Community Consultant Pediatrician

Job summary

Applications are invited for a dynamic and motivated Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Community Paediatrics to join our friendly and supportive team at the James Paget University Hospital.

The post requires a Consultant with a special interest in Community Paediatrics, who will work as part of the multi-professional team supporting the children and young people within our area with complex health presentations.

The Community Paediatric Service also delivers the neurodevelopmental assessment service for Great Yarmouth and Waveney and we have recently significantly expanded this team to increase our assessment capacity to support the reduction in waiting times for our patients. The service has an innovative approach to service transformation, and has recently moved to a practitioner delivered assessment model.

The focus of the role is a Community Paediatrician with a specialist interest in Community Paediatrics to support the onward development of the Community Paediatric Service. However, we would also welcome applicants who would like to retain a degree of General Paediatric and Neonatal work and would be happy to discuss this as an option.

We would welcome an individual with the drive and ambition who will continue to support the development of the service, and a friendly, motivated and flexible team and we would expect our new colleague to have similar qualities.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work as a Community Paediatrician, though as stated above, applicants may wish to retain General Paediatric and Neonatal commitments including and want to share the workload with consultant colleagues, including out-of-hours responsibilities with a Consultant on-call rota. The team also supports mutual out of hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.

About us

This position provides an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified specialist to actively contribute to a modern Community Paediatric Service, along with Paediatric and Neonatal services within this highly regarded Trust. We have a wide range of acute and community services, and the post will afford high levels of professional visibility.

The hospital is situated in Gorleston, 200 metres from the beach and picturesque countryside, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border close to the towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and within commuting distance from several small villages with affordable housing and local amenities. Residents enjoy a good quality of life with easy access to the Norfolk Broads and unspoilt coastline with opportunities for wildlife, walking, cycling and sailing. The historic city of Norwich is only 20 miles with excellent schools, rail links to London and an international airport, for easy access to the Continent and beyond.

Job responsibilities

1. Share with consultant colleagues the Community Paediatric workload.

2. Provide with the other consultants a mutual out of hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.

3. Out of hours/Weekend responsibilities are 1 in 11 week night and weekend on call

4. Hot week responsibilities are 1 in 11 alternating Paediatric and Neonatal hot weeks

5. Provision with Consultant colleagues of the James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department;

6. To conduct Neurodevelopmental (ND) clinics as part of a ND team.

7. Provide support to ADHD specialists at the Newberry Child Developmental Centre.

8. Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;

9. Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;

10. Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD;

11. Involvement in research

12. Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate;

13. Where it is agreed between the parties, work on behalf of James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or services provided by the Trust for other agencies, e.g. the prison service.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
• MRCPCH, MRCP or equivalent
• CCT and/or inclusion on the Specialist Register of GMC or within 6 months of completion of training at the date of interview.
• Full GMC Registration

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within the specialty of Acute and Community Paediatrics
• Neonatal experience - six months as SpR in Year 3,4,5 or equivalent
• Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively
• Able to plan and develop the service
• Willingness to participate in and lead a multi disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Minimum 18 months experience/ training in community Paediatrics at tier 2 level including 6 months in an accredited unit for subspecialty training
• To be able to conduct Neurodevelopmental clinics as part of a ND team

Desirable

• 6-12 months experience/ training in Respiratory/Allergy or allied specialties (PICU/NICU)

Academic Achievements

Essential

• Ability to use research outcomes in clinical practice
• Experience of conducting clinical audit
• Knowledge of using evidence base to support decision making

Desirable

• Involvement in research projects and published papers

Key Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, laboratory staff, and other staff and agencies
• Evidence of teaching experience/aptitude especially multi-disciplinary groups.
• Experience in teaching junior medical staff
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Experience of teaching medical students

Desirable

• Formal training in teaching skills
• Computer Literate
• Management Training