Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Applications are invited for two substantive consultant posts in the Paediatric Intensive Care unit at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Candidates are welcome to apply from both paediatric or anaesthetic based training background. Proposed start date is February/ March 2027.

Main duties of the job

The Evelina PICU comprises 35 beds over 2 floors depending on activity and patient case load. The post-holder will be one of a team of 26 paediatric intensivists providing care for the paediatric critical care unit and integrated retrieval service, STRS at the Evelina.

The successful applicant will provide a specialist service to children requiring paediatric critical care in the Trust. They will also provide consultant-led triage and management of emergency inter-hospital referrals and transfers with South Thames Retrieval Service.

For those applicants from an anaesthetic background, a fixed day in anaesthesia with anaesthetic on call can be negotiated.

The post-holder will be part of the paediatric intensive care consultant on call rota, with 1:6 on call for the management of the intensive care and supervision of the South Thames Retrieval Service. Both services are managed from within the same consultant team. Additional on call commitment may be necessary and attract additional PAs.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent MRCPCH/FRCA/FICM or equivalent qualifications
• Full GMC Registration On the GMC Specialist Register in a base speciality (General paediatrics, Anaesthetic or Intensive care medicine) with sub speciality in paediatric intensive care medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interview
• Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register in paediatric intensive care medicine at the point of application.

Desirable

• Instructor: in either APLS, or PALS
• Qualification as POCUS trainer
• Higher degree relevant to the speciality (e.g. PhD/MDres/MSc
• Formal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Completion of all capabilities in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and a half years WTE including 6 months WTE stand alone anaesthesia training) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National PICM Training sub speciality programme with evidence that this training has been signed off OR an existing Practising Substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine within the NHS.
• Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3 training in child safe-guarding
• Paediatric ECMO experience
• Paediatric retrieval experience
• Valid APLS
• Valid level 3 training in child safeguarding

Desirable

• Paediatric Airway experience
• Point of care ultrasound experience in children
• NLS course

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Current expertise in managing pre and post-operative neonatal and paediatric cardiac surgery patients
• PICM sub-specialty training capabilities achieved including paediatric retrieval capabilities
• Commitment and evidence of interest in the speciality
• Commitment to learning & Teaching
• Detailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and coding
• Initiative
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Appropriate leadership qualities
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable aptitude for pursing audit & research goals
• Meets all the GMC requirements of “Good medical practice”

Desirable

• Membership of PCCS, UK

IT and Management

Essential

• IT skills required
• Understanding of principles of audit
• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement

Desirable

• Evidence of motivational skills
• Experience of international models of Paediatric intensive care delivery
• Evidence of leadership attributes and experience

Academic Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomes
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice

Desirable

• Publications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)
• Research Degree
• ‘Training the Trainers’ certification

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets

Desirable

• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff

Closing Date: 15 November 2026