Trust Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care Transport (NECTAR) (ST3‑8)
Posted 2 days ago. Applications are invited for Trust Fellows in Paediatric Critical Care Transport (NECTAR). There are two 12‑month posts: one available from February 2026 and one from May 2026.
Job Summary
We are delighted to offer opportunities for highly motivated, ambitious individuals to join our well integrated team at NECTAR (North‑East and Cumbria Transfer and Retrieval). The posts are for a period of 12 months; 1 available from February 2026 and 1 available May 2026. Requirements: 2 years postgraduate training in PICU/Critical Care/Anaesthesia/Paediatrics (including a minimum of 3 months post‑foundation critical care experience) and candidates must already have basic anaesthesia competencies.
Regional PICU at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust acts as a base unit for the regional NECTAR Transport team, providing regional intensive care for medical patients and supra‑regional services for children with surgical, neurosurgical and cardiac problems including ECMO & heart transplant.
Main duties of the job
These posts are at registrar level, and successful candidates will be expected to have prior experience in Paediatrics and/or intensive care and to be competent to work with indirect supervision.
The paediatric NECTAR service provides transport for critically ill children within the North East & North Cumbria, and occasionally further afield. The posts are intended to provide experience in paediatric critical care (general & cardiac) paediatric anaesthesia, transport & retrieval medicine including paediatric ECMO retrievals and training equivalent to that recommended by the Paediatric Intensive Care Society and Royal College of Paediatric & Child Health.
Job responsibilities
* Interhospital transfer of critically ill children (with an appropriate level of supervision) by land and air
* Supporting NECTAR practitioners with triage and delivery of practitioner‑led transfer
* Preparing and presenting case reviews
* Develop communication and shared learning. Teaching on stabilisation training days
* Multidisciplinary team teaching and simulation
* In addition to workplace‑based assessments, successful applicants will be expected to gather evidence to use towards the PICS passport and optionally adult critical care transport competency framework.
Person Specification
Essential
* Primary Medical Qualification.
* Full GMC registration at time of application.
Desirable
* Post graduate intensive care qualification.
Essential clinical skills and knowledge
* Satisfactory completion of at least 2 years of post‑foundation training in anaesthesia and/or paediatrics and/or intensive care and/or paediatric emergency medicine.
* Previous experience of working in the NHS as a doctor.
* Minimum 3 months prior paediatric &/or adult intensive care &/or anaesthetic experience.
* Good history & examination skills.
* Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
* Able to order appropriate investigations.
* Image interpretation relevant to practice.
* Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable clinical skills and knowledge
* 6‑month Intensive care training.
* 3‑month Anaesthesia training.
* Evidence of advanced airway skills.
* Additional general paediatric training.
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
* Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.
Desirable
* Suitable procedural skills.
Teaching
Desirable
* Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Desirable
* Experience of audit projects and research.
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 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
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