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St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Hiring for Locum Consultant Paediatrician – OPD NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant at Prescot Full Time
Main area
Locum Consultant
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Part time – 8 sessions per week (Working hours are between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm on week days, there is no requirement for on call work out of hours)
Job ref
409-4149592-A
Site
Whiston Hospital
Town
Prescot
Salary
£84,559 – £114,003 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/07/2022 23:59
In the St Helen’s and Knowsley NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust family, everyone matters. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We embrace people from all backgrounds, and we want you to bring our whole self to work where you feel respected and valued as an individual and part of our team. We expect kindness in everything you say and do. By committing to this, you will find a fulfilling, supportive and safe place to work at STHK.
That means we welcome all good candidates inclusive of ethnic background, disability, sex, religion or belief, gender identity and expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, age, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, veteran status, and the many other parts of a person’s identity. As a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to have a disability, and who meet the minimum selection criteria (essential) at each stage of the selection process. You can indicate your wish to submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a 0.8 WTE Locum Consultant Paediatrician to work within the Paediatric Outpatient Department at St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals.
The Paediatric Department has seen an unprecedented increase in referrals since the Covid 19 Pandemic with demand far outstripping the current outpatient clinic capacity. This is a part-time, fixed term post (8PA) is specifically designed to support outpatient activity with no on-call or acute paediatric work. The person appointed will be supported by and work closely with consultant colleagues and department managers.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to provide 3 outpatient clinics per week based in the Children & Young People’s OPD at Whiston Hospital, plus 2 outpatient clinics per week based at Lowe House Community Hub in St Helens (Wednesday AM & PM).
Clinics must be cancelled at least 6 weeks in advance to allow sufficient time to notify patients and re-schedule appointments. If a clinic is to be cancelled at less than 6 weeks’ notice, this must be approved by the Department’s Directorate Manager in advance of the cancellation except in emergency situations. Morning clinics commence at 9.00 am and afternoon clinics commence at 1.30 pm.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient, day case and emergency services to local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, parts of Halton and Liverpool. The Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit also extends its services to the whole of Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
As a Trust, our aim is to provide a high quality service to all patients. We strive to meet the best standards for professional care whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of individual patients. Our valued workforce is recognised for their unique skills and talents with our teams of experts winning national awards on a regular basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Audit, Education and Research
All medical staff are expected to undertake Continuing Medical Education (CME) to maintain standards.
The post holder must participate in annual job planning with the Clinical Director and Directorate Manager.
All consultant and non-training grade doctors in the Trust must have an annual appraisal. The Trust has developed a standardised, strengthened medical appraisal process to ensure it meets the required standards of Medical Revalidation and supports doctors in their revalidation. The post holder will be assigned an appraiser and an appraisal anniversary month by the Medical Revalidation Team. Appraisals must take place by the last date of the anniversary month each year. Permanent members of staff will have their appraisal on the Trust e-portfolio system (‘PReP’).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB ChB or equivalent
- CCT or CESR (CP) in paediatrics (or within 6 months)
- Hold Full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- Full MRCPCH or equivalent at the time of application
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- General Paediatrics and Neonatology in order to manage/ supervise and/or offer expert clinical opinion on patients presenting to the Paediatric Department and Neonatal Unit
- Skills acquired to safeguard children effectively
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients & work colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit/research within team structure within the last 3 years
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation, particularly when communicating with children
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade, and negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Able to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Evidence of clinically supervising a range of doctors in training with the ability to teach clinical and practical skills
- Capacity to take in other’s perspective and treat others with understanding. Sees patients as people.
Other
Essential criteria
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Capacity to prioritise own workload
- Basic IT skills
- Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with changing circumstances
- Capacity to take responsibility for own actions.
- Adheres to “Duty of Candour” requirements
Any monitoring information gathered during the application process relating to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is gathered for statistical purposes only and is not made available to recruiting managers at any stage of the recruitment process.
Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.
The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received, from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, please contact [email protected]
