Senior Locally Employed Doctor – Paediatric Critical Care Transport

About the role

The Senior Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) joins the NWTS paediatric critical care transport team to lead and coordinate complex transfers of acutely ill children. This full‑time, fixed‑term position is ideal for post‑CCT clinicians in anaesthetics, paediatrics, emergency or intensive care who wish to deepen expertise in transport medicine.

Key responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice at referral calls and coordinate all logistics of patient transport.
• Stabilise patients and ensure safe transfer from referring centre to the receiving intensive care unit.
• Complete referral and transport documentation to a legible standard.
• Maintain the NWTS database, equipment checks and personal transport passport.
• Participate in monthly regional PICM training and audit/quality‑assurance projects.
• Contribute to NWTS education, simulation and training programmes.
• Assist in coordinating rotating trainees from tertiary PICUs.

Required profile

• Current GMC registration (active, ceased or pending).
• Post‑CCT experience in anaesthetics, paediatrics, emergency medicine, pre‑hospital or intensive care.
• Interest in audit, guideline development or quality improvement.
• Willingness to work a rotational shift pattern including long days, nights and twilight shifts.

Required skills

• Expertise in paediatric critical care and transport medicine.
• Familiarity with NWTS/APLS guidelines.
• Ability to document clinical information accurately.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work within a leading multidisciplinary transport team.
• Access to education and training resources across the NWTS network.
• Experience in a high‑volume, specialist NHS environment.