Senior Clinical Fellow Paediatric Intensive Care

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a dedicated individual to provide high-quality patient care in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Responsibilities include managing PICU patients, training junior staff, and participating in teaching programs. Candidates should be willing to undertake a P.A.L.S or A.P.L.S Course if not already completed. This role involves full-shift rotas, including night shifts, and opportunities to develop skills in airway management.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing PICU patients.
• Ability to participate in teaching and training junior staff.
• Completion of a P.A.L.S or A.P.L.S Course.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care in PICU.
• Participate in a full-shift rota, including night shifts.
• Train junior staff and participate in teaching programs.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide a high quality and responsive delivery of patient care to the patients in PICU.
• To participate fully in all aspects of the service appropriate to the grade and experience of the post holder; to manage PICU patients under the supervision of the Chief PICU Fellow and Consultant on Duty.
• To take part in a full-shift rota which will include being resident when on the night shift.
• To undertake teaching and guideline development within the fixed rota.
• To participate in the Paediatric Retrieval rota, initially in a Supernumerary role, the length of which will depend on previous Retrieval experience.
• To have the opportunity to gain airway and access skills experience in theatres.
• To participate in the training of the Retrieval Nurse Practitioners.
• To undertake a P.A.L.S or A.P.L.S Course if not already done so.

Training and Teaching

• Training of junior staff: The post holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that post holder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
• Teaching: There is a structured, formal teaching programme already in place within the PICU. There are monthly morbidity and mortality meetings. Appointees will also be able to participate in the CME programs within the Departments of Adult ICU, Paediatrics and Anaesthesia.

Department information

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit has 23 beds and admits 1,200 general and cardiac patients each year. The South Thames Retrieval Service operates from within the PICU and receives over 1,750 requests each year and retrieves about 950 of these patients. The unit is accredited to undertake both Year 1 and Year 2 PICM training. Candidates, who have completed their training in their parent specialty, may wish to seek employment for 6 months.