Job summary
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. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.

Main duties of the job
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.

About us
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.

Job responsibilities

• 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Skills
Essential

• Fully registered with GMC
• BLS/PLS/PiLS Trained
• APLS or PALS provider
• Clinical training and experience in Paediatric Intensive Care equivalent to that required for UK CCT in paediatrics.

Desirable

• A post-graduated qualification e.g MRCPCH, MSc, DCH, DCCH, MBA or other equivalent diplomas.
• A post graduate qualification eg MD, PhD
• Entry onto the specialty register for Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience in general paediatrics equivalent to that required for UK CCST in paediatrics.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Level 3 safeguarding training

Desirable

• Experience and understanding of using evidence based medicine and clinical audit to support decision making
• Experience in the management of children with life limiting conditions, both malignant and non-malignant.
• Experience in managing end of life Audit or service improvement project in end of life care.

Management and Administrative Experience
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

Desirable

• Formal training in research or teaching methods
• Training the trainers course

Personal Qualities
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

Personal Circumstances
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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.