Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric service hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and be part of the dynamic team providing the service to meet rising demand across the specialist teams within Epilepsy, Community Paediatrics including Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics. The successful candidate will be clinically active in both Community Paediatric service and Acute Paediatric services. The post holder will be the fourth clinician joining the Paediatric epilepsy service. Currently we have three consultant Paediatricians offering four epilepsy specific clinics per week. There are three Epilepsy specialist nurses in the team. The Paediatric Neurology team at Leeds provide the tertiary neurology support. The post holder will also be clinically active in the Community Paediatric service and contribute to 50% of Acute Paediatric on call commitments and Consultant of the Week responsibility.
Main duties of the job
The timetable is flexible and can be modified to reflect the special interests and expertise of the appointee.
Each Job Plan will be allocated a standard SPA time of PAs. Any additional SPA time for additional responsibilities will be subject to agreement with the Clinical Director.
This post is for 10 programmed activities. An indicative Job Plan is enclosed but this may change in due course according to organisation vision, responsibilities and population needs. The job plan will be reviewed 6 months after the start of the post to ensure that the PAs offered are appropriate for meeting the responsibilities of the post.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and post graduate training and teaching of junior doctors and other health professionals as appropriate
The post holder will be expected to be actively involved in service delivery and planning, educational supervision, audit and research activities within the health group.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
1. MRCPCH(UK) or equivalent qualification
Desirable
2. Postgraduate degree: MD, PhD in Paediatrics
3. Successful completion of RCPCH Epilepsy SPIN training or equivalent experience
4. Completion of BPNA PET course (1 and 2)
Other
Essential
5. oAbility to fulfil all of the duties of the post, and travel requirements Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
Professional Registration
Essential
6. oFull Registration with the GMC
7. oGMC Specialist Registration (or applicants who are within 6 months of being awarded their CCT - Note - CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application
Clinical Experience
Essential
8. Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the highest specialist paediatric training in paediatrics
9. Demonstrate experience in assessment and management of children with Epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders
10. Able to undertake statutory looked after children/adoption health assessments, including those with complex healthcare needs and provide written report
11. Valid APLS and NLS
12. Valid level 3 safeguarding training
Desirable
13. Experience of working in NHS
14. Experience of working in tertiary neurology centre in the UK
15. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of epilepsy and patients
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
16. Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS - Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement
Desirable
17. Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
18. Evidence of motivational skills
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
19. Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice
20. Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical out comes
21. Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
22. Research degree
23. Training the Trainers' certification
Personal Attributes
Essential
24. Ability to work under pressure
25. Flexible approach
26. Caring attitude to patients, carers and colleagues
27. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and staff at all levels