develop competence in assessing and managing elective and emergency theatre cases.
• Participate in research activities and undertake GCP training.

Skills

Clinical research participation

Quality improvement projects

Education

MB ChB, MBBS, or equivalent

MRCPCH or equivalent

Educational diploma or equivalent

Job description

Medical Specialty Trainee in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (PICM)

This 12-month post offers candidates the opportunity to gain experience in Intensive Care medicine and Anaesthesia in a busy district general hospital. It has been available at the RBH for the last 8 years and is designed for PICU trainees to enable the candidate to achieve a CCT/CSER in PICU grid training. The ideal candidate will be PICU trainees with at least 6 months experience working in a PICU.

This post provides experience in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia for trainees with a background in Paediatrics.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will receive training opportunities comparable to doctors in training, including dedicated study leave. Educational supervision will be provided, along with support for quality improvement projects and audits to aid specialist training applications.

The clinical training programme is outcome-based, following the curriculum developed by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM), detailed in their documents on outcome-based training and assessment (http://www.ficm.ac.uk).

About us

Our ICU has been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC for patient care, and the Trust overall holds a 'Good' rating. The unit admits nearly 1000 level 2 and 3 patients annually into 19 beds, mainly medical cases, with trauma and surgical patients comprising about 20%. Approximately 90% of admissions are emergencies. The ICU handles about 60 paediatric admissions and stabilisations yearly, mostly retrieved via the Southampton and Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT). The Trust is a tertiary referral cancer centre, excluding neurosurgery, transplant, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgery. It offers a primary coronary angioplasty service with the fastest door-to-needle times nationally, and a robust interventional radiology department. Microbiology support includes daily ward rounds on the ICU.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will join a dedicated anaesthetic department for six months, developing competence in assessing and managing a broad range of elective and emergency theatre cases under supervision. Surgical specialties include orthopaedics, general surgery, urology (including robotic cases), ENT, dental, gynaecology, and bariatrics. A named clinical supervisor will support the trainee, who will also be encouraged to undertake quality improvement projects and attend teaching sessions such as monthly simulation and weekly teaching.

Where possible, attendance at RIACT and BASICS-equivalent courses will be supported to supplement knowledge for the Initial Certificate of Competence.

Research

We have a strong urgent care research team conducting clinical trials across ICU, ED, and AMU. Led by Professors Frise and Keating, the team includes five research nurses and a research assistant. We collaborate with our Research and Development department and the Clinical Research Network. We have received multiple grants, including three from the College of Emergency Medicine and one from the Intensive Care Foundation. The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in research activities and undertake GCP training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB ChB, MBBS, or equivalent; MRCPCH or equivalent; GMC registration
• Educational diploma or equivalent

Experience

• At least 1 year of experience in Paediatric Intensive Care medicine
• Experience working in a Paediatric retrieval team
• Provider status in ALS, ATLS, or APLS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to verify absence of previous convictions.