Consultant Children's Intensive Care
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke on Trent, West Midlands
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust based in Stoke on Trent. The advertised salary is £113,565 to £150,569. Applications close on 12 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This post is based at Staffordshire Children's Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. T...
We are seeking a locum Paediatric Critical Care Consultant. The post holder will be providing 8 weeks of consultant of the week (COW) cover to PICU and 8 weeks to HDU per year, and take part in 1 in 5.5 on-call rota for PICU, including evenings and weekends.
In addition, there is also time allocated to do educational supervision and attending departmental meetings.
The post holder will be fully trained in the organisational and practical skills required in Paediatric Intensive Care including, but not limited to:
Emergency airway access and intubation,
Use of the Seldinger technique for gaining secure vascular access,
Pleural drain insertion,
Renal support (CVVH),
Transport of the critically ill child,
Invasive and non-invasive respiratory support.
It is essential that the post-holder works closely with the members of the PICU team, and the wider multidisciplinary teams within the Trust.
Staffordshire Children's Hospital is part of UHNM which has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. The Staffordshire Children's Hospital is based at the Royal Stoke site, all inpatient services for children are there. Outpatient clinics run at both sites.
The Paediatric Department is one of the largest in the country with a number of sub speciality areas receiving tertiary care referrals. The Trust has a purpose built Children's Centre comprising of inpatient wards, Children's A&E and admissions unit and outpatients department adjacent to the Child Development Centre. The Child Health Directorate provides a wide range of services encompassing acute paediatrics, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, outpatients and community paediatrics. We also provide consultant support to the children's emergency centre and deliver a range of paediatric general and speciality clinics on the County Hospital site.
Flexible working requests will be considered.
Essential: - Fully registered with GMC; - MRCPCH, FRCA or equivalent; - Applicant should be on the specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
Desirable: - Higher degree (MD, PhD) in related field
Essential: - Candidates are required to be on, or eligible to be on the Specialist Register as above and: o Minimum of two years training in an approved Paediatric intensive care medicine training unit plus six months (minimum) of anaesthetics (stand-alone) o OR completed PICM GRID training (UK) o OR On specialist register for PICM via the CESR route o OR Existing Substantive consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine o Or Equivalent with evidence that this training has been signed off.
Desirable: - Evidence of experience in managing complex Long Term Ventilated (LTV) patients; - Evidence of experience in continuous renal replacement therapy
Essential: - Current APLS/EPLS provider; - Up to date training in safeguarding children level 3
Desirable: - APLS/EPLS/ATLS instructor
Essential: - Willingness to take part in teaching; - Evidence of continuing professional development; - Experience of supervising junior medical staff; - Ability to teach clinical skills; - Commitment to continuing medical education; - Participation in research or clinical audit
Desirable: - Formal training in research or teaching methods; - Publications in peer reviewed journals
Essential: - Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning; - Willingness to participate in service developments
Desirable: - Willingness to manage and develop leadership skills e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff
Essential: - Willingness to work without immediate supervision, but with an awareness of one's individual limitations; - Good written and oral communication skills; - Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively; - Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.; - Good interpersonal skills, supportive and caring towards colleagues and patients.; - Ability to work under pressure
Desirable: - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Essential: - Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post; - Residence allowing return to base within 30 minutes if required; - To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
How this role compares
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