Overview
A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
TITLE OF THE POST: Clinical Fellow posts in Paediatric Intensive Care and Paediatric Retrieval Medicine
GRADE: Equivalent to ST5 and above
SPECIALITY: NF2
SUPERVISING CONSULTANTS: Paediatric Critical Care at OUH and Children Acute Transport Service
FULL – TIME / PART – TIME: Full time
BASE HOSPITALS: John Radcliffe Hospital
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed term 12 months post
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.
Responsibilities
* The post holder's principle duties are patient review and monitoring and the implementation of management plans decided upon these ward rounds.
* They are also responsible for the admission and discharge of children, and liaison with specialty teams, the review and stabilization of deteriorating children on the wards and attending the Emergency Department for critically ill and injured children.
Paediatric Intensive Care Retrieval
Paediatric Intensive Care retrievals from the Oxford region and the neighboring District General Hospitals 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 Paediatric Critical Care Unit and as part of SORT - Oxford, available for retrievals and outreach educational activities to the district general hospitals as well as engage in an agreed project (Research / Education / Quality Improvement).
Organisations and culture
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.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Further details
The post holder’s principle duties are patient review and monitoring and the implementation of management plans decided upon these ward rounds. They are also responsible for the admission and discharge of children, and liaison with specialty teams, the review and stabilization of deteriorating children on the wards and attending the Emergency Department for critically ill and injured children.
About the role
Paediatric Intensive Care retrievals from the Oxford region and the neighboring District General Hospitals 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 Paediatric Critical Care Unit and as part of SORT - Oxford, available for retrievals and outreach educational activities to the district general hospitals as well as engage in an agreed project (Research / Education / Quality Improvement).
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Oct 2025
#J-18808-Ljbffr