Job summaryGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Child Health, Heart and Lung Division, LOCUM CONSULTANT WITH THE CHILDRENS ACUTE TRANSPORT SERVICE IN PAEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT.
We are seeking a locum Consultant with an interest in Paediatric Intensive Care Transport. The Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS) is a collaborative service based at Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust and is designed to make intensive care rapidly available to critically ill children in North Thames. The service provides 24 hour, 365 day, Consultant led telephone advice and a triaging facility for all referrals and is committed to improving and developing the provision of critical care and critical care transport for all patients within its scope of care. CATS remains the busiest dedicated paediatric intensive care (PIC) transport service in the UK, handling over 2000 referrals and undertaking over 1000 intensive care transports a year.
You will be joining a friendly and dynamic team and this post offers the opportunity to develop an interest in education, training and research. The successful candidate will have had at least two years specialist paediatric intensive care training and specific experience in paediatric transport. The post will be in paediatric intensive care transport. The post is for a period of 6 months from September 2026 to support increased clinical activity in line with Winter Pressures funding.
Main duties of the jobThis position has a weekday on-call commitment of approximately 1 in 8 with prospective cover. The post holder will be allocated office space and secretarial support. The role of the consultant will be to contribute to the paediatric intensive care transport service for North Thames in all its aspects. They will be responsible for service delivery, setting standards, audit of the service in addition to and training medical and advanced clinical staff. The service comprises 6.6 WTE Consultants, 1 WTE Operational and Lead Nurse, 12.0 WTE Clinical Fellows (ST6/7/8 OR equivalent), 3 WTE Advanced Nurse Practitioners and a core team of 6 WTE Band 6 CATS Nurses. Additionally, an established team of Rotational CATS Nurses provide support from each of the North London PICU's. Administrative support is provided by 1 WTE Band 5 Service Support Manager and 6 WTE Band 4 A&C Staff Administrators. The consultant will be expected to accompany clinicians new to the service or for challenging transports in addition to providing close distant supervision of the clinical transport team.
About usWe are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination. We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network. We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history. We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues. Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
DetailsDate posted: 20 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year (Basic Pay) pro rata, per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 271-MDL-7992223
Job locations: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Guilford Street, Holborn, WC1N3JH, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.
Person SpecificationGOSH Culture and ValuesEssential- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/TrainingEssential- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of 2 years) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID training programme with evidence that this has been signed off, including a minimum of six months of anaesthetic training OR equivalence
- OR an existing practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable- On Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
- Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
- Formal teaching qualification
- Management qualification
Experience/KnowledgeEssential- Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
- Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
- Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
Desirable- Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
- Experience of clinical leadership or management
Skills/AbilitiesEssential- High level written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Presentation skills
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work on own initiative within an ever changing environment.
- Leadership skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Guilford Street, Holborn, WC1N3JH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Specialty Lead for CATS, Dr Andrew Jones, Andrew.Jones@gosh.nhs.uk
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
