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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Critical Care
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
164-6189042
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£55,329 - £63,152 plus supplements for out of hours worked
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

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Senior Clinical Fellow for PCCU

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Paediatric Clinical Fellow . The successful applicant for this post will work alongside existing paediatric trainees on the Mid-Trent training scheme and will have all the same educational opportunities as trainees. This post has improved the educational and training opportunities by allowing rota reorganisation.

Main duties of the job

The purpose built Paediatric Critical Care Unit has the physical capacity to accommodate 18 children, and is staffed for 14, admitting approximately 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. Surgical care is provided for children with complex neonatal problems, as well as neurosurgery, E.N.T, general and spinal surgery. Patients are equally distributed between medical and surgical specialties. All paediatric specialties, other than cardiac surgery, are supported by PCCU.

You will contribute to a Critical Care full shift system with out of hours cover dedicated to PICU. The average number of hours worked per week will be 48.

Working for our organisation

The post is suitable for individuals who have completed 2 years of educationally approved SHO posts (or equivalent)(including NICU) and who wish to gain experience whilst waiting for a NTN to become available or individuals with CCST awaiting consultant posts. Applicants will preferably possess MRCPCH or equivalent.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will get experience in respiratory intensive care, including the use of Electrical Impedance Tomography on critically ill patients on PICU

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • GMC registration
  • Full MRCP
  • APLS provider or instructor or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MRCPCH or equivalent
  • ETC course
  • SPRINT Course
  • Train the Trainer course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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, paediatric emergency medicine or 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 OOP
Desirable criteria
  • Trauma experience
  • Management experience
  • rota coordinator experience
  • Lead on Paediatric Retrieval Calls
  • Completed a paediatric intensive care training programme

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Bird
Job title
Consultant PCCU
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01159691169
Additional information

Craig Stewart, PICU Consultant, Email [email protected]

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