Consultant Paediatrician
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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

These appointments are for two full-time replacement posts; however, we would encourage anyone looking for flexible working or less than full time to apply as this may be accommodated.

The successful candidates will be general paediatricians and will join a team of 12 paediatric consultants at Bedford Hospital. Overall, the team provides 1 in 10 attending, on-call cover to general Paediatrics and a Special Care Neonatal Unit. The post holder will join 11 other consultants in providing cover for paediatrics and the neonatal unit, working as a 1:10 consultant cover (two current consultants do not participate in the on-call rota). Annually, they would do five paediatric and three neonatal consultant weeks. We are looking for a consultant with a special interest that would complement the department. Interest in allergy, respiratory, gastro, or haem oncology would be preferred.

The children's service is based at Riverbank Unit and includes a Children's Assessment Unit, inpatients, Ambulatory Care, a dedicated Children's OPD on site, and Meadowbank Special Care Unit providing level 1 neonatal care. The Children's Emergency Department, as part of the general Emergency Department, has been redeveloped to have a dedicated space with a separate waiting area. The department has close working links with several tertiary centres including Addenbrooke's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The Direct Clinical Care PAs will consist of attending on the ward, Neonatal Unit, and Children's Assessment Unit along with 1 in 10 night on-call as well as general paediatric clinics. The appointee will be expected to foster a specialty interest to complement the needs of the local childhood population and expand the range of local specialty services. The selected candidate might also cover some attending weeks in Luton (approximately 4 weeks in a year).

The job plan is flexible subject to discussion with the department and candidate's experience. The successful candidate will cover the paediatric ward and NNU as Consultant and will be doing a 1 in 10 on-call rota at par with other Consultant colleagues in the department.

You would be encouraged to take on trainees for educational and clinical supervision. You would also participate in teaching for medical students and deliver regular teaching sessions for junior doctors.

The appointee will be encouraged to take an active role in any relevant committees or sub-committees approved by the Trust and help produce, maintain, and update departmental clinical management guidelines in line with evidence-based best practice.

There would be plenty of opportunities to engage in other leadership and managerial activities on a Trust-wide basis.

About us

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the-art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting-edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when a sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

A 10 PA week consists of 8.5 PAs direct clinical care and 1.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activity (SPA). Job planning will reflect the needs of the department, ensuring that contracted work is appropriately remunerated. An initial job plan review will be undertaken by the Clinical Director after 3 months and annually thereafter, or if the work pattern changes. Any additional PAs contracted by the Trust will be agreed as a separate part of the job plan by mutual consent.

The Trust is committed to extending the working day and to seven-day working; hence, by negotiation, successful appointees may be asked to work earlier in the mornings, later in the evenings, or at weekends in exchange for other daytime duties. TOIL is offered when Consultants work on Bank Holidays and this is in line with Terms & Conditions.

Person SpecificationGMC Registration

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) or CESR (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying)

Qualifications

• MB BS, MRCPCH or equivalent
• MD, PhD or other higher degree

Knowledge and Clinical Skills

• Excellent all-round experience of DGH work
• At least 6 months of neonatal experience in a tertiary neonatal unit at middle grade level
• Level 3 Child protection training
• APLS/ EPLS & NLS course or equivalent
• Sub-specialty interest in respiratory, allergy, gastroenterology, or haemato-oncology
• Higher level children's safeguarding training

Management / Audit

• Participation in research and audit projects
• GCP training
• Enthusiasm for clinical research & Leadership

Teaching / Research / Publications

• Experience of supervising Resident Doctors (all grades)
• Experience of Simulation training
• Training as Educational Supervisor or willingness to complete

Personal Skills

• Experience in service development or change management

Personal Circumstances

• Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies
• Fit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory DBS clearance

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant & Clinical Lead (Bedford Paediatrics)

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