Consultant in General Paediatrics with an interest in Eating Disorders

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the rapidly innovating children and young people's Eating Disorder, and the Acute General Paediatrics department. This role has been part of a 12 month pilot which has been successful and is now being funded substantively. This role will work collaboratively across two organisations; as a Consultant Paediatrician within the Leicester Children's Hospital, and supporting the children and young person's eating disorder team within Leicester Partnership Trust (LPT) (community provider) with the aim of improving the care pathways for children and young people with mental health, and eating disorders in both the community, and in the acute hospital.

We are looking for a Consultant to join the team, working as a General Paediatrician with special interest in Eating Disorders. The role is split equally between the LPT CYPEDs team, a multi-disciplinary team who look after the care of young people with eating disorders up to the age of 18 years across the LLR region, and the Leicester Royal Infirmary Paediatrics team, a major acute children's hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is supported by; a wide MDT with experienced psychiatrists, psychologists, community nurses, occupational therapists, with trainees of all disciplines within LPT; and is supported by a dedicated Clinical Mental Health lead, and dedicated dietician, along with 16 dedicated General Paediatricians in the wider team.

This is a very exciting time to join our team and help develop our service as we continue to evolve. This permanent post is suitable for doctors who wish to not only develop a special interest and skills in Paediatric Eating Disorders and Young People's Health but to share this expertise in the locality to improve standards of adolescent care.

The overriding purpose of the role is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement for CYP with Eating Disorders. This includes responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the service and department.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, and we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Acute General Paediatric service:

Outpatient clinics Participate in the consultant cover and service provision for the General Paediatric Service including the Consultant of the week (COW) rota. Participate in the Childrens Acute Team (CAT) Rota, providing Consultant led care at the front door, in conjunction with colleagues from the Paediatric Emergency Department. (PED) Participate in the General Paediatric Consultant on-call service. This includes 24-7 out-of-hours cover for the Childrens Hospital. Promote and strengthen links with colleagues from Primary Care, including GPs and AHPs Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients. To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients. To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community. Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences. Supervise and train junior medical staff To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors. Teaching, research and administration. To proactively develop the service. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

Paediatric Eating Disorders and CAMHS (LPT):

To work collaboratively, alongside the consultant psychiatrist. Supporting the Eating Disorder team (Dieticians, Psychiatric teams, et al.) with the medical management of CYP with eating disorders. Work closely between the emergency department and the LPT Eating Disorders team to establish the development of appropriate clinical pathways for Eating Disorder patients. Play a direct role in patient case management and will liaise between services as required; screening results, playing a lead role in acute patient referrals and pathway navigation. Be present in LPT MDTs to discussing patients medical requirements and plan accordingly. Working directly with patients and parents in regards to treatment plans. Work collaboratively between acute general paediatrics and CAMHS services. Foster education and development of both CAMHS and Acute clinical and non-clinical staff through clinical work and collaborative working streams. Facilitation of admission, discharge, repatriation, Tier 4 admissions, Specialist placement negotiation. Contribute to environmental considerations for admission to the UHLs Childrens Hospital in relation to EDi / Mental Health. Develop a service that reflects local patient need Commitment to provision of best practice care. Provide CAMHS Leadership at the main outpatient bases: Westcotes House and the Valentine Centre, as well as to clinics throughout the county in a number of population centres such as Hinckley, Coalville, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Market Harborough, Loughborough.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE JOB WILL BE

To provide advice to the general paediatricians and local GPs Carry out training for the hospital and local GP networks about paediatric eating disorders Demonstrate excellent and persuasive communication skills including the ability to listen and accurately represent the views of others, together with the ability to tailor language to the needs of the particular professional or patient group. Enable, empower and motivate patients, carers and colleagues through empathy, understanding and support of their perspective. Educate patients and promoted Shared Decision Making in the consultation Maintain his/her own continuing education via internal and external courses and conferences and via completion of an ongoing professional portfolio. Participate in an annual appraisal to evaluate and develop existing role. Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences; To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs; Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures; Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally; Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.; In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work. The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers this might include investigations of incidents or complaints. The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers. The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose. The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role. The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated. Person Specification

Audit/ Quality Improvement

Essential

Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit. Participation in a quality improvement programme Experience of quality improvement work and audit

Desirable

Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement. Published Audit including quality improvement.

Qualifications / Training

Essential

MB BS or Equivalent Current APLS Certification MRCP/MRCS or Equivalent Full GMC Registration

Desirable

Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations. Higher degree MSc, MD or equivalent.

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential

Fully trained in General and Acute Paediatrics with skills and experience in triage, assessment, diagnosis, and management of eating disorders. Knowledge of the care and management of paediatric eating disorder patients. Extensive knowledge of the physical risks of eating disorders. Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems.

Desirable

Evidence of quality improvements involving the care of CYP with eating disorders Evidence of involvement in research in paediatric eating disorders.

Communication Skills

Essential

Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.

Desirable

Demonstrable track record of successful change management Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment

Management

Essential

Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.

Desirable

Evidence of management and administration experience. Management training on an accredited course. Awareness of Service Development issues.

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