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Job summary

Main area
PICU
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
284-25-6977429-DPBC
Employer
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£70,425 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/02/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care Fellowship

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.  

Job overview

Applicants are invited for a  12 months Advanced Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care Fellowship Programme at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust commencing in September 2025.

This programme is designed to enhance a critical care knowledge and skills for dedicated paediatric critical care doctors or paediatric cardiologists wishing to work in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) environment

Main duties of the job

k   The successful candidate will be assigned a dedicated education supervisor who will set a personal development plan based on the candidate’s training background.

There will be regular assessments, which will include annual Multisource feedback. The candidate is expected to acquire the capabilities to match the objectives within the 12 months WTE fellowship programme, however, there may be extension of the fellowship period to allow the candidate to gain these capabilities.

For further information on this paediatric cardiac critical care fellowship programme- please contact Dr.Intikhab Zafurallah (Zaf) -Paediatric Critica Care fellowship programme director – [email protected]

 

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main 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

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent Postgraduate: MRCPCH or FRCA or equivalent
  • GMC registered/licensed (if not GMC registered, MUST have OET/IELTS scores for GMC registration + EPIC verification of certificate)
  • APLS provider or instructor or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • ETC course
  • SPRINT Course
  • Train the Trainer course
  • Echocardiology course
  • Cardiac Morphology Course
  • POCUS Certified

Experience & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Completed 2 years of UK PICM GRID training or 2 years of PICM training from an established PICM training program similar to UK GRID or Experienced PIC/ANAESTHETIC trainees with signed off equivalence to PICM Grid training . Or Completed Paediatric Cardiology Training (UK GRID or equivalent
  • ECLS course
Desirable criteria
  • Trauma experience
  • Management experience
  • Rota coordinator experience
  • Core fellow for Chronic PICU patient
  • Echo skills
  • Experience in Cardiac theater/ anaesthesia
  • Non surgical Experience in ECLS cannulation and decannulation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr.Intikhab Zafurallah
Job title
Consultant/ Paediatric Intensivist
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

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