General Paediatric Locum Consultant

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General Paediatric Locum Consultant

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke on Trent

30+ days ago

Job description

Job summary

Division : Children's, Women's & Diagnostics

Job Title : Locum Paediatric Consultant

Grade : Locum Consultant

Location : UniversityHospitals of North Midlands

Hours of Duty : PA

Managerially accountable to : Clinical Director

Professionally accountable to : Clinical Director

Medical Director

Key Relationships : Consultant and other medical colleagues

Clinical Director

Directorate Manager

Divisional & Directorate Management

Senior Nursing colleagues

Main duties of the job

This post is based at Staffordshire Children's Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University

Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.

This post is to provide general paediatric outpatient clinics.

About us

Staffordshire Children's Hospital is part of UHNM which has two sites : Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. The Staffordshire Children's Hospital is based at the Royal Stoke site, all inpatient services for children are there. Outpatient clinics run at both sites.

The Paediatric Department is one of the largest in the country with a number of sub speciality areas receiving tertiary care referrals. The Trust has a purpose built Children's Centre comprising of inpatient wards, Children's A&E and admissions unit and outpatients department adjacent to the Child Development Centre. The Child Health Directorate provides a wide range of services encompassing acute paediatrics, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, outpatients and community paediatrics. We also provide consultant support to the children's emergency centre and deliver a range of paediatric general and speciality clinics on the County Hospital site.

Flexible working requests will be considered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is based at Staffordshire Childrens Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.

This post is for a General Paediatric Consultant with specialist Childrens Palliative Care. The successful candidate will become part of a team of 15 whole time equivalent consultants delivering acute paediatric services.

Participate in the on-call rota of 1 : 12, which includes resident on call up to 10pm weekdays.
Take on-going responsibility for patients under your care.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other specialties
Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external
Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit. This will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical
Ensure own practice is up-to-date. This will involve taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participating in the Trusts Performance and Annual Review
Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of
Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and
Take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices
Ensure that all Trust-wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come into contact with services provided by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Take part in meetings and other activities as agreed with the Clinical Director
In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of directorate staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the directorate
In conjunction with the Directorate Manager and Consultant colleagues, to take a role in the daily business of the directorate and to develop the service in accordance with the Trusts strategic direction.
Provide education, training and support for both trainee and non-trainee Emergency Medicine medical staff

Person Specification

Qualifications and Skills

Essential

MRCPCH or equivalent higher qualification

Fully registered with GMC

APLS, EPALS or PALS provider

MBChB / MBBS or equivalent

Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following : o Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) o Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) (You must be on the Specialist Register at the point of your application) o European Community Rights APLS or EPLS or PALS provider

Desirable

Further Higher Degree, MD, PhD

Level 3 safeguarding training

Clinical Experience

Essential

Clinical training and experience in general paediatrics equivalent to that required for UK. CCT in paediatrics OR existing Practising Consultant in General paediatrics.

Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within general paediatrics

Experience and understanding of using evidence based medicine and clinical audit to support decision making

Experience of or active interest in Paediatric Pallaiitve Care Medicine

Desirable

SPIN accreditation or equivalent for area of sub-speciality

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service needs

Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of paediatric service

Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS

Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of paediatric service

Experience and understanding of clinical audit

Desirable

Formal management training

Evidence of managerial experience

Evidence of initiating change through the audit process

Leadership qualification

Teaching Experience

Essential

Experience of supervising junior medical staff

Ability and commitment to teach clinical skills

Commitment to continuing medical education

Experience of teaching basic skills to undergraduate medical students

Desirable

Training the trainer's course

Higher medical education qualification

Research Experience

Essential

Ability to collect and submit data for collaborative studies as required

Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice

Desirable

Awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues

Proven research ability including publications in refereed journals

Personal Attributes

Essential

Good leadership skills and people management skills

Willingness to work flexibly to deliver a safe and patient centred service oflexibility

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff and staff from both within on outside the paediatric service

Able to demonstrate leadership capability within a multidisciplinary team

Ability to work under pressure

Good organisational and management skills

Good interpersonal skills, supportive and tolerant

Enquiring, critical approach to work

Caring, tolerant and empathetic attitude to patients, their families and colleagues

Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professionals

Knowledge of and commitment to uphold trust values in all that you do

Desirable

Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Commitment to innovation and service development

Personal Circumstances

Essential

Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post

Residence allowing return to base within 30 minutes if required

To be accessible by telephone for on call duties