Junior Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine

Overview

The Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) unit provides intensive and high dependency care to the local population and children of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire as well as further afield. It comprises a ten-bedded intensive care area and an adjacent eight-bedded High Dependency ward. OUH is a major trauma centre and supports a number of medical and surgical specialties including Infectious Diseases, Respiratory medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Paediatric surgery, Neurosurgery, craniofacial surgery and Orthopaedic surgery.

The department is run by the Consultant of the week and provides continuous training and supervision. There are twice daily consultant-led ward rounds. The department is staffed with 18 trainees at ST6-7 level with backgrounds in Paediatrics and Neonatology or Anaesthetics and adult Intensive Care Medicine. The post holder’s principal 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, liaison with specialty teams, 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 neighbouring District General Hospitals are managed on a 24-hour basis jointly with Southampton General Hospital under the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT).

SORT provides support to over 15 District General Hospitals in the combined South Central Region. Successful applicants will have opportunities to join retrievals and outreach educational activities to the district general hospitals as well as engage in an agreed project where clinical duties allow (Research / Education / Quality Improvement).

• CVP, Arterial, and Intracranial pressure access and interpretation
• Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
• Cerebral function 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
• End of life care
• Talking to parents in critical situations
• Stabilisation and transport of sick infants and children

• Full GMC Registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• Completed a foundation training program

• Higher medical degree
• Completed APLS or equivalent, a minimum of 2 years in practice
• 6 months experience of working within the NHS in an acute specialty
• Experience of audit activities

• Previous placements in Emergency Medicine, Paediatric or Intensive care
• Experience of teaching and presenting; good spoken and written English
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to prioritise clinical needs
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team; adaptable
• Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively; willingness to work flexibly when required
• Good organisational skills; able to work under pressure
• Able to work to deadlines

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS 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.

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