Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a less than full-time (7.5PA) Locum Consultant in Community Paediatrics. This is a new clinical post, designed to support the continuing development of our clinical service. You will join a large team of consultants in paediatric medicine, which includes several consultant colleagues in Community Paediatrics.
The department of paediatric medicine provides a comprehensive acute, general and community paediatric service to the children and young people of Newcastle upon Tyne and its surrounding area. This is a 12 month fixed term post.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit. Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
In addition, you must hold MRCPCH or equivalent. A passion for Community and General Paediatrics with substantial experience is essential.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This is a less than full time post (7.5 PA) to replace a retired colleague. Applications are invited from candidates with training and a passion for Community Paediatrics. We are looking for a candidate to complement the current needs of the Community Paediatric Department. The main role will be that of adoption medical adviser, which includes adoption medicals of children for permanent adoption residence, and includes writing medical reports for prospective adoptive parents. The role will also include attendance at adoption panel as part of Adopt North East. In conjunction with the adoption medicals, the work will include writing initial health assessments for children in care and there may be an opportunity to become the named doctor for children in care.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job responsibilities
Community Paediatrics:
* The successful candidate will have one locality-based Community clinic per week. Some of these clinics may be held within the Child Development Centre in the GNCH and others in the Community. This will include seeing new and review patients with both developmental concerns and concerns about possible Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
* The successful candidate will have the opportunity to perform Children in Care Initial Health Assessment (IHA) Clinics, and if this is a specific area of interest there is an opportunity to take on the role of named doctor for Children in care.
* The successful candidate will become the medical advisor for adoption and share this role with an existing member of the team to complement our existing service.
Clinical:
* To provide expert opinions on patients with a wide range of acute and longstanding paediatric problems, taking independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to them.
* Work closely with nursing, and other staff to create / further develop systems of care dedicated to the management of children with specific disorders, in keeping with the general philosophy of the department.
* Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).
* Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 42 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.
Managerial:
* Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary quality improvement, audit and risk management activities in the care of children and their families. The aims of audit will include:
* Ensuring compliance with national guidelines relating to the care of children;
* Helping to create an environment of continuously seeking to improve the quality of that care.
* These activities will all be carried out in close partnership with the successful candidates consultant colleagues, nursing staff (including Nurse Practitioners), and care providers from related specialties.
* Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
* Contribute to the general organisation and running of paediatric services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues.
Administrative:
* Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Childrens Services Directorate in co-operation with the Heads of Department, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director. The appointee is entitled to become a member of the Medical Staff Committee of the hospital.
* To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
* Become involved with the financial management of the paediatric departmental budget - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
Research:
* Research has a high priority within GNCH. The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. The successful applicant will have an opportunity to take part in our thriving clinical trials department.
Teaching:
* Participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in stage 3 attachment in Child Health.
* Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.
* Consider the option to develop teaching skills to join the trusts outstanding teaching and training leadership group.
* Active involvement in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department with specific responsibility for a small number of individuals as educational supervisor under the direction of the college tutor.
* The incumbent will be expected to contribute to the teaching of all levels of paediatric postgraduate trainees.
* Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
* Primary Medical Qualification
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
* MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable
* Higher Degree
* Special skills training in the specialty
* CCT in CCH
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Wide experience in Community Paediatrics including experience in Child Protection
* Wide experience in Acute General Paediatrics
* Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
* Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
* Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Desirable
* Ability to assess children with common developmental impairments, and manage the commonly associated health needs
* Experience of performing adoption medicals (and initial health assessments for children in care), both for children and prospective adoptive parents
* Experience of multiagency working with an adoption team
* Experience of assessing children for autistic spectrum disorder
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
* Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
* Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
* An understanding of Clinical Governance
* Ability to run a service and participate in management process
* Must work well as a team member
Desirable
* Leadership and training experience
* Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
* Evidence of leadership / project management
* Evidence of having implemented change
* Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff
* Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
* Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
* Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
* Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
* Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
* Research/critical review of literature
Desirable
* Higher degree
* Publications in the last five years
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Alignment with the Trust's values
* Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
* Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
* A commitment to personal / unit CPD
* Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
* Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Community Paediatrics Medical - RVI, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Employer's website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us
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