Consultant Paediatrician & Neonates

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Paediatrics. Successful candidates will join a team of 16 Consultants. The post will have a special interest in Rheumatology/Gastroenterology/Allergy. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire.
As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opens in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.
As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: How would you implement Martha's Rule in Worcester Royal Hospital?
We have a Face-to-Face AAC scheduled for the 19/07/#####.This job description is currently pending Royal College approval and any recommendations will be amended.
Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr Wasiullah Shinwari, Clinical Director Paediatrics to discuss the opportunity 07867 866310 or email #####.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant in Paediatrics and Neonates, to replace a retiring colleague. You will be responsible for the clinical care of neonates, children and young people working independently in acute, outpatient and emergency situations but with the knowledge that you can rely on a very supportive team of multi-specialty consultant colleagues within the directorate.
This is an exciting time to join our unit and our diverse but cohesive consultant team. We are planning for a new Paediatric Assessment unit (PAU) and expansion of our high dependency service offer, with plans to redesign many specialty services and collaborate with wider teams.All consultants work in countywide roles: most clinical sessions at Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH) but outpatient sessions may be at other hospital sites including Kidderminster Treatment Centre (KTC) and the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch (ALX) as well as local community hospital sites (Evesham & Malvern).
The successful applicant will participate in a hybrid on-call covering paediatrics and neonatal medicine with 24-hour resident junior and middle grade staff. The successful applicant should have good clinical skills in general paediatrics and neonatal medicine and we are keen to attract specialist knowledge in paediatric rheumatology, gastroenterology and/or allergy.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of
the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Full GMC Registration with a Licence
to practise.
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
in Paediatrics (or expected within 6
months of interview date) via
CCT or CESR (CP)
CESR or
European Community Rights
MRCPCH by examination or
equivalent.
Success in Intercollegiate
Specialty Examination or
overseas equivalent collegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
Desirable
Higher degree
Experience
Essential
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Paediatrics.
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Expertise in sub-specialty
Valid APLS/EPALS and NLS
Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Desirable
Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
Essential
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to work in a team.
Enquiring, critical approach to work.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
Desirable
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.
Other requirements
Essential
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.
Research Experience
Essential
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
Evidence of having undertaken original research
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