Consultant in General Paediatrics – Complex Medical Care

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Consultant in General Paediatrics with a focus on Complex Medical Care at Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, supportive and developing General Paediatric service. The post will help strengthen consultant capacity for children and young people with medical complexity, alongside contribution to General Paediatric service weeks, outpatient clinics, Advice and Guidance, medical student teaching and the wider consultant on-call rota.

The successful candidate will work closely with paediatric specialty teams, nursing colleagues, allied health professionals, community services, primary care and families to support joined-up, safe and child-centred care. The post will suit a consultant with strong general paediatric experience, a clear interest in complex medical needs, and the ability to work across organisational and specialty boundaries.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide consultant level support and oversight for children and young people with medical complexity, including ward rounds, care co-ordination, multidisciplinary team working and liaison with specialist paediatric teams.

The postholder will contribute to General Paediatric service weeks, including ward rounds, assessment of acutely unwell children, clinical decision making, trainee supervision and close working with nursing, therapy and wider multidisciplinary colleagues.

The role will include General Paediatric outpatient clinics and young person's epilepsy clinics, with responsibility for associated clinical administration, timely correspondence, investigation follow up and effective pathway management.

The appointee will also provide Advice and Guidance to support primary care and partner services, helping to reduce avoidable referrals and improve timely access to specialist paediatric advice.

The postholder will support undergraduate medical student teaching as part of the Child Health programme and will be expected to take an active role in teaching, supervision, audit, clinical governance, incident review, risk management and service improvement

About us

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.

NUH are, by any measure, a large, complex, person centred organisation. With over 17,000 employees from a wide range of professional backgrounds, they are one of the region's largest employers.

NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation. They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.

For information about the Trust, including business plans, annual reports, and services, visit theirwebsite.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have various staff benefits. Some of the benefits of working for NUH include;

• Access to the Staff Wellbeing programme including our 24hour staff advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, a staff physiotherapy service and staff support networks
• Access to Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel passes
• NHS discounts
• Flexible working

Details of these and other benefits can be found on our intranet pages which you will have access when you commence with Team NUH.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for the main responsibilities, which are attached to this advert.

Karen Aucott

General Paediatrician

[email protected]

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics, or within six months of CCT at the time of scheduled interview. CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.

Desirable

• Entry on the Specialist Register with relevant General Paediatrics experience

Qualifications/Development

Essential

• MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher professional degree
• Additional relevant postgraduate qualification.

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential

• Completed training in Paediatrics / General Paediatrics, or training assessed to be equivalent by the GMC.
• Experience in acute and general paediatrics, including inpatient care, outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary working.
• Experience managing children and young people with complex medical needs, long-term conditions, safeguarding considerations and family-centred care planning.
• Evidence of ability to work across organisational boundaries with community, therapy, nursing, primary care and specialist teams
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with children, young people, families and other health professionals.
• Valid Basic Life Support training.
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Valid APLS training
• Experience working in the NHS.

Desirable

• Additional experience or training in neonatal medicine, paediatric surgical liaison/support, peri-operative paediatric care, transitional care, ambulatory paediatrics or acute paediatrics.
• Experience of developing cross-specialty pathways.
• Experience of Advice and Guidance or referral management.
• Specific training in communication skills.
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards

Management Skills

Essential

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to delegate appropriately.
• Able to work in a team.

Desirable

• Higher management degree or qualification or training
• Experience of change management

Personal Skills/Qualities

Essential

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Able to use the Trust's IT support systems

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Desirable

• Original Research Publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Practical Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus