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Community Consultant Pediatrician

£40 - £46.6 per hourEstimated
Full-time
Job summary
Applications are invited for a dynamic and motivated Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Community Paediatrics to join our friendly and supportive team at the James Paget University Hospital. The post requires experience in Acute Paediatrics and Neonates with a special interest in Community Paediatrics. The Community Paediatric service is based at the Newberry Children's Centre.

The appointee will be expected to hold CCT in General Paediatrics or be within 6 months of attaining it.

Applicants will be required to undertake a full Paediatric and Neonatal commitment including 1:11 Hot / Ward Weeks, and 1:11 Neonatal Weeks. Resident commitment is until 22:00 daily and then non-resident. Clinics will be cancelled during Hot Week.

Whilst on call you will be covering the children's ward and a level 1 Neonatal Unit.

We would welcome an individual with the drive and ambition who will continue to support the development of the service, and a friendly, motivated and flexible team and we would expect our new colleague to have similar qualities.

Main duties of the job
The postholder will share the Acute and Community Paediatric workload with consultant colleagues, including out-of-hours responsibilities with a Consultant on-call rota. The team also supports mutual out of hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.

About us
This position provides an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified specialist to actively contribute to a modern Paediatric and Neonatal service within this highly regarded Trust. We have a wide range of acute and community services, and the post will afford high levels of professional visibility.

The hospital is situated in Gorleston, 200 metres from the beach and picturesque countryside, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border close to the towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and within commuting distance from several small villages with affordable housing and local amenities. Residents enjoy a good quality of life with easy access to the Norfolk Broads and unspoilt coastline with opportunities for wildlife, walking, cycling and sailing. The historic city of Norwich is only 20 miles with excellent schools, rail links to London and an international airport, for easy access to the Continent and beyond.

Our Trust is also on the path towards developing a new hospital over the coming years, working closely with the Department of Health and Care to deliver a modern, innovative health and care campus on our current site as part of the national New Hospital Programme.

Job responsibilities
  • Share with consultant colleagues the Community and Acute Paediatric workload.
  • Provide with the other consultants a mutual out of hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.
  • Out of hours/Weekend responsibilities are 1 in 11 week night and weekend on call
  • Hot week responsibilities are 1 in 11 alternating Paediatric and Neonatal hot weeks
  • Provision with Consultant colleagues of the James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department;
  • To conduct Neurodevelopmental (ND) clinics as part of a ND team.
  • Provide support to ADHD specialists at the Newberry Child Developmental Centre.
  • Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;
  • Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
  • Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD;
  • Involvement in research
  • Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate;
  • Where it is agreed between the parties, work on behalf of James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or services provided by the Trust for other agencies, e.g. the prison service.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
  • MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
  • MRCPCH, MRCP or equivalent
  • CCT and/or inclusion on the Specialist Register of GMC or within 6 months of completion of training at the date of interview.
  • Full GMC Registration
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
  • Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within the specialty of Acute and Community Paediatrics
  • Neonatal experience - six months as SpR in Year 3,4,5 or equivalent
  • Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively
  • Able to plan and develop the service
  • Willingness to participate in and lead a multi disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
  • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
  • Minimum 18 months experience/ training in community Paediatrics at tier 2 level including 6 months in an accredited unit for subspecialty training
  • To be able to conduct Neurodevelopmental clinics as part of a ND team
Desirable
  • 6-12 months experience/ training in Respiratory/Allergy or allied specialties (PICU/NICU)
Academic Achievements
Essential
  • Ability to use research outcomes in clinical practice
  • Experience of conducting clinical audit
  • Knowledge of using evidence base to support decision making
Desirable
  • Involvement in research projects and published papers
Key Skills
Essential
  • Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, laboratory staff, and other staff and agencies
  • Evidence of teaching experience/aptitude especially multi-disciplinary groups.
  • Experience in teaching junior medical staff
  • Commitment to continuing professional development
  • Experience of teaching medical students
Desirable
  • Formal training in teaching skills
  • Computer Literate
  • Management Training
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.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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