Consultant in General Paediatrics

1 day ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Duties will be based at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and consist of the following:

General Paediatric Duties ( PAs) SPA allowance PAs (potential SPA for education supervision)

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be contracted for an average of 10 programmed activities per week in general paediatrics and will contribute to general paediatrics hotweeks, winter second on weekends, resident shifts and non-resident on calls. The exact format of this will be agreed with the appointee at commencement of the post.

General paediatric duties will include:

10 Monday to Friday hotweeks 08:00 - 17:30 5 weekends per year with ward rounds/reviews followed by on call from home 2 additional weekends in autumn and winter 8am - 2pm 27 resident evening shifts per year (17:00 - 2200 Monday to Thursday) 1 in 25 out of hours Monday to Thursday on call from home 3 general paediatric clinics a week when not on hotweek: new and follow-up

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

MBChB or equivalent Postgraduate qualification - MRCPCH or equivalent Completion of general professional training (paediatric medicine) Completion of higher specialist training in paediatric medicine. Must be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT or equivalent at the time of interview. Have considerable experience in assessing and examining children and young people where there are safeguarding concerns

Desirable

MD, PhD or other higher degree

Teaching and Audit

Essential

Experience of teaching medical students Experience of teaching junior medical staff

Desirable

Experience of Audit

Academic Achievements and Research

Desirable

Publications in peer reviewed journals or demonstrable commitment to developing research in the Trust Research interests relating to paediatrics

Research interests relating to paediatrics

Essential

Organisational skills Communication skills Leadership skills Ability to work harmoniously in multidisciplinary team

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