Job overview

Permanent | 10 PAs (5 for Paediatric High Dependency and 5 for Transport)

We are looking for a Consultant in Paediatric High Dependency and Transport to join our dynamic team. This unique position is split between Sheffield Children’s Hospital High Dependency Unit (HDU) and the Embrace transport service. You will help manage critical care transfers, offer expert clinical advice, and lead a high-performance transport team.

About You:

• MBBS (or equivalent), MRCPCH (or equivalent higher qualification), and GMC registration.

• On the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCT in Paediatrics.

• Experience leading clinical teams and providing high-quality care in paediatric high dependency settings.

• Expertise in complex clinical decision-making, including remote clinical advice and patient transport.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the care of critically ill children in a collaborative environment. Apply today!

Interviews to be held Friday 3rd October 2025.

Main duties of the job

You will report to the Clinical Team Lead, and your responsibilities will include:

• Lead clinical and managerial aspects of the Embrace transport service when on duty.

• Facilitate urgent conference calls for patients requiring high-priority transfer.

• Triage transport requests and determine appropriate team composition.

• Ensure the management and transfer of critically ill patients, including providing consultant-level care when needed.

• Support development of new team members, including supervised transports.

• Contribute to audits, incident reporting, and service management.

• Mentor medical and nursing staff within both Embrace and HDU settings.

• Participate in critical care activities at Sheffield Children’s Hospital HDU.

• Lead clinical and managerial aspects of the Embrace transport service when on duty.

• Facilitate urgent conference calls for patients requiring high-priority transfer.

• Triage transport requests and determine appropriate team composition.

• Ensure the management and transfer of critically ill patients, including providing consultant-level care when needed.

• Support development of new team members, including supervised transports.

• Contribute to audits, incident reporting, and service management.

• Mentor medical and nursing staff within both Embrace and HDU settings.

• Participate in critical care activities at Sheffield Children’s Hospital HDU.

Working for our organisation

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

·         Outstanding Patient Care

·         Brilliant Place to work

·         Leaders in Children’s Health

We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.

Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts—helping you succeed at work and beyond.