Job vacancy: Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton

Job summary

Main area

PICU

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

11 sessions per week (Part Time Role 5.5 PAS)

Job ref

188-MC10825

Employer: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Southampton General Hospital
Town: Southampton
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/09/2025 23:59
Interview date: 29/09/2025

Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties: All clinical sessions will be in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and covering the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team, both based at Southampton Children’s Hospital.

The case mix of admissions reflects a mixed general PICU. Support is provided for all the paediatric subspecialty services including paediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, paediatric neurology and neurosurgery, paediatric nephrology, haematology/oncology, respiratory, gastroenterology, infectious diseases/immunology, endocrinology, paediatric surgery, general paediatrics and trauma. The Intensive Care consultants manage patients in collaboration with the various multi-disciplinary teams involved with the patients. Sessions will also be spent covering the regional retrieval service- the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT) as second on call consultant.

It is essential for you to have significant experience in paediatric cardiac intensive care, renal replacement therapies and techniques of advanced ventilatory support including the use of inhaled nitric oxide, high frequency oscillation and extracorporeal life support. Ideally you would have spent time in a commissioned ECMO unit. It is also necessary for you to have significant experience in management of severe traumatic head injuries and management of complex patients with multiple organ failure and transport medicine.

You will be required to participate in medical governance, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and continuing medical education to ensure their personal professional development.

Training and Research Duties: Undergraduate medical students from Southampton University Medical School are taught throughout the Trust and the post holder is required to participate in undergraduate clinical teaching. This includes paediatric tutorials, personal academic tutor roles and supervising medical student study projects. You will also be required to participate in the teaching of postgraduate medical staff, advanced care practitioners, nurses and other disciplines as appropriate. You will also be expected to be an educational and clinical supervisor for some resident doctors, with training available.

Administrative Duties: You will be required to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of clinical departments. Shared secretarial support and office space are provided.

We are the Wessex paediatric major trauma centre, with a dedicated paediatric emergency department on site. Please see the job description for more details. The successful applicant will form part of the Consultant Team for PICU. With this appointment there will 11 whole time equivalent PICU Consultants. This is a new post due to service expansion.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Individuals wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).

The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.

Interviews will be held on 29/09/2025.

Job Reference; 188-MC10825

This vacancy closes on or before; 3rd September 2025
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Person specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential criteria

MRCPCH/ FRCA or equivalent
GMC registration with a licence to practise
Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
Valid APLS Training
Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of 2 years indicative time) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID Training Programme with evidence that this training has been signed off, AND a minimum of six months of anaesthetic training OR on GMC register with subspeciality PICM via CESR /Portfolio pathway (these applicants must already be on the register at the point of application to this job) OR equivalent training OR existing substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Experience in management of congenital heart disease including cardiac ECMO
Extensive experience in transporting critically ill children (land)
Trauma experience
Teaching and training experience
Experience of cardiac intensive care
Experience of general intensive care
Experience of critical care transport
Experience of critical care outreach/trauma team/cardiac arrest team member

Desirable criteria

Valid NLS Training
Higher degree, laboratory experienced research
Education/teaching qualification
Experience in managing respiratory ECMO patients
Experience of air transport

Aptitudes and skills

Essential criteria

Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
Good manual dexterity
Ability to perform complex practical procedures
Leadership Qualities, Enthusiastic, Flexible and able to adapt to change
Evidence of work-life balance

Desirable criteria

Previous involvement in research either investigator lead or multicentre trials
Team player
Active interest in training and education

Living Trust Values

Essential criteria

Patients First
Always Improving
Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

For more information about our Trust

https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk

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Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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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: Cheryl Burton
Job title: Senior Administrator PICU
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 02381 208524

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Job summary

Employer heading

Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Aptitudes and skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Living Trust Values

Essential criteria

For more information about our Trust

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