Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant - Paediatric Critical Care (CON 993)
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Job Description
Required to fill this replacement post within the Paediatric Intensive Care Department at the Leeds General Infirmary/St James’s University Hospital.
About the Role
The Paediatric Critical Care Unit at the Leeds General Infirmary is the regional lead centre. The unit admits approximately 650 Level 3 PICU patients and 250 Level 2 patients a year, of which approximately 150 are retrieved from our referring district general hospitals by Embrace, the regional paediatric and neonatal retrieval service. The Paediatric Critical Care Service supports a wide range of services including cardiac, neurosurgery, and liver transplant. Cardiac surgery/Cardiology account for over 350 cases per year. The LGI is a major neurology/neurosurgical centre with trauma, spinal, oncology, and craniofacial and spinal surgical interests and is also the trauma and paediatric surgical centre for the city. Paediatric Critical Care also supports the onsite tertiary specialities including haematology, oncology, bone marrow transplant, and nephrology. We are also one of the 3 liver transplant centres in the country.
Requirements
Applicants should have established skills in paediatric intensive care medicine and its related specialties including completion of a cardiac fellowship or be able to demonstrate cardiac experience, including ECMO, above the minimum required for National GRID training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine. Strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.
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Application Process
If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:
- What Are the Key Challenges, Opportunities and Priorities for the Next Decade?
Prospective Applicants Are Encouraged To Contact
- Dr Santosh Sundararajan, Clinical Lead
- Phone: 0113 3928458
- Email: s.sundararajan1@nhs.net
About the Department
The service currently incorporates 26 beds in a refurbished unit in the Clarendon Wing which is adjacent to the cardiac and neurosurgery theatres and the new hybrid lab at the heart of the Leeds Children’s Hospital. There is a 6-bedded cardiac Level 2 facility located on the cardiology ward and there are two long-term ventilation beds on the respiratory ward.
Job Details
This post is a 10 PA appointment for a Paediatric Critical Care Consultant, with a special interest in Cardiac Intensive Care. The post involves a 10 PA job plan on the Paediatric Critical Care Unit which includes first (PICU Lead), second (PICU Support) and third (Level 2) on shifts as well as a 1: 9 on-call rota.
The successful applicant should possess Membership Examination of the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or Royal College of Anaesthetists (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.
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About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust Values
- The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
- Responsible
- Open and Honest
- One Team
- Kind
Our Trust Priorities
- Purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time.
- Priorities:
- People
- Improvement and Innovation
- Partnerships
- Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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