Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Job summary
This is a replacement/reconfiguration substantive post resulting from changes to organisation of consultant team to deliver the existing respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis service. The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis service which provides tertiary respiratory care including Cystic fibrosis, Long-term ventilation, Sleep, Difficult asthma, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis and several other conditions.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis (CF) service which provides tertiary respiratory care including in CF, long term ventilation, sleep problems, difficult asthma, non-Cf bronchiectasis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia and several other conditions. The post holder will participate in general respiratory and CF service outpatient provision and there is provision to develop a subspeciality interest in LTV and sleep based on post holder's experience and service needs. There is also scope to support the development of CF service provision with newer expectations and specifications and lung function testing.

About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities
The post holder will work along with a team of 8 other consultants who work together to provide continuous cover for respiratory and CF patients. The post-holder will be involved in all aspects of the department as described above. Each newly appointed consultant will be expected to participate in a Trust-wide Consultant developmental programme designed to maximize their professional development during their early years as a consultant. This will include areas such as R&D, clinical leadership and management, education and training, and governance. A formal rolling programme delivered within the Trust in selected cohorts over 5 years. Office space is within the department, with personal IT and internet facilities and shared secretarial support.

Direct clinical care (DCC) comprises 7.0 PAs and 2.0 SPAs for Supporting Professional Activities (1.5 core SPA for teaching, audit, research, administration, clinical governance, appraisal and continuing professional development, additional 0.25 SPA for educational supervision and 0.25 SPA for service development as per specialty interest) are allocated to the post. Additional roles such as educational lead, governance lead, service lead and CF Director come with additional SPAs and are carried out amongst the consultants in a rotational manner and as per interest/ departmental need. The DCC is to cover outpatient, inpatient and MDT clinical work and all clinical activities pertaining to the Consultant role. There is also potential to obtain up to 2 additional research PAs through the BWCH Charity funds.

The work is split over on service (On-call weeks) and non- on service weeks.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.

Desirable

• Higher Degree (MD, PhD, etc)
• Management training

Clinical Skills & Nature of Experience
Essential

• Appropriate progression of career to date
• Minimum of 2 years specialist training in units approved for training by Respiratory CSAC (RCPCH) or an established consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics elsewhere with equivalent experience.
• Competent in all aspects of the paediatric respiratory training curriculum for inpatient and outpatient management and competent in performing flexible bronchoscopy, reporting complex lung function tests and sleep study reporting.
• Skills to manage acutely ill child in setting of complex/ chronic respiratory issues Ability to interpret various specialist lung function tests
• Experience in managing safeguarding cases
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Valid BLS training

Desirable

• Special experience in long-term ventilation, difficult asthma and sleep to complement current interests within department
• Valid APLS

Academic Achievements
Essential

• Good knowledge and skills in clinical governance, patient safety and child protection procedures
• Completed audit cycle

Desirable

• Influenced guideline or protocol development and effected change in practice

Management
Essential

• Experience of management and leadership
• Evidence of development of innovative approaches to healthcare delivery
• Experience in developing and motivating staff

Desirable

• Attendance at recognised management course
• Evidence of some Regional or National experience of committee work

Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes
Essential

• Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
• Capacity to gain confidence and trust from others
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to build strong and effective relationships with patients, families and colleagues
• Ability to cope with pressure from unexpected or urgent clinical situations
• Flexible and able to lead a professional team
• The ability to organise workload and prioritise competing demands, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Empathy, listening skills and patience
• Ability to work within team
• Honesty and integrity
• IT literacy

Desirable

• Innovation and an excellent ability to respond to and cope with change

Teaching
Essential

• "Training the trainers" training or equivalent Commitment to teaching and training

Desirable

• Experience in teaching and training
• Formal teaching qualification

Professional Development
Essential

• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• To develop the speciality in co-operation with departmental colleagues

Other
Essential

• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

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. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.