Barts and The London Children’s Hospital
Paediatric Critical Care Unit
Ward 6C
The Royal London Hospital
Level 6, Central Tower
Stepney Way
London E1 1BB
Main switchboard : 0203 416 5000
PCCU: 0203 594 40381
PCCU Secretary: 0203 59 42474
Fax: 0203 594 40387 www.bartshealth.nhs.uk
Barts and The London Children’s Hospital
Barts Health NHS Trust (at Royal London Hospital site)
Paediatric Critical Care (Levels 1&2)* Unit Fellow
Job description
Outline of post:
One six month appointment available to start August 2015, two three or six month posts available November 2015. Suitable for middle grade doctors who have completed the membership exams: MRCPCH or Primary FRCA. Covering 6 bedded paediatric Critical
Care Unit.
Supervisors: Dr Mamta Vaidya, Dr Emma-Jane Bould, Dr Naomi Edmonds, Dr Simona
Lampariello, Dr Kalaimaran Sadasivum
Departmental Information:
Barts Health (Royal London, Newham & Whipps) Teaching Hospital. Largest acute paediatric service in South East of England. The largest Paediatric Trauma service in
London. Over 110 Paediatric surgical and medical beds. Day case ward. Regional Neonatal
Unit with neonatal surgery. Regional Neonatal Transport Service. Tertiary referral centre for
Paediatric medical specialities (endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology, oncology and respiratory medicine) and surgical specialities including ENT.
PICU Information:
Brand new dedicated environment of 6 beds opened February 2012. Dedicated consultants,
Lead Nurse, nursing team, pharmacist and therapists. Planned expansion to 10 bedded unit.
Activity / Workload:
35,000 attendance’s/year through a dedicated Paediatric A&E department + In-patient unit for Homerton Hospital (patients requiring >24hr admissions) + Tertiary services
This unit treats a high volume of critically ill children who both present at A+E and the inpatient wards and also are referred for step down care following a stay in paediatric intensive care at another unit. The service treats around 450 patients a year.
Responsibilities and Clinical Training:
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8.30 combined anaesthetic/medical ward round
 Evening hand-over round
 Day to day care of PICU patients
Including CPAP, BiPAP and Ventilated patients
Barts Health NHS Trust: Newham University Hospital, The London Chest Hospital,
The Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital.

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Assessment of children on other paediatric wards prior to transfer to unit
 Liaison between teams and agencies involved with individual patients
 PICANET data entry
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Discharge summary writing on discharge from the unit
Other training available:
 Opportunities to learn in the Simulator centre
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APLS and PLS courses are run within the Trust
 RLH has multiple tertiary specialities and sitting in on any of these would be possible
 There is weekly membership training
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Opportunity to attend anaesthetic lists for further airway management training
(Mandatory for Non-anaesthetists)
 Opportunity to have sessions on NICU and adult ITU
Non-Clinical Training and Responsibilities:
 Monthly Children’s Service’s Directorate half day Audit incorporating clinical governance.
 Monthly critical audit meeting
Rota arrangements:
1A full shift
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE
Previous experience in Paediatric
Intensive Care
Previous experience in
Paediatrics/Neonates/Paediatric
Anaesthesia/Emergency Medicine
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Possession of MRCPCH/ Primary
FRCA or equivalent
Eligible for full GMC
Registration
Evidence of Research
Activity/Publications
Evidence of teaching experience to
Undergraduates
Advanced Paediatric Life Support
Course
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Good spoken & written English #
For further information please contact PCCU Consultants:
Dr Kalaimaran Sadasivam Kalaimaran.sadasivam@bartshealth.nhs.uk
(in the first instance)
Dr Naomi Edmonds Naomi.edmonds@bartshealth.nhs.uk
Or via switch board 020 359 40382
The Paediatric Critical Care Clinical fellow’s position will have the same arrangements for study leave and supervision that apply to trainees in approved posts.
Dr Emma Bould emma-jane.bould@bartshealth.nhs.uk
Consultant Paediatric Intensivist
Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Bart ’s and the London Children’s Hospital
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