Locum Consultant Paediatric Intensivist – 9 month maternity leave cover
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to invite applications for a Locum Consultant Paediatric Intensivist to join the Critical Care team based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC).
Paediatric Critical Care at BRHC consists of an 18 bedded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in addition to 18 designated High Dependency beds distributed across the medical, surgical and cardiac specialist areas. The Wales and West Acute Transport for Children service (WATCh) is the regional paediatric critical care transport and decision support service which takes approximately 1400 advice and referral calls annually, with approximately 500‑600 transports performed each year. Together, we support the critical care needs for all the major sub‑specialities hosted in our regional specialist paediatric hospital.
Applicants should be from a paediatric or anaesthetic background and those with a strong interest in management and leadership would be welcomed.
* Completed a minimum of two years training in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine.
* Must either be on the Specialist Register in their base speciality or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR (CP) at the time of interview.
* Open to supporting the development of the successful candidate’s specialist interests through the job planning process.
Successful candidate will work across all paediatric critical care areas (PIC / WATCh / HDU).
This advert closes on Friday 8 May 2026.
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