At the forefront of paediatric care, you will work in a vibrant environment that champions clinical research and innovation. Whether you’re passionate about intensive care, medical education, or pushing the boundaries in clinical practice, our diverse team will inspire and support you every step of the way. With flexible working arrangements and a strong emphasis on work-life balance, you'll have the opportunity to thrive both professionally and personally. If you're ready to make a profound impact in the lives of children and their families, we want to hear from you!
The Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) is a busy 18-bed unit serving the local population and 5 district-general hospitals in the Thames Valley (TV) Area andsupporting district hospitals across the Thames Valley and Wessex. The paediatric critical care transport and retrieval service is called the Southampton Oxford Retrieval Service (SORT). It isa joint venture run as a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year service with teams available from both Oxford and Southampton sites. We support a variety of specialist services including paediatric neurosurgery, craniofacial surgery, ENT, cardiology, respiratory and haematology/oncology in conjunction with the specialist teams.
We are a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) and the hub for the Thames Valley major trauma network, responsible for the care of over 1000 adult and child major trauma cases per year. We have a vibrant clinical research portfolio contributing to a variety of national and international clinical trials. We jointly run and staff a 24-hour paediatric critical care transport and retrieval service in conjunction with University Hospitals Southampton (SORT).
Principal Activities
The post holder's duties will be to provide tertiary specialist intensive care to children presenting to the John Radcliffe Hospital and other hospitals primarily in the Thames Valley and Wessex paediatric critical care retrieval network.
Clinical
The Paediatric Critical Care Unit in Oxford admits around 850-900 children per year. The Unit provides high dependency (Level 2) and intensive (Level 3) care to children in the Thames Valley and Wessex region.
The unit supports medical specialities such as tertiary-level respiratory, cardiology, infectious disease and immunology, haematology and oncology, and gastroenterology. We are a major trauma centre and provide emergency and elective paediatric neurosurgery. We also have nationally recognised cleft lip and palate, ENT, plastic surgery, and craniofacial services, all of which depend on Oxford PCCU for post-operative care.
There are 8 whole-time equivalent posts and these posts have been made with increased funding from NHSE for the expansion of the SORT retrieval service in Oxford to allow 24-hour cover from both Oxford and Southampton. The consultant group includes people with both anaesthetic and paediatric backgrounds who have a diverse range of interests including point-of-care ultrasound, echocardiography, clinical and academic research and education and simulation.
About us
Outline Job Plan Weekly Provisional Programmed Activities
A draft indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the team and clinical director upon appointment and will be subject to renegotiation at least annually. Job plans in PICU are fully annualised.
Day
Time
Work
Frequency
Category
PA/week
Monday
08:00-17:00
Supervised time in theatres for non anaesthetists.
1 week/year
DCC
0.043
08:30-18:00
Consultant of
The week (ICU).
6 weeks/year
DCC
0.339
09:00-17:00
DGH outreach days
3 days per year
DCC
0.115
Tuesday
08:00-17:00
Supervised time in theatres for non anaesthetists.
1 week/year
DCC
0.043
08:30-18:00
Consultant of
The week (ICU).
6 weeks/year
DCC
0.339
16:30-08:00
Overnight 1st on call
29 nights/year
DCC
2.04
Wednesday
08:00-17:00
Supervised time in theatres for non anaesthetists.
1 week/year
DCC
0.043
08:30-18:00
Consultant of
The week (ICU).
6 weeks/year
DCC
0.339
20:00-08:00
Overnight 2nd on call
(Regional transport cover)
26 nights/year
DCC
0.619
Thursday
08:00-17:00
Supervised time in theatres for non anaesthetists.
1 week/year
DCC
0.043
08:30-18:00
Consultant of
The week (ICU).
6 weeks/year
DCC
0.339
08:30-18:00
2nd on Daytime work
(transport, HDU, seeing internal referrals, supporting 1st on)
23 days/year
DCC
1.3
Friday
08:00-17:00
Supervised time in theatres for non anaesthetists.
1 week/year
DCC
0.043
08:30-18:00
Consultant of
The week (ICU).
6 weeks/year
DCC
0.339
Various timings during week
Internal MDT meetings (transport MDT, consultant meeting, XR meeting, Governance, M+M etc)
Weekly
DCC
0.24
Saturday + Sunday
08:30-16:30
Weekend daytime work (1st on)
5 weekends per year
DCC
0.634
16:30-08:00
Weekend 1st on call
5 weekends per year
DCC
0.754
1 PA per 12 hours (unpredictable)
Weekend 2nd on call
5 weekends per year
DCC
0.476
Flexible
Flexible
Clinical Admin work to support above
Flexible
DCC
0.404
Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly (details discussed in individual job plan meetings)
Quality improvement
Education
Governance
Research
Service improvement
etc
SPA
0.5
CPD, Appraisal and Revalidation
SPA
1.0
Total DCC
8.5
Total SPA
1.5
Programmed activity
Number
Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call)
8.5
Supporting professional activities
1.5
Other NHS responsibilities
External duties
TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
10
Anticipated on-call availability supplement
1 in 5
Agreed on-call rota e.g. 1 in 5:
A
Agreed category (delete):
5%
On-call supplement %:
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