# Locum Consultant Children's Intensive Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-childrens-intensive-care/0de0208e-3a8b-47ed-9a9d-338fb26b6a27 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-childrens-intensive-care/0de0208e-3a8b-47ed-9a9d-338fb26b6a27.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - **Town:** Stoke On Trent - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 £113,565 - £150,569 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Locum to support maternity cover.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T14:01:13.005Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stoke_on_Trent/University_Hospitals_North_Midlands_NHS_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8114215 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8114215?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - The post holder will be fully trained in the organisational and practical skills required in Paediatric Intensive Care including, but not limited to: - 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 ### 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 ### 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 managemend of children ith life limiting conditions, both malignant and non-malignant. - ience in managing end of life Audit or service improvement project in end of life care. ### 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 ### 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 ### 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 ### Management and Administrative Experience: **Essential** - Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning - Willingness to participate in service developments **Desirable** - Willingness to manage and develop leadership skills e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff ## Documents - [picu (docx, 486.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10462719) - [policy ex-offenders (pdf, 36.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1001) - [speaking up policy (pdf, 523.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2142) - [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1004) - [family relocation information (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1118) - [infection control statement (pdf, 107.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1003) - [recruitment reasonable adjustments (pdf, 122.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2872) - [statement handling – updated from policy (pdf, 33.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1000) - [trust policy on managing risk associated with safeguarding children (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1007) ## 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.