Senior Fellow in Paed Critical Care and Retrieval Medicine (4 Posts)
Job overview
TITLE OF THE POST:
Clinical Fellow posts in Paediatric Intensive Care and Paediatric Retrieval Medicine
GRADE:
Equivalent to ST5 and above
SPECIALITY:
NF2
SUPERVISING CONSULTANTS:
Paediatric Critical Care at OUH and Children Acute Transport Service
FULL – TIME / PART – TIME:
Full time
BASE HOSPITALS:
John Radcliffe Hospital
TYPE OF CONTRACT:
Fixed term 12 months post
Main duties of the job
Duration: 12 months posts. Either as a standalone post at OUH PCC or as a rotational post with 9 months spent at OUH PCC and 3 months with CATS.
This post offers a structured training in Paediatric Critical Care and Retrieval Medicine. It is aimed at senior trainees in Paediatricians, Intensive Care Medicine, emergency medicine and Anaesthetics who wish to improve their skills in assessment, stabilisation and management of the critically ill child.
Supervised practical instruction will be given in:
- Airway skills: Basic & Advanced
- Vascular access: Central venous & arterial
- CVP, Arterial, and Intracranial pressure access and interpretation
- Cerebral function analysis monitoring
- Ventilation - standard techniques, BIPAP pressure and volume controlled modes, pressure release ventilation, high frequency oscillation and Non-invasive techniques.
- Neuro intensive care
- Advanced renal support
- Application of Brain Death Criteria
- Talking to Parents in Critical situations
- Stabilisation and Transport of sick infants and children
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder’s principle duties are patient review and monitoring and the implementation of management plans decided upon these ward rounds. They are also responsible for the admission and discharge of children, and liaison with specialty teams, the review and stabilization of deteriorating children on the wards and attending the Emergency Department for critically ill and injured children.
Paediatric Intensive Care retrievals from the Oxford region and the neighboring District General Hospitals are managed on a 24-hour basis jointly with Southampton General Hospital under the umbrella of the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT).SORT provides support to over 15 District General Hospitals in the combined South Central Region. Successful applicants will work both on the Paediatric Critical Care Unit and as part of SORT - Oxford, available for retrievals and outreach educational activities to the district general hospitals as well as engage in an agreed project (Research / Education / Quality Improvement).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full GMC registration
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCA or MRCPCH or equivalent
- Higher medical degree
Experience
Essential criteria- A minimum of 4 years training in paediatrics / anaesthetics / ICM / Emergency Medicine
- A minimum of one year at a registrar level
- Experience of teaching and presenting
- Experience of audit activities
- Paediatric intensive care
- Critical care transport experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Good spoken and written English.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to prioritise clinical needs
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria- Adaptable
- Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
- Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Able to work under pressure