Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory

1 week ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

This is a 10PA substantive consultant post supporting the Paediatric Respiratory team (Dr Tim Lee, Dr Chris Edwards, Dr Alex Adams, Dr Emma Guy, Dr Evie Robson, Dr Laura Walker). You must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. It is desirable that the candidates have experience in bronchoscopy, sleep and long-term ventilation. The post will be based at Leeds Children's Hospital.

All of Leeds tertiary paediatric services take place in the Leeds Children's Hospital, within Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds city centre which has excellent transport links. Since April 2010 the regional paediatric respiratory and cystic fibrosis service has been based at a purpose-built outpatient facility within the Children's Hospital. Leeds is also the nationally commissioned supra-regional centre for childrens Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) for the North of England.

There are over 270 paediatric inpatient beds, with a dedicated respiratory ward. Tertiary referrals are received in cystic fibrosis, respiratory paediatrics, oncology, haematology, PICU, neurology, gastroenterology, hepatology, nephrology, transplant (liver, renal BMT), paediatric intensive care, neonatology, cardiology, endocrinology, rheumatology, spinal surgery, paediatric and neonatal surgery. The service also has good links with the allergy, diabetes and paediatric ENT teams.

Main duties of the job

We provide a Respiratory Service to a city population of 780,000, and a regional population of 3.8 million. The Leeds/Sheffield training program offers comprehensive training to fulfil the requirements of the Paediatric Respiratory Medicine grid training syllabus.

The successful applicant should possess MRCPCH (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have established skills in all aspects of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and its related specialties including bronchoscopy, sleep and long-term ventilation. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:

Development of the Leeds Children's sleep and ventilation service over the next 10 years

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD VIA MS TEAMS: Thursday 7 November 2024

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience

2. The best place to work

3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

Job description
Job responsibilities

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

2.1 To deliver care to patients within the Paediatric Respiratory department at the Leeds Children's Hospital:

Out-patient clinics

Supervision of patients

Care of in-patients

2.2 To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within Paediatrics and across the Leeds Children's Hospital.

2.3 To work with colleagues in Paediatric Respiratory to deliver acute on call (currently 1 in 6) for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine. This includes both out-of-hours cover (remote) in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours and at weekends.

2.4 To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Paediatric Respiratory Service. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department and maintain an up to date Good Clinical Practice certificate (GCP).

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

MB BS (or equivalent). MRCPCH or equivalent qualification. Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE STATED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM. Eligibility to work in the UK. Either achieved certificate of completion of training or be within 6 months of completion. Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspecialty.

Other Requirements
Essential

*Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice. *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process.

Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Essential

Completed Grid training in paediatric respiratory medicine. Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training. Valid BLS training. Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research. Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

Valid APLS and NLS. Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff. Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.

Management & Interpersonal Skills
Essential

Understanding of current issues in the NHS. *Well organised and skilled in good time management. *Effective interpersonal skills. *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.

Desirable

Attendance at recognised management course.

Experience
Essential

Must have had some experience either through training or post graduate experience of tertiary respiratory paediatrics, as demonstrated through completion of Paediatric Respiratory Grid training. Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Desirable

Be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in paediatric respiratory cases, such as cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease, sleep, long term ventilation, bronchiectasis, and primary ciliary dyskinesia.

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