Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

OverviewConsultant in Paediatric Intensive Care role at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. This is a fixed-term to permanent contract. The post is based at Southampton Children's Hospital, with services spanning paediatric intensive care and regional retrieval. Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year. Grade:
Consultant.

Contract:

Fixed term to permanent. Working pattern:
Full-time or Part-time.

Location:

Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD
. Job reference: 188-MC10825. Date posted: 06 August 2025. Interviews will be held on 29/09/2025. This vacancy closes on or before: 3 September 2025. About the Trust:
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is a large acute teaching Trust rated 'Good' by the CQC, with a national reputation for learning and development, flexible working options, and a generous pension scheme. The Trust serves the Wessex region and operates the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team as part of the regional PICU and trauma network.Responsibilities

• Clinical duties:
  All clinical sessions will be in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and cover the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team (SORT), based at Southampton Children’s Hospital. Manage a mixed general PICU caseload and provide support for paediatric subspecialty services.
• On-call and retrieval:
  Spend time covering the regional retrieval service as the second on-call consultant; contribute to the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team operations.
• Specialist care:
  Significant experience in paediatric cardiac intensive care, renal replacement therapies and advanced ventilatory support (including inhaled nitric oxide, high-frequency oscillation and extracorporeal life support). Ideally experience in a commissioned ECMO unit.
• Clinical governance and education:
  Participate in medical governance, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and continuing medical education to support professional development; act as an educational and clinical supervisor for resident doctors.
• Administrative duties:
  Undertake administrative duties related to patient care and running of the clinical department; shared secretarial support and office space are provided.
• Service context:
  The post is part of the Wessex paediatric major trauma centre with a dedicated paediatric ED; the successful applicant will join a Consultant Team for PICU in a service expanding to 11 whole-time-equivalent consultants.

Essential qualifications

• MRCPCH/FRCA or equivalent
• GMC registration with licence to practise
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Valid APLS Training
• Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine (minimum of 2 years) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH GRID, with evidence of sign-off, AND either: six months of anaesthetic training OR on the GMC register with subspecialty PICM via CESR/Portfolio pathway OR existing substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine
• Experience in 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 qualifications

• Valid NLS Training
• Higher degree or laboratory-based research experience
• Education/teaching qualification
• Experience in managing respiratory ECMO patients
• Experience of air transport

Aptitudes and skills

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) in English; ability to liaise effectively with patients and colleagues
• Good manual dexterity and ability to perform complex practical procedures
• Leadership qualities, enthusiasm, flexibility, and adaptability
• Commitment to work-life balance

Living Trust Values

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Additional information

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the recruitment process
• Certificate of Sponsorship:
  Applications from job seekers who require UK Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered
• UK Registration:
  Applicants must have current UK professional registration
• Interviews: 29/09/2025
• Job Reference: 188-MC10825
• Employer:
  
  University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD

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