Consultant Paediatrician

Chesterfield Royal Hospital; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Local discounts

On-site Café

Amazon lockers

Cycle-to-work scheme

Electric vehicle charging points

Wellbeing hub with gym and mindfulness

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in neurology and neurodisability to join the busy Paediatric department in Derbyshire. The post includes leadership opportunities and involvement in Children in Care initiatives, with a focus on patient-centred care.

The successful candidate will provide services in neurodisability and epilepsy, participate in teaching and audits, and help develop services across the network.

Qualifications

• MRCPCH and GMC registration with a licence to practise are essential.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or CCT within six months of interview is required.
• Experience in paediatrics with interest in neurodisability and epilepsy.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in neurodisability and epilepsy within the Paediatric department.
• Engage in teaching, audits, and quality improvement projects.
• Lead and supervise junior staff and contribute to NHS-wide initiatives.

Skills

IT literate

Staff leadership

Clinical supervision

Audit & QA

Education

MRCPCH

GMC registration with licence to practise

Entry on GMC Specialist Register or CCT within 6 months

Job description

CRH offers a wide range of exciting and rewarding opportunities for people who are passionate about providing exceptional patient care.With more than 350 different careers on offer there is a job for you no matter what your interests, skills, or qualifications.

We are looking to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in neurology / neurodisability to join our highly rated Paediatric department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

We provide high-quality patient centred care, maintain excellent team working, resilience, and have developed effective, close working relationships with other colleagues across the Network .

Your job plan will involve provision of services in neurodisability and epilepsy. An interest in other Paediatric subspecialities such as children in care is welcomed and candidates are encouraged to discuss further opportunities with team. There will also be leadership opportunities in all areas of the job role for an interested candidate.

The Children in Care team provides an efficient and high-performing service for initial health assessments, adoption panels and advisory panels.

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description for further details about our hospital and department. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to get in touch to discuss how you could be part of our future plans.

Working for our organisation

• on-site parking
• local discounts
• on-site Café
• Amazon lockers
• cycle-to-work scheme
• electric vehicle charging points
• hub, dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our staff, includes rooms for mindfulness, gym and shower facilities and different programmes to keep you active

Chesterfield is a thriving market town surrounded by attractive countryside, contemporary leisure facilities and extensive retail outlets. The town has excellent road and rail links, and easy access to airports.

Derbyshire is home to the Peak District National Park and is an area of outstanding beauty. Numerous stately homes are within easy travelling distance. The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, a number of coastal resorts and many historic cities are also close enough for day trips.

Housing in the Chesterfield area is competitively priced and offers a wide range of choice, including urban and rural locations. There are several high-performing state schools in the town, as well as a number of excellent private schools across the wider region.

In addition to local shops and complexes, the Meadowhall Shopping Centre is within easy travelling distance and is one of the largest and most up to date in Europe, attracting some 30 million visitors each year.

The city of Sheffield is only 9 miles away and hosts two universities, one with a medical and dental school.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description for further details about our hospital and department. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to get in touch to discuss how you could be part of our future plans.

Qualifications

• MRCPCH
• Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise and entry on GMC specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview.

Experience

• Level 3 safeguarding competency
• Experience in Community Paediatrics
• Teaching experience
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Ability to teach clinical skills.
• Epilepsy paediatric interest/ experience.
• Experience in Children in Care
• Experience in NHS management
• RCPCH supervision course
• Sound knowledge of multiple NHS structure and systems.

Skills

• IT literate.
• Ability to lead and manage staff.
• Ability to clinically supervise junior staff.
• Participation in audit and quality improvement projects

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Helen Moore Job title Clinical Director Paediatrics Telephone number 01246 513876 Additional information

Dr Gail Collins

Designated Lead for Derbyshire for Children in Care and deputy Clinical Director Paediatrics

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Mr Kevin Sargen

Medical Director

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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