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SalaryA Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
CHILDREN’S SERVICES
CLINICAL FELLOW IN PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
(ST3+ EQUIVALENT ANAESTHETICS and PAEDIATRICIANS WITH PICU EXPERIENCE)
6-12 MONTHS
Several posts are available within the Department of Paediatric Intensive Care at St George’s University Hospital, London. These posts are available to start in April 2024 for 3-6 months and can be extended up to 12 months. The post-holder will be included in the EWTD compliant on-call rota.
The post holder will have the opportunity to engage in training in the Anaesthetic Department to gain basic airway skills or in the Paediatric Emergency Department depending on the individual need of the trainee.
The post would suit a paediatrician looking to gain some experience in tertiary paediatrics and intensive care or a doctor exploring a career in paediatrics.
St. George’s Hospital is a large multi-speciality facility based in South West London, offering a wide range of adult, paediatric and neonatal services. It is co-located with a medical school - St. George’s, University of London.
The Paediatric department has its own outpatient’s area, Paediatric Intensive Care, child development centre and occupies 5 wards comprising 54 inpatient beds. There are 30 consultants and a fully staffed EWTD compliant middle grade and ST rota, composed of grid trainees, regional trainees, fellows and F1 doctors.
The St. George’s PICU itself has 14 beds providing PICU and HDU level care to 700 patients a year, the number of referrals to PICU continues to grow year on year. It is a general intensive care unit for children from within the hospital and those retrieved by the South Thames retrieval service. The unit is part of the South Thames PICU Network working with the Evelina Children’s Hospital and Kings College Hospital.
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To apply for the post please visit St George’s website. Choose in the menu ‘Working with Us’ and ‘Vacancies’ to take you to the list of current job vacancies. Alternatively the application form and job description can also be found on NHS jobs. Please be aware that only online applications will be accepted and the post will close once a sufficient number of applicants have been received.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Mar 2024
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