Consultant Paediatrician with interest in neurodisability
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in neurodisability. This is for 10 programmed activities.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a motivated and passionate consultant paediatrician. The post is a substantive post based in the paediatric department of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will work as an integral member of the Neurodisability team and contribute to service developments.
The Directorate of Paediatrics offers services across Sunderland and South Tyneside and includes neonatology, general paediatrics, community paediatrics, as well as paediatric emergency medicine.
Timetables offer a degree of flexibility in that the type of clinic activity is negotiable as allowed by service needs and the experience and skills of the successful postholder.
Therefore, it is strongly recommended that if you are interested in this exciting post, you contact Dr. Carl Harvey, Paediatric Neurodisability, or Dr. Madhu Dasarathi, Paediatric Neurodisability, or Dr. Darren Bresnen (Clinical Director).
Main duties of the job
Applicants will be expected to have, or to obtain within 6 months of interview, a CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent (and/or to be included on the GMC's Specialist Register or be eligible for inclusion).
The postholder will join the existing team of Disability Consultants, Associate Specialists, and specialist nurses. Overall responsibilities include contributing to the coordination and delivery of the strategic and operational aspects of the service across the South Tyneside and Sunderland area. These will reflect national and local priorities including the strategic direction of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and the Division of Family Care.
Final job plans will be agreed in discussion between the successful candidates and the Clinical Director and will be subject to Annual Review.
Informal discussions about the job are encouraged.
Person Specification
Skills & Knowledge
* Possess good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Management and Leadership skills.
* Be committed to teaching and training.
* Have skills or evidence of further plans to develop training skills.
* Be able to work as part of a Team.
* Have evidence of good leadership skills in undertaking previous projects.
* To have evidence of having worked well in teams and contributed to their success.
Qualifications
* Hold a CCST or CCT in Paediatrics and be on the GMC's Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's Specialist Register.
* Membership of RCPCH.
* Have been involved in academic research as part of their training and have both presented and published peer-reviewed articles.
* Possess further qualifications in teaching or educational supervision.
Experience
* ND grid training or relevant and recent experience of ND work.
* Have experience in the development of a multidisciplinary group for clinical service provision.
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.
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