Consultant in General Paediatrics

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London invites applications for the substantive General Paediatric Consultant post. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team providing out-of-hours inpatient and outpatient care for local children and neonates, including a Level 1 neonatal unit.

The role includes attending wards, managing paediatric emergencies, and running out-patient clinics, with a 42-week year for a 10 PA post and options to adjust SPA activity during planning.

Qualifications

• Broad experience in general paediatrics at consultant or SpR level.
• Knowledge of challenges facing the paediatric service.
• Experience delivering care in a Trust/NHS environment.
• Ability to work within departmental and national guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, safe, compassionate consultant-led care for children and young people.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team for coordinated care across Royal Free hospitals.
• Participate in the general paediatric resident on-call rota and out-of-hours cover.
• Maintain clinical knowledge and CPD in line with GMC requirements.

Skills

Independent clinical responsibility

Team leadership

Communication & organisation

Education

Full GMC registration

Fellowship/Membership of RCPCH or equivalent

Child safeguarding level 3

APLS/NLS provider

Pathway development & service change experience

APLS/NLS Instructor

Job description

We invite applications for the post of a substantive general paediatric consultant. The post holder will be part of the resident consultant on call rota at the Royal Free Hospital site. The 10 session post job comprises 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA activities annualised, with options to adjust SPA activity dependant on departmental job planning roles.

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and dynamic team of General Paediatricians and Neonatologists providing out of hours inpatient and outpatient care for local children and neonates. As part of the role they will be required to attend on the ward, actively manage paediatric emergency department, and run out-patient clinics. We have a level 1 neonatal unit, and we all cover this out of hours, with a dedicated-on call neonatal team for support.

Main duties of the job

All the acute consultant paediatricians at the Royal Free site work an annualised rota. The work patterns include duties in ED, Physician of the week, outpatient clinics & out of hours cover. Each activity has a tariff in terms of PAs e.g. an outpatient clinic provides 1.25 PAs. Taking study leave, annual leave, Bank Holidays & Trust Statutory days into account, a 10 PA post would be expected to work a 42-week year. i.e. provide 420 PA's.

• To provide high-quality, safe, effective and compassionate consultant-led care for children and young people, working in accordance with professional standards, Trust policies and relevant national guidance.
• To work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated care across the Royal Free Hospital and the wider Royal Free London group.
• To participate in the general paediatric consultant resident on-call rota at the Royal Free site, providing out-of-hours assessment and management of acute paediatric patients and babies on the Level 1 Neonatal Unit.
• To maintain appropriate clinical knowledge and skills, undertaking continuing professional development and meeting the requirements of the General Medical Council and relevant professional bodies.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Job responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Fellowship / Membership of relevant Royal College Of Paediatrics & Child Health / equivalent
• Confidence with child safeguarding - up to date level 3 training essential
• APLS/NLS provider
• Pathway development and service change experience
• APLS/NLS Instructor

Experience & Knowledge

• Broad Experience in general paediatrics at Consultant or SpR level
• Demonstrable knowledge of the challenges facing the service
• Demonstrable knowledge of the environment in which the service needs to be delivered

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to take independent and full responsibility of clinical care of paediatric patients
• Ability to lead and support multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Calm under pressure
• Self-contained with an ability to support team members
• Enthusiasm to participate and teach in dept educational & sim programme
• Effective communication and organisational skills
• Self awareness

Others

• Member of Medical Defence organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearPer annum (Pro-rata) + £2,162 London Weighting