Job summary
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU)
Locum Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant post in Paediatric intensive Care unit at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to commence as soon as possible for 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will provide Consultant clinical service, clinical leadership, specialist advice and multidisciplinary management for Paediatric intensive Care.
You will be fully registered with the GMC or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will join a friendly and enthusiastic team including clinicians, highly experienced Nurses, Specialty Registrars and fellows.
Our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit supports a wide range of medical and surgical specialties, major trauma, education and research. We are the regional centre for paediatric surgery, with a 13 bedded PICU and a 40 cot neonatal unit. Paediatric cardiac surgery, paediatric transplantation and craniofacial are the only subspecialties not offered on site.
There are close links with the University Department of Paediatrics and the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Transport Team.
We also have close links with CUH Perinatal services, and the University Department of Paediatrics.
CUH, together with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust and Cambridge University are well on the way in developments to build a new Cambridge Children’s Hospital. Work is underway with the building expected to open in 2028.
Please refer to the Job description and the Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Standards
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Profesionalism
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Understanding of the NHS
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Riaz Kayani
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for PICU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Riaz Kayani, Clinical Lead for PICU via email at [email protected] or Dr Angela D’Amore, Clinical Director for Paediatric Critical Care and Paediatric Surgery via email at [email protected]
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