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Senior Fellow in PCC, Retrieval Medicine & Palliative Care Medicine
The closing date is 21 July 2025
JOB TITLE: Clinical Fellow posts in Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval Medicine and Paediatric Palliative Medicine
GRADE: Equivalent to ST5 and above
DEPARTMENT: Paediatric Critical Care at OUH and Helen & Douglas House
TYPE OF CONTRACT
Fixed term 12 months post
HOURS PER WEEK
Full shift
LOCATION
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to offer a 12 months fellowship scheme at Oxford University Hospitals Paediatric Critical Care and Helen & Douglas House that will include work across both services. This fellowship is aimed at clinician with considerable experience in critical care medicine who have an interest in palliative care medicine which they would like to develop further.
The successful applicant will spend most of their "in hours" work supporting palliative care provision across OUH PCC and Helen & Douglas House. The "out of hours" commitment will be spent as a senior Paediatric Critical Care fellow with a primary responsibility to retrieval medicine.
The successful applicant will work under the supervision of a team of consultants in the Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and Palliative Care Medicine. It is also expected that a successful applicant will take part in an agreed project strengthening the link between OUH PCC and Helen & Douglas House. This can include outreach education, quality improvement or guideline development.
About us
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.
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Job responsibilities
Summary of the Roles Main Purpose:
* To work in Paediatric Critical Care at OUH to support and improve the provision of palliative care planning and symptom management to the benefit of our patients.
* To participate in PICU out-of-hours and retrieval service rotas
* To work alongside paediatric colleagues at Helen and Douglas House (HDH), OUH Trust and regional hospitals, childrens community services and other partner childrens hospice services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest possible standard of care, in the setting most appropriate to their needs.
* To develop skills in providing Paediatric Palliative Care to children and families across the region with consultant support and mentorship.
* To further enhance the links and shared working practices between Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Paediatric Palliative Care through caring for patients across both settings, and contributing to education/training needs analysis and delivery and processes/patient & family journey through settings (CCCG)
* To participate in the Clinical Ethics Advisory Group, at a level appropriate to the applicant, initially as an observer
Key working relationships:
* Medical and outreach nursing childrens palliative care team serving the palliative care needs of children across Berkshire, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire (BOB) based at Helen and Douglas House Hospice (HDH) team member.
* Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) based at the John Radcliffe Hospital senior registrar-level team member.
* SORT (Southampton & Oxford Retrieval Service) senior registrar-level team member
* Clinical Ethics Advisory Group for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Compassionate Collaborative Care Group (CCCG - OUH/HDH training, education and processes around palliative patients)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Full GMC Registration
* MBBS or equivalent
* Higher medical degree
* FRCA or MRCPCH or equivalent
* Post-Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Palliative Medicine
Experience
* A minimum of 4 years training in paediatrics / anaesthetics / ICM / Emergency Medicine
* A minimum of two years at a registrar level
* A minimum of 6 months in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine
* Experience of teaching and presenting
* Experience of audit activities
* Previous paediatric intensive care & critical care transport experience
Skills and Knowledge
* 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
Personal Characteristics
* Adaptable
* Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
* Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
* Able to work under pressure
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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