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We are seeking a 10 PA Consultant Paediatric Intensivist for Nottingham Children’s Hospital at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and CoMET, the East Midlands Paediatric Transport Service. CoMET is based at Castle Donington in a purpose facility (DE74 2NP). This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team of consultant paediatric intensivists in this RCPCH approved PICM grid training centre. The team of paediatric intensive care consultants work very closely together, providing a very supportive group and is therefore an ideal environment for new consultant appointments. The wide clinical exposure across a variety of tertiary and quaternary children’s specialties is intellectually and practically stimulating and also very rewarding.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have responsibility both for Paediatric Critical Care Unit work and for Transport service work (approximately 25% of DCC). Please see the Job Description for further details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Paediatric Critical Care area at QMC admitted 498 patients in 2024 (420 emergencies). We deliver around 5000 (4999 in 2024) bed days per year, of which 2584 invasively ventilated (ETT and tracheostomy) and 2415 NIV bed days. Our PIM3 adjusted SMR FOR 2021-2023 was ~ 0.80.
We support a variety of specialist services including:
- Supra-regional nephrology and renal replacement treatment, including kidney transplants
- Supra-regional spinal surgery
- Regional neurosurgery
- Regional oncology
- The busiest Major Trauma Centre in the UK
- Regional neurology
- Regional paediatric ENT
- Regional general paediatric surgery
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Managment Skills
Essential
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
Desirable
- Higher management degree or qualification or training
- Experience of change management
Pratical Requirments
Essential
- Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential
- Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems
Professional Registration
Essential
- • Full GMC registration
- • Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register
- • CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Clinical Skills/experiance
Essential
- Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
- Substantial experience in the transfer of critically ill children
- Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
- APLS provider
- Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM Curriculum as part training in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved centre/rotation PICM plus six months (minimum) of anaesthetics (standalone) OR training assessed to be equivalent by the GMC OR Existing practicing substantive consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
Desirable
- Specific training in communication skills
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
- APLS instructor
Professional qualifications
Essential
- MRCP/MRCPCH/FRCA/FRCS or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher Professional degree
Teaching, audit and research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable
- Original Research
- Publications
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
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This advert is for Consultant in Paediatric Critical Care and COMET transport with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham University Hospitals and COMET based at Castle Donnington. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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