Job summary
We are seeking to appoint an energetic, positive and committed paediatrician to become a member of our friendly paediatric department. Team working, a sense of humour and a desire to develop the service we deliver is essential.
This post offers an exciting opportunity for those paediatricians who wish to work in a large district general hospital setting, acting as member of a team of supportive consultants. There is the opportunity to further develop a complimentary subspecialty within the neurodisability/community paediatric service or, with agreement, scope to work within the acute paediatric service.
Compatible interests are welcome and we seek to support any complimentary personal professional development. We would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in neuromuscular conditions, neuro-diverse disorders, palliative care or epilepsy.
As a department, we are focused on and want to create the best service possible, which means there is excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate to take the lead and be innovative in an area of service development. We are passionate about enthusing doctors in training and providing a positive training experience and would be pleased to appoint someone interested in developing the training experience we provide.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to provide a neurodisabilty paediatric consultant to further develop and lead within a subspecialty interest. The post holder will be expected to help provide clinical services for Gloucestershire, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. They will be expected to work closely with primary and tertiary care, as well as non-health agencies, to provide a seamless service.
As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
1. To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service, including safeguarding.
2. To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
3. To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
4. To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
5. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
6. To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children's Division or the Trust
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
7. To provide expertise in the assessment and investigation of young children presenting with a range of developmental problems; to provide continuity for those children who require ongoing clinical care due to their developmental condition. (for example children with neurodegenerative conditions, cerebral palsy, metabolic conditions, neuro-cutaneous and other syndromes).
8. To provide expert assessment of children presenting with social communication /neurodevelopmental disorders.
9. To provide clinical continuity and contribute to care when their patients require hospital attendance or admission to the ward.
10. To facilitate transition of clinical care to adult services.
11. To provide clinical assessment and opinion in children presenting with safeguarding concerns. Participation in a child protection on call rota, covering normal working hours Monday-Friday. Participation in strategy discussions for CSA (CSA examinations currently carried out by Bristol SARC).
12. To contribute to a countywide consultant led service, and promote an increase in service provision and capacity within the available resources.
13. To share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the paediatric service.
14. To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
15. Full General Medical Council registration
16. On Specialist Register for General (Internal)) Medicine and Geriatric Medicine via: ?CCT or CESR-CP (Combined Programme) (proposed CCT/CESR-CP date must be within 6 months of interview) ?CESR or ?European Community Rights
17. MRCP
Desirable
18. Neurodisability training program
19. Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty
20. Personal membership of a 'medical defence' organisation.
Clinical Experience
Essential
21. Level 3 (multiagency) child safeguarding training
22. A period of training in a specialist neurodisability and/or neurology unit (or equivalent)
23. Experience in multidisciplinary team working; ability to offer expert clinical opinion on disability, child protection and on wider aspects of community paediatric care.
24. Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices
Desirable
25. 6 months or more training on a tertiary children's neurology unit
26. APLS or equivalent
27. Grid training in neurodisability or community paediatrics
28. SPIN
Knowledge and Clinical skills
Essential
29. Consistent with independent consultant practice in general paediatrics with a neurodisability / community paediatric subspecialty interest.
30. Competent to take charge of the day to day and longer-term clinical management of children with chronic medical conditions, in particular neurodisability disorders.
31. Competent to assess and lead on the safeguarding aspects of children presenting following possible child abuse.
Motivation and Attitude
Essential
32. Evidence of self-motivation and initiative.
33. Commitment to the Specialty.
34. Ability to organise own CME and CPD needs.
Research and Publications
Essential
35. Ability to appraise research critically and apply research
36. Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects
Desirable
37. Publications in peer-reviewed journals
38. Participation in research
39. Commitment to undertake future research
Information Technology
Essential
40. Basic IT skills; word processing, PowerPoint, literature searches.
41. Understanding of database concepts.
Desirable
42. Ability to use Databases and other more sophisticated IT tools
Management
Essential
43. Evidence of participation in quality improvement projects and Clinical Governance Programmes
44. Potential to develop management skills.
Personal skills and Attributes
Essential
45. Excellent communication skills, written and oral
46. Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams
47. Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
48. Ability to work under stress
49. Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
50. Honesty and reliability
51. Enquiring, critical approach to work
52. Caring attitude to patients and parents/carers
53. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
Desirable
54. Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Quality management
Essential
55. Ability to assess and manage risk
56. Ability to manage change
57. Ability to deal with complaints
58. Commitment to CPD / CME
59. Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal
60. Experience in audit & clinical governance
61. Working knowledge of evidence based practice
Teaching
Essential
62. Ability to teach knowledge, clinical skills and professional skills to medical students, postgraduate trainee doctors and other medical and health professionals.
63. Experience of supervising junior medical staff, and willingness to teach other professionals.
64. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
65. Experience of teaching theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
66. Ability to supervise postgraduate research