Job summaryApplications are invited for two substantive consultant posts in the Paediatric Intensive Care unit at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. Candidates are welcome to apply from both paediatric or anaesthetic based training background. Proposed start date is February/ March 2027.Main duties of the jobThe Evelina PICU comprises 35 beds over 2 floors depending on activity and patient case load. The post-holder will be one of a team of 26 paediatric intensivists providing care for the paediatric critical care unit and integrated retrieval service, STRS at the Evelina. The successful applicant will provide a specialist service to children requiring paediatric critical care in the Trust. They will also provide consultant-led triage and management of emergency inter-hospital referrals and transfers with South Thames Retrieval Service.
For those applicants from an anaesthetic background, a fixed day in anaesthesia with anaesthetic on call can be negotiated. The post-holder will be part of the paediatric intensive care consultant on call rota, with 1:6 on call for the management of the intensive care and supervision of the South Thames Retrieval Service. Both services are managed from within the same consultant team. Additional on call commitment may be necessary and attract additional PAs.
About usThe Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Guys and St Thomas' Foundation Trust is the regional lead PICU, serving the health needs of children in the South East of England, including South, West and some areas of North London. It forms an integral part of a large tertiary children's hospital and regional children's operational delivery network, including tertiary specialist services in neonatology, cardiology/cardiac surgery, neurology, nephrology, metabolic medicine, general paediatrics, paediatric surgery and clinical genetics, among others. Cardiology and cardiac surgery forms a large part of the PICU case load with elective admissions from all sub specialties, emergencies from within the children's hospital and referred admissions from the South Thames catchment area.
DetailsDate posted27 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary
105,504 to 139,882 a year
per annum
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time
Reference number196-CON1181Job locationsGuy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonSE1 7EHUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe successful applicant will be expected to provide significant cover for the South Thames Retrieval Service including educational support of the service and the region. The South Thames Retrieval Service is integrated and staffed from the PICU. Day to day management of the service is one of the main responsibilities of the on-call consultant team with support from other PICU colleagues. An active PICU and retrieval teaching programme to PICU retrieval nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors and the regions nurses and doctors is ongoing and is supported and delivered by the consultant team. This includes education delivered for a national advanced paediatric critical care clinical practice programme. The post will be based in the paediatric intensive care unit. The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe successful applicant will be expected to provide significant cover for the South Thames Retrieval Service including educational support of the service and the region. The South Thames Retrieval Service is integrated and staffed from the PICU. Day to day management of the service is one of the main responsibilities of the on-call consultant team with support from other PICU colleagues. An active PICU and retrieval teaching programme to PICU retrieval nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors and the regions nurses and doctors is ongoing and is supported and delivered by the consultant team. This includes education delivered for a national advanced paediatric critical care clinical practice programme. The post will be based in the paediatric intensive care unit. The successful applicant will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the consultant contract. Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
EssentialMBBS or equivalent MRCPCH/FRCA/FICM or equivalent qualificationsFull GMC Registration On the GMC Specialist Register in a base speciality (General paediatrics, Anaesthetic or Intensive care medicine) with sub speciality in paediatric intensive care medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interviewPortfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register in paediatric intensive care medicine at the point of application. DesirableInstructor: in either APLS, or PALSQualification as POCUS trainerHigher degree relevant to the speciality (e.g. PhD/MDres/MScFormal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
Clinical Experience
EssentialCompletion of all capabilities in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and a half years WTE including 6 months WTE stand alone anaesthesia training) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National PICM Training sub speciality programme with evidence that this training has been signed off OR an existing Practising Substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine within the NHS.Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3 training in child safe-guardingPaediatric ECMO experiencePaediatric retrieval experienceValid APLSValid level 3 training in child safeguardingDesirablePaediatric Airway experiencePoint of care ultrasound experience in childrenNLS course
Clinical Skills
EssentialCurrent expertise in managing pre and post-operative neonatal and paediatric cardiac surgery patientsPICM sub-specialty training capabilities achieved including paediatric retrieval capabilitiesCommitment and evidence of interest in the specialityCommitment to learning & TeachingDetailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and codingInitiativePotential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibilityAppropriate leadership qualitiesGood communication skillsAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary teamDemonstrable aptitude for pursing audit & research goalsMeets all the GMC requirements of "Good medical practice"DesirableMembership of PCCS, UK
IT and Management
EssentialIT skills requiredUnderstanding of principles of auditKnowledge of the management and structure of the NHSUnderstanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvementDesirableEvidence of motivational skillsExperience of international models of Paediatric intensive care deliveryEvidence of leadership attributes and experience
Academic Teaching skill & experience
EssentialExperience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staffExperience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomesEvidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practiceDesirablePublications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)Research Degree'Training the Trainers' certification
Leadership / Management skills
EssentialCommunication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a teamFinance; Knowledge of finance and budgetsDesirableStaff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
EssentialMBBS or equivalent MRCPCH/FRCA/FICM or equivalent qualificationsFull GMC Registration On the GMC Specialist Register in a base speciality (General paediatrics, Anaesthetic or Intensive care medicine) with sub speciality in paediatric intensive care medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT by date of interviewPortfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register in paediatric intensive care medicine at the point of application. DesirableInstructor: in either APLS, or PALSQualification as POCUS trainerHigher degree relevant to the speciality (e.g. PhD/MDres/MScFormal qualification or accreditation in a related specialty
Clinical Experience
EssentialCompletion of all capabilities in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of two and a half years WTE including 6 months WTE stand alone anaesthesia training) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National PICM Training sub speciality programme with evidence that this training has been signed off OR an existing Practising Substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine within the NHS.Valid APLS and NLS Valid level 3 training in child safe-guardingPaediatric ECMO experiencePaediatric retrieval experienceValid APLSValid level 3 training in child safeguardingDesirablePaediatric Airway experiencePoint of care ultrasound experience in childrenNLS course
Clinical Skills
EssentialCurrent expertise in managing pre and post-operative neonatal and paediatric cardiac surgery patientsPICM sub-specialty training capabilities achieved including paediatric retrieval capabilitiesCommitment and evidence of interest in the specialityCommitment to learning & TeachingDetailed knowledge and ability in clinical IT systems, management, report making and codingInitiativePotential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibilityAppropriate leadership qualitiesGood communication skillsAbility to work as part of a multidisciplinary teamDemonstrable aptitude for pursing audit & research goalsMeets all the GMC requirements of "Good medical practice"DesirableMembership of PCCS, UK
IT and Management
EssentialIT skills requiredUnderstanding of principles of auditKnowledge of the management and structure of the NHSUnderstanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvementDesirableEvidence of motivational skillsExperience of international models of Paediatric intensive care deliveryEvidence of leadership attributes and experience
Academic Teaching skill & experience
EssentialExperience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staffExperience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomesEvidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practiceDesirablePublications in PIC Medicine and related sub-specialties (weighting given to first/last authorship and Journal Impact Factor)Research Degree'Training the Trainers' certification
Leadership / Management skills
EssentialCommunication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Ability to work as part of a teamFinance; Knowledge of finance and budgetsDesirableStaff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staffDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAddressGuy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonSE1 7EHUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAddressGuy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonSE1 7EHUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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