Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and KIDS

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Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and KIDS

The closing date is 28 October 2025

We are seeking to appoint a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and KIDS Intensive Care & Decision Support to join Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. This is a substantive consultant post (10 PAs, 7.5 DCC / 2.5 SPA), with an equal split of clinical and supporting professional activities across PICU and the KIDSNTS regional transport and advice service.

The post-holder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality clinical care, teaching, audit, quality improvement and research, working closely with colleagues in both PICU and KIDS to maintain and advance standards of paediatric critical care.

Main duties of the job

Provide consultant-level care for critically ill children on PICU (31 beds, 1400 admissions per year), covering a broad range of medical and surgical specialities including cardiac, liver, trauma, transplantation and burns.

Lead on clinical decision-making and the safe retrieval and transfer of critically ill neonates and children within the West Midlands and beyond via the KIDSNTS service.

Participate in the shared consultant rota for both PICU and KIDS, with a fixed 50:50 allocation.

Support service development, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and research.

Contribute to the education, training and supervision of medical trainees, ANPs, nurses, and allied professionals.

Engage in regional critical care network activities, contributing to shared governance and improvement work.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading specialist centres for children and young people, with an outstanding rating from the CQC. We are home to nationally commissioned services including respiratory ECLS, liver transplantation, and cardiac surgery.

The PICU has significant expertise in safety, quality improvement, education and research, with active involvement in national and international clinical trials. The KIDSNTS service delivers 24/7 regional transport and advice, handling over 1200 referrals annually and transferring more than 45% of these to PICUs at BCH or UHNS.

By joining us, you will be part of a progressive, research-active and highly collaborative team, supported by excellent facilities and a strong organisational commitment to education, innovation and patient centred care.

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

• FRCA/MRCP/MRCPCH/Equivalent
• APLS/PALS/equivalent certification
• Level 3 safeguarding training
• On GMC Specialist Register for base specialty at the time of application or
• Within six months obtaining CCT for UK RCPCH trainees, on the date of interview
• or on the GMC specialist register for PICM at the time of application (if CESR/Portfolio pathway)
• ETC certification
• Training in simulation

Knowledge & Clinical expertise in specialty/sub specialty

• Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM Curriculum and two years training in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved center/rotation pediatric intensive care medicine plus six months (minimum) of anesthetics (stand alone)
• OR - Existing Substantive practicing consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine in the NHS, including transport
• OR equivalent with evidence that this training has been signed off (at the time of application)
• Experience in management of cardiac patients including post op cardiac surgical patients and post operative liver transplant
• Experience in transport of ventilated children
• Experience in transfer of patients being considered for ECLS
• Experience in neonatal transport
• Experience of air transport
• Experience in caring for children on ECLS
• Experience of working at a consultant grade in PICM and transport.
• Experience in managing complex long term patients and paediatric trauma patients
• Experience in use of POCUS, Bronchoscopy and Echocardiogram

Quality Improvement and audit

• Experience of clinical audit and the maintenance of high quality of care
• Experience of quality and safety reviews e.g.: mortality reviews, review of critical incidents
• Experience in complaint investigation and serious incident investigations

Academic achievements Research/ Publications

• Knowledge and experience of clinical and other research related to intensive care and intensive care transport
• Publication in peer reviewed journals
• Qualification in Medical education
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Flexible/Adaptable/Supportive
• Able to work effectively under pressure
• Experience and training in medical management and/or clinical leadership
• Experience and training in human factors/CRM

Other requirements

• Teaching skills
• Experience and training in simulation
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Abide by the principles of equality, fairness and respect for others
• Training the trainer's course
• Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local/regional and national level

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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