Paediatric Critical Care & Retrieval Medicine Senior Clinical Fellow

Duration: 12 months posts. Either as a standalone post at OUH PCC or as a rotational post with 9 months spent at OUH PCC and 3 months with CATS.

This post offers a structured training in Paediatric Critical Care and Retrieval Medicine. It is aimed at senior trainees in Paediatricians, Intensive Care Medicine, emergency medicine and Anaesthetics who wish to improve their skills in assessment, stabilisation and management of the critically ill child.

Supervised practical instruction will be given in:

• Airway skills: Basic & Advanced


• Vascular access: Central venous & arterial


• CVP, Arterial, and Intracranial pressure access and interpretation


• Cerebral function analysis monitoring


• Ventilation - standard techniques, BIPAP pressure and volume controlled modes, pressure release ventilation, high frequency oscillation and Non-invasive techniques.


• Neuro intensive care


• Advanced renal support


• Application of Brain Death Criteria


• Talking to Parents in Critical situations


• Stabilisation and Transport of sick infants and children


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 retrieval service. They will also participate in outreach educational activities to the district general hospitals as well as engage in an agreed project (Research / Education / Quality Improvement)

Flexible time is included in to allow for participation in governance and quality improvement and to cater to the training needs of the individual. Previous experience in Transport Medicine is desirable but not essential as the post includes full training in the transport of critically ill children by road and air. More information about CATS is available on the CATS website at http://site.cats.nhs.uk.,
• Full GMC with licence to practice


• MBBS or equivalent


Desirable criteria


• Higher medical degree


• FRCA or MRCPCH or equivalent, A minimum of 4 years training in paediatrics / anaesthetics / ICM / Emergency Medicine


• A minimum of one year at a registrar level


• Experience of teaching and presenting


• Experience of audit activities


Desirable criteria


• Previous paediatric intensive care & critical care transport experience, 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


• Adaptable


• Able to work within multidisciplinary teams


• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively


• Able to work under pressure, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
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