Locum Consultant Paediatrician

NHS; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Scunthorpe is seeking a skilled General Paediatrician. This role involves providing high-quality clinical services in a busy children’s unit and supporting medical trainees. Applicants should have a recognised medical degree, experience in community paediatrics, and full GMC registration. The position offers the opportunity to lead in a collaborative environment, ensuring excellence in children's healthcare in a dynamic team setting.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise.
• Completion of RCPCH SPIN module in community paediatrics or neuro‑disability is desirable.
• Experience in community paediatrics of at least 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Work in close cooperation with clinical and managerial colleagues.
• Provide leadership and support to trainees and medical students.
• Allocate time for administrative duties for service efficiency.

Skills

Broad paediatric experience or training

Experience in working in NHS APLS

Safeguarding children

Ability to support colleagues

Willingness to teach and educate

Education

Recognised basic medical degree MRCPCH

CCT in Paediatrics or within 6 months of completion

Job description

Job Summary

Scunthorpe General Hospital provides a busy service giving wide experience in acute general paediatrics, surgery, ENT, dermatology, orthopaedic and dental children.

With very few exceptions, all children under 16 years requiring hospitalisation are admitted on the Children’s Unit. This consists of 18 in-patient beds used between surgery and medicine. There is a 4-bedded paediatric assessment and observation unit co-located on the children’s ward. A separate area on the Unit is used for adolescents and a further separate area for day cases and assessment. Two additional Paediatric High Dependency beds are situated on the ward. We have a consultant of the week system, with two consultants each doing daily ward rounds on Disney ward and the neonatal intensive care unit. There are approximately 2,200 acute medical paediatric admissions annually and 2,000 surgical admissions. All present Consultants have special areas of expertise within Paediatrics.

Community Services

There is a children's community nursing team that facilitates early discharge and provides acute follow up and long term care. This is a 7 day service. There is also the Neonatal Community Nursing Service that provides follow up in the community 5 days per week. The Children's Community nursing team provides cross cover for the remaining 2 days.

Main Duties of the Job

As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.

The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for such irregular commitments outside normal duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.

The post holder will be encouraged to undertake skill-based courses as appropriate.

The post holder will be expected to work together as a team within the Women and Children’s Group.

To ensure the maintenance of any relevant accreditation by taking part in appropriate continuing professional medical education.

To take part in appropriate multidisciplinary training in areas appropriate to their field.

To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies

To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plans

To provide effective leadership while supporting the Trainees, including Rotational Specialty Trainee Doctors and medical students.

Attend clinics to maintain a high standard of first-class clinical service and care and ensure continuity of service.

Undertake administrative duties as required for the efficient running of the service.

About Us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20 000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job Description / Responsibilities

Although this post is suitable for a General Paediatrician with an interest in community paediatrics or neuro‑disability, other interests that complement the department will be considered. The appointee is expected to have at least 6 months’ experience in community paediatrics. Completion of RCPCH SPIN module in community paediatrics or neuro‑disability is desirable. The appointee will take part in the paediatric consultant of the week rota (1 in 8), neonatal consultant of the week rota (1 in 8) and do on call (1 in 8). The appointee would be expected to undertake SUDIC work when on call and chair rapid response meetings as required by the SUDIC process.

The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non‑hierarchical setting and offer a wide range of paediatric duties in this busy district general hospital. The ability to match a personal special interest with service requirements will be desirable, as will the commitment to a high‑quality service in terms of clinical care, communication and team dynamics.

Any other special interests which the candidate(s) would like to develop should be communicated during the application/selection process.

Person Specification – Qualifications and Training (Essential)

• Recognised basic medical degree MRCPCH, CCT in Paediatrics or within 6 months of completion

Person Specification – Qualifications and Training (Desirable)

• Higher degree in Neuro‑disability

Eligibility

• Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise at time of appointment. Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health for appointment to Consultant Status. Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights. Eligibility to work in the UK.

Specialty Specific Skills (Essential)

• Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant Paediatrician with wide experience in General and Neonatal paediatrics. Experience in Safeguarding children. Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service.
• Able to support colleagues in constructively challenging other professionals, when appropriate, in the best interests of children.
• Able to participate in organisational training need analysis, and to teach and educate health service professionals and multi‑agency partners as part of a team.
• Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description.

Knowledge and Clinical Experience (Essential)

• Broad paediatric experience or training, Experience in working in NHS APLS, NLS Child Protection training (level 3)

Knowledge and Clinical Experience (Desirable)

• Community paediatric experience or training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address:

Scunthorpe General Hospital
Cliff Gardens
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH

Employer Website

https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/