Consultant in Paediatrics - General with Neonates and Community

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Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant in Paediatrics to manage acute and outpatient services focusing on children in York and North Yorkshire. This full-time role involves providing high-quality care for pediatric patients, with an emphasis on community health and development, supported by a competitive salary and relocation package for the successful candidate.

Benefits

Competitive relocation package

Wellbeing support and financial schemes

Study leave budget of £3,000 across three years

Extra 2 days annual leave for consultants

Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification and registered with the GMC.
• Experience in neonatology and community paediatrics.
• Must possess relevant certifications (APLS, NLS).

Responsibilities

• Serve as Consultant of the Week and Neonatologist of the Week on a 1:10 rota.
• Conduct general and community paediatric outpatient clinics.
• Develop special interests within community paediatrics.

Skills

Clinical experience in paediatrics

Safeguarding knowledge

Ability to teach and mentor

Teamwork in multidisciplinary settings

Research skills

Education

Medical degree

Entry on GMC Specialist Register in paediatrics

MRCPCH or equivalent

APLS and NLS certification

Job description

Main area Paediatrics Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours 10 sessions per week (Full time, 10 PA job (including 1.25 PA SPA) with no out of hours commitment.) Job ref 419-7108843-C-FH

Employer York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site York Hospital Town York Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/2025 08:00 Interview date 22/07/2025

Consultant in Paediatrics - General with Neonates and Community

Consultant

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Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

Consultant in Paediatrics - General Paediatrics with Neonates, and Community Paediatrics.

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant in Paediatrics. This post will provide exciting opportunities to make a real difference to the care of children of York and North Yorkshire. This post is a hybrid general paediatric / community paediatric post, and will involve day time acute work as Consultant of the week and Neonatologist of the week on a 1:10 rota (5 general paediatric weeks a year and 4 neonatal weeks a year), when not on for the acute services weeks will include both general paediatric and community paediatric outpatient clinics. It is expected that the successful applicant will have relevant experience in general paediatrics and neonates (level 2 neonatal unit) and in community paediatrics (including neuro-disability and autism)

There is no out of hours commitment in this post.

The Trust is seeking a highly motivated individual to directly influence both service delivery and the future development plans for the Paediatric services locally.

A key driver is to improve the overall patient experience and this is focused around providing a high quality, safe, responsive and coordinated service within the local and regional health area. The service is therefore looking to appoint an individual who has vision and drive combined with a passion for caring for children, to work in York and surrounding areas.

Main duties of the job

The general paediatric aspect of the job involves day time acute work as Consultant of the Week or Neonatologist of the Week, and general paediatric outpatient clinics.

The community paediatric aspect of the job involves developmental paediatric clinics, including assessment and management of patients with autism and complex neuro-disability. There will be opportunities for the successful applicant to develop any areas of special interest within the field of community paediatrics.

This post does not include any out of hours work and is a full time post (10 PA, including 1.25 PA SPA) but those wishing to work less than full time are also encouraged to apply.

Working for our organisation

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites
Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.
We’re situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.
In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms and Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust’s website in the ‘Working for Us’ section.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer

The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification
• Registered with the GMC and hold a license to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in paediatrics via; - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR
• An appropriate higher qualification e.g. MRCPCH
• APLS, NLS and Level 3 safeguarding
• MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Substantive NHS experience

Clinical practice/ competence

• Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in paediatric work.
• Detailed working knowledge of safeguarding agenda, and its relevant legislation, policy and guidance
• Experience in neonatology
• specialist interest in Community Paediatrics/Neuro-Disability
• Experience of multiagency working in safeguarding children
• Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
• Able to work effectively under pressure
• Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice
• Experience in service improvement/development

Mentoring and Teaching

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
• Experience of supervision of postgraduate trainees
• Ability to critically review research
• Experience of supervising SpRs/specialist trainees
• Publications in peer review journals
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of teaching lay groups and paramedical staff

Personal Development Drive

• Commitment to continuing professional development

Problem Solving

• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems

Leadership

• Ability to take on a leadership role to engage clinical and professional staff in all aspects of the role
• Capable of building trust and confidence
• Strategic thinker
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
• Ability to organise and manage the department targets
• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

Team Work

• Works effectively with others towards shared goals, welcoming diverse perspectives
• co-operates with colleagues from all disciplines
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service.

Communication

• Communicates with and relates to others effectively
• Is open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
• Seeks new and better ways to do things

Ability to work under pressure

• An ability to cope with stressful situations in a calm and practical way
• Can be reflective rather than reactive
• Can seek appropriate information and support

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be availableon a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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 Sally Smith Job title Consultant Paediatrician Email address [e-mail] Additional information

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