About this role
Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care and Palliative Care Medicine
(ST5 level and above Equivalent)
Post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval Medicine and Palliative Care Medicine
(Equivalent to ST5 level and above)
Applications are invited to apply for the above post as Clinical Fellows in Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at the Children's Hospital Oxford and Palliative Care Medicine with Helen & Douglas House.
Candidates are invited to contact Dr Helen Turnham at Oxford University Hospital (OUH) PCC.
Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council and be in their ST5-ST8 year of training in Adult intensive care Medicine / Anaesthetics / Paediatrics / Emergency Medicine
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to offer a 12-month fellowship scheme at Oxford University Hospitals' Paediatric Critical Care and Helen & Douglas House that will include work across both services. This fellowship is aimed at clinicians with considerable experience in critical care medicine who are interested in developing their palliative care medicine expertise.
The successful applicant will spend most of their "in hours" work with the palliative care team supporting activity across OUH PCC and Helen and Douglas House. The "out of hours" commitment will be spent as a senior Paediatric Critical Care fellow with a primary responsibility in retrieval medicine.
The successful applicant will work under the supervision of a team of consultants in the Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and Palliative Care Medicine. It is also expected that a successful applicant will take part in an agreed project that strengthens the link between OUH PCC and Helen & Douglas House. This can include outreach education, quality improvement, or guideline development.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation 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. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Helen & Douglas House
The specialist paediatric palliative care team for the region (Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire) are based at Helen House Childrens Hospice. The medical team comprises three part-time consultants and three part-time associate specialists, providing 24/7 specialist support for children in their preferred place. We work closely within a multi-disciplinary team to offer holistic care.
The hospice has a five-bedded inpatient unit for children and their families and a bereavement suite. Support is also offered where patients are hospital inpatients (intensive care, neonates, childrens wards) or in their own homes.
The hospice MDT includes psychology and counselling, physiotherapy, and clinical nurse specialists. Helen & Douglas House is registered for SPIN training in paediatric palliative care with the RCPCH and GMC.
Paediatric Critical Care, Oxford University Hospital
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 an eight-bedded Intensive Care Area and an adjacent nine-bedded High Dependency ward. The OUH is a major trauma centre and supports a number of medical and surgical specialities, 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, one of eleven Paediatric Critical Care consultants with either a Paediatric or Anaesthetic background. The Consultant is a strong presence on the unit and provides a continuous high level of training and supervision. The department is staffed with 25 Doctors and ACCPs with a background in Paediatrics / Anaesthetics / adult Intensive Care Medicine / Emergency Medicine.
Paediatric Intensive Care retrievals from the Oxford region are managed on a 24-hour basis jointly with Southampton General Hospital under the umbrella of the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT). SORT provides support to over 15 District General Hospitals in the combined South Central Region. Successful applicants will work both on the shop floor and as part of the retrieval service.
The PCC is nationally recognised for grid & SPIN training in paediatric critical care medicine with the RCPCH and GMC.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Full GMC Registration MBBS or equivalent APLS or EPALS or equivalent
Desirable
Higher medical degree FRCA or MRCPCH or equivalent Post-Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Palliative Medicine
Experience Essential
A minimum of 4 years training in paediatrics / anaesthetics / ICM / Emergency Medicine A minimum of two years at a registrar level A minimum of 6 months in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine Experience of teaching and presenting Experience of audit activities
Desirable
Previous paediatric intensive care & critical care transport experience
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to organise and prioritise own workload Ability to prioritise clinical needs Excellent leadership skills. Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
Personal Characteristics Essential
Adaptable Able to work within multidisciplinary teams Able to prioritise and manage time effectively Able to work under pressure
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address John Radcliffe Hospital
Hedley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)