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    Consultant Paediatrician - Worcester, United Kingdom - Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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    Job summary

    Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking torecruit a Consultant in Paediatrics. Successful candidates will join a team of16 Consultants. The post will have a special interest in Rheumatology/Gastroenterology/Allergy. The Directorate providesservices across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire.

    As a Trust we are actively involved in developing thetraining program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based inWorcester which opens in September 2023. We look forward to establishing linkswith the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships withthe University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.

    As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: How would you implement Martha's Rule in Worcester Royal Hospital?

    We have a Face-to-Face AAC scheduled for the 19/07/ job description is currently pending Royal College approval and any recommendations will be amended.

    Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr Wasiullah Shinwari, Clinical Director Paediatrics to discussthe opportunity or email .

    Main duties of the job

    Applicationsare invited for a full-time Consultant in Paediatrics and Neonates, to replacea retiring colleague. You will be responsible for the clinical care ofneonates, children and young people working independently in acute, outpatientand emergency situations but with the knowledge that you can rely on a verysupportive team of multi-specialty consultant colleagues within thedirectorate.

    This is anexciting time to join our unit and our diverse but cohesive consultantteam. We are planning for a newPaediatric Assessment unit (PAU) and expansion of our high dependency serviceoffer, with plans to redesign many specialty services and collaborate withwider consultants work incountywide roles: most clinical sessions at Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH)but outpatient sessions may be at other hospital sites including KidderminsterTreatment Centre (KTC) and the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch (ALX) as well aslocal community hospital sites (Evesham & Malvern).

    Thesuccessful applicant will participate in a hybrid on-call covering paediatricsand neonatal medicine with 24-hour resident junior and middle grade staff. Thesuccessful applicant should have good clinical skills in general paediatricsand neonatal medicine and we are keen to attract specialist knowledge inpaediatric rheumatology, gastroenterology and/or allergy.

    About us

    Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

    Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

    The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

    Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

    We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

    Our objectives are simple:

  • Best services for local people
  • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
  • Best use of resources
  • Best people
  • Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

    We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of

    the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

  • A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
  • The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
  • The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
  • The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with a Licence
  • to practise.
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
  • in Paediatrics (or expected within 6
  • months of interview date) via
  • CCT or CESR (CP)
  • CESR or
  • European Community Rights
  • MRCPCH by examination or
  • equivalent.
  • Success in Intercollegiate
  • Specialty Examination or
  • overseas equivalent collegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
  • Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Paediatrics.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
  • Expertise in sub-specialty
  • Valid APLS/EPALS and NLS
  • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
  • Management and Administrative Experience

    Essential

  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
  • Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
  • Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
  • Desirable

  • Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
  • Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
  • Teaching Experience

    Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
  • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
  • Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Personal Attributes

    Essential

  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
  • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
  • Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.
  • Other requirements

    Essential

  • An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.
  • Research Experience

    Essential

  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
  • An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
  • Desirable

  • Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
  • Evidence of having undertaken original research


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