Chief Fellow- Paediatric Critical Care Medicine

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Chief Fellow- Paediatric Critical Care Medicine

The closing date is 17 February 2026

The chief fellow (transition to consultant) post is a clinical leadership and management development role, aimed at post graduate doctors who have completed their paediatric intensive care medicine and are awaiting a consultant post. The training completion can be either from the RCPCH PICM Grid program or an equivalent training programme. A key aspect of the role will include being supported to work at a consultant level based on your experience, engagement with higher departmental management opportunities which will be expected as a new consultant in PICM such as attendance at Directorate level meetings, teaching, governance opportunities such as PSIRF training and complaints investigation and conducting a project during their tenure, following one of the 5 domains of the Care Quality Commission: Safety, Effective, Caring, Responsiveness, Leadership.

On occasion, the chief fellow will start off their rotation in a senior fellow post, gaining an understanding of the department before moving into the chief role.

Main duties of the job

The chief fellow (CF) will be assigned to a bespoke rota similar to the consultant service week shift patterns (starting at 07:30hrs, finishing after the afternoon ward rounds, for 5 consecutive weekdays).

The chief fellow will be responsible for leading the ward rounds; planning treatments pathways in conjunction with the PICU multidisciplinary team (physio, pharmacist, registrars and nurses), discussing with consulting specialists, teaching and supporting PICU post graduate doctors/ANP's/nurses and discussing management plans with parents.

Throughout the 'supervision week' the CF will be supported by the PICU Consultant on service.

The service week rotations will be done in the 'three pods' - sides A+B (CARDIAC ICU) +C. At the end of the day, the CF will actively seek feedback from the supporting PICU Consultant. At the end of the week the CF will actively seek written feedback from the supporting PICU Consultant on the attached form below (mandatory).

The CF will lead on multidisciplinary discussions where appropriate with the supervising consultant observing and CF will feedback to the parents where appropriate. The CF will also be assigned to a PANDA PICU patient.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent
• APLS provider or instructor or equivalent
• GMC registered
• ETC course
• SPRINT Course
• Train the Trainer course

Previous experience, training and skills

• Completed 2 years of UK PICM GRID training or 2 years of PICM training from an established PICM training program similar to UK GRID
• Experienced PIC/ANAESTHETIC trainees with signed off equivalence to PICM Grid training
• ECLS course
• Safe Guarding level 3
• Core fellow for Chronic PICU patient
• Lead on Paediatric Retrieval Calls

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.

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