# Consultant in Paediatric Critical Care and COMET transport > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-paediatric-critical-care-and-comet-transport/96ab277e-2e17-4068-a76e-3cb4a117c64a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-paediatric-critical-care-and-comet-transport/96ab277e-2e17-4068-a76e-3cb4a117c64a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Nottingham University Hospitals and COMET based at Castle Donnington - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (To cover nights and weekends as on call) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T12:26:59.645Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8156024 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8156024?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 ## Documents - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [application process booklet (pdf, 24.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2918) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) - [jd ps consultant in paediatric critical care and comet (pdf, 824.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560197) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.