Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, North Southwark, Southwark
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 15 Sep | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 8c997b191d95432695017baf597438df
Full Job Description
- 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 potholder.
- Patients and their parents/families/carers on PICU
- Clinical Staff on PICU
- Other Consultant staff in ECH and GSTT
- Senior management team in ECH
- Clinical teams in DGH's in the South Thames region when on retrievals
- To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
- To participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- 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 potholder.
- 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 have not already done so.
We welcome applications from registrars from a range of backgrounds with a range of experience and can discuss individual training needs. Applicants should have completed a minimum of two years of training at the equivalent of specialist registrar level in a parent speciality and have experience in a critical care field. This equates to at least six months experience in a level three neonatal unit for paediatricians or six months anaesthesia or adult ICU for other specialities. Appointment will be at the equivalent of specialist registrar year six and above.
Key Relationships
Job Summary:
ELCH PICU is the lead centre PICU for South Thames and home base for the integrated paediatric emergency transport service-South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS). PICU is a mixed intake unit, admitting cardiac and general intensive care. Over 1200 children are admitted per annum through 30 physical beds. 10 beds are predominantly for level 2 care. Approximately 35% of admissions are cardiac or cardiac surgical admissions. 50% admissions are as emergencies through STRS. STRS takes over 1750 calls per annum and transfers about 950 children. The paediatric critical care airway service and Evelina ECMO service (respiratory and cardiac) are also based within the PICU.
The unit is accredited to undertake both Year 1 and Year 2 PICM training.
Main place of employment:
The post will be based at the Evelina Children's Hospital. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.