Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics

6 months ago

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

Children’s Services at SGH are undergoing change and development and are looking for dynamic, forward thinking Specialty Doctors to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to influence the future of paediatric and neonatal care and deliver excellent quality outcomes to children in the locality. The posts available is on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2025. 

We have benefited from capital investment and offer modern, clean and expert environments for both staff and patients. Children’s Services are based in a new modern building with bespoke ward facilities and a new dedicated Children’s Out-Patient department.

We are looking for an individual with a minimum of 4 years (FTE or equivalent) postgraduate training in the UK (or equivalent training) of which at least one year of training must be in Paediatrics. Full GMC registration and a licence to practice is required at the time of application. 
 A full shift rota is in place. Previous experience in Paediatrics may be recognised for salary purposes. The post is supported with a junior shift rota.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the provision of a first class clinical serviceTo provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical studentsTo undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and policiesTo conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plansTo undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and policiesTo conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plansTo provide effective leadership while supporting the junior trainees and nurse practitioners in assessing and managing patients from acute paediatric admissions, outpatients, central delivery suite, postnatal ward and neonatal unit.Participate in consultant led ward rounds and occasionally lead ward rounds.Attend clinics to maintain a high standard of first class clinical service and care and ensure continuity of service.Administrative duties as required for the efficient running of the service.Participate in audit and any appropriate programme of research which is being conducted in the department.You will be encouraged to develop or maintain a special interest, with the support of the consultants.Contribute to the programme of post-graduate activities, medical students and nursing staff within the department.Partake in additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances

Working for our organisation

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You’ll assume a general paediatric and neonatal role within the Paediatrics specialty with responsibility for the day-to-day care and management of a diverse and challenging mix of paediatric/neonatal patients based within a friendly, well staffed and extensively resourced unit. You will also work as part of the acute rota and work on the wards and outpatient department, including specialist clinics.

This post is part of a full shift rota and paid on the Specialty Doctor payscale. Previous equivalent service in Paediatrics may be recognised for salary purposes.

The post is well supported with a junior full shift rota.

Northern Lincolnshire is an attractive place to live and work, with superb value housing in award winning market towns and villages as well as larger centres. Excellent local grammar schools compete favourably with independent schools in national league tables. Humberside airport, Hull ferry terminals and good transport links provide convenient national and international access. The area has to be visited to appreciate the benefits of living and working here.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

 “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

MBBS or equivalent medical qualificationFull registration with the GMC at time of appointment.Evidence of achievement of ST3 (or its equivalent) competences in Paediatrics at time of application.Eligibility to work in the UK.All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken Englishup to date APLS/EPLS and NLSEvidence of 4 years (FTE) postgraduate training in the UK (or equivalent training) of which at least 2 year’s training must be in relevant specialty or a recognised equivalent training.

Desirable criteria

MRCPCH

Occupational Experience

Essential criteria

Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching where required in the job.

Desirable criteria

Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.

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