Paediatric Consultant with Neonatal Interest
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced Paediatrician to join and complement our existing team providing a comprehensive service on a fixed-term basis. This post requires a person with wide experience to join the team of consultants supported by full middle-grade cover.
The successful candidate will be joining a team of 8 other consultants to deliver patient care in acute paediatrics, neonates, level 3 safeguarding and outpatient clinics.
Acute paediatric rota (1:8) including attending hot weeks. Providing level 3 safeguarding advice.
General Paediatric OPD and specialist clinics (high risk neonatal developmental follow up).
As well as acute responsibilities, the successful candidate will contribute to safety, governance and development of the on-site neonatal unit (LNU).
Main Duties of the Job
Participation in an acute paediatric 'consultant of the week' rota (1 in 8 weeks) covering the Children's Ward and assessment unit areas.
Mon-Thurs 0900-1700 including covering the neonatal unit in the afternoons.
Fri 0900- Mon 0900 as part of that week (see out of hours working below).
The consultant covering the afternoons also responds to advice and guidance requests from local GPs.
Non-urgent safeguarding is electively brought to the ward in hours during the afternoon Mon-Friday and is currently the responsibility of the on-call consultant paediatrician.
Child deaths/SUDIC processes are relatively rare and are performed by the on-call consultant with time being given back in lieu.
Participation in an acute neonatal 'consultant of the week' rota (again 1 in 8 weeks).
Neonatal ward rounds Mon-Fri, 0900-1300.
Clinic activity may still occur in the afternoons.
About Us We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
Job Responsibilities As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
Person Specification EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Full GMC Registration, with a Licence to Practice.
Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health for appointment to Consultant Status.
Higher Degree.
Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights.
EXPERIENCE AND ATTAINMENTS
Evidence of specific training in Neonates (12 months including tertiary NNU, neonatal transport and/or Paediatric Intensive care).
Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
Experience of DGH work.
Level 3 safeguarding training.
APLS provider.
NLS provider.
Communication Skills Training Programme or willing to attend.
Subspecialty interest (SPIN/GRID).
NLS instructor.
ARNI provider.
Cranial Ultrasound skill.
MDT with obstetrics.
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Leadership and Organisational Skills.
Ability to organise and manage priorities.
Management ability and understanding (or willingness to learn).
KNOWLEDGE/UNDERSTANDING
Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician.
Demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the principles of Clinical Governance.
Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service.
Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
Evidence of teaching skills.
Evidence of involvement in Clinical Research.
Teaching qualifications.
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.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata.
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The successful candidate will be joining a team of 8 other consultants to deliver patient care in acute paediatrics, neonates, level 3 safeguarding and outpatient clinics.
Acute paediatric rota (1:8) including attending hot weeks. Providing level 3 safeguarding advice.
General Paediatric OPD and specialist clinics (high risk neonatal developmental follow up).
As well as acute responsibilities, the successful candidate will contribute to safety, governance and development of the on-site neonatal unit (LNU).
Main Duties of the Job
Participation in an acute paediatric 'consultant of the week' rota (1 in 8 weeks) covering the Children's Ward and assessment unit areas.
Mon-Thurs 0900-1700 including covering the neonatal unit in the afternoons.
Fri 0900- Mon 0900 as part of that week (see out of hours working below).
The consultant covering the afternoons also responds to advice and guidance requests from local GPs.
Non-urgent safeguarding is electively brought to the ward in hours during the afternoon Mon-Friday and is currently the responsibility of the on-call consultant paediatrician.
Child deaths/SUDIC processes are relatively rare and are performed by the on-call consultant with time being given back in lieu.
Participation in an acute neonatal 'consultant of the week' rota (again 1 in 8 weeks).
Neonatal ward rounds Mon-Fri, 0900-1300.
Clinic activity may still occur in the afternoons.
About Us We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
Job Responsibilities As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
Person Specification EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Full GMC Registration, with a Licence to Practice.
Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health for appointment to Consultant Status.
Higher Degree.
Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights.
EXPERIENCE AND ATTAINMENTS
Evidence of specific training in Neonates (12 months including tertiary NNU, neonatal transport and/or Paediatric Intensive care).
Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
Experience of DGH work.
Level 3 safeguarding training.
APLS provider.
NLS provider.
Communication Skills Training Programme or willing to attend.
Subspecialty interest (SPIN/GRID).
NLS instructor.
ARNI provider.
Cranial Ultrasound skill.
MDT with obstetrics.
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Leadership and Organisational Skills.
Ability to organise and manage priorities.
Management ability and understanding (or willingness to learn).
KNOWLEDGE/UNDERSTANDING
Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician.
Demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the principles of Clinical Governance.
Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service.
Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
Evidence of teaching skills.
Evidence of involvement in Clinical Research.
Teaching qualifications.
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.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata.
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