Senior Paediatrician – Acute Care with Allergy/Asthma Focus in Rhyl

Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in allergy and asthma. Applications are invited to apply for the post of Consultant Paediatrician in Acute Paediatrics. The successful candidate will join a team of 13 Acute Consultant Paediatricians and 7 Consultant Neonatologists. The post is a 9‑session post with a 1:9 on‑call commitment for general paediatrics. The contract includes a 1:9 Consultant of the Week system and 1:9 Paediatric Assessment Unit provision, making a total of a pro‑rota 10‑session contract. The 9‑session contract is split into 6.5 direct clinical care sessions and 2.5 supporting professional activity sessions in line with the Welsh Consultant Contract.

Main duties of the job:

• The successful candidate will have responsibility for acute general paediatric services.
• The successful applicant will be expected to be actively involved in the clinical governance programme of the department, providing support to undergraduate and postgraduate trainees as necessary.
• The Consultant Paediatrician will ensure maintenance of relevant skills through continuing professional development with an annual appraisal.
• The Consultant Paediatrician will provide clinical supervision for other paediatricians and clinical and educational supervision for specialist paediatric trainees.
• The Consultant Paediatrician will participate in the relevant children’s management meetings for the service.

Working for our organisation:

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is Wales’s largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff. BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services for the population of North Wales across three acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics and mental health units. It also coordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians and pharmacists across the region. The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third‑sector organisations.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities:

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Person specification:

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC’s Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at the time of scheduled interview.
• Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application
• Valid BLS Training

• Higher degree, e.g., MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatrics
• Research degree
• ‘Training the Trainers’ certification

• Ability to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Higher Specialist Paediatric Training
• Valid level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Valid APLS Training
• Valid NLS Training
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving medical practice
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes

• Experience working in the NHS
• Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspeciality service (if applicable)

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, their relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies and staff at all levels
• Ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
• Meets the requirements of the GMC’s ‘Good Medical Practice’
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement
• Ability to work under pressure

• Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc.
• RCPCH SPIN module in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
• Training or experience in allergy and asthma
• Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
• Evidence of motivational skills

• Energy and enthusiasm
• Flexible approach
• Caring attitude to patients, carers and colleagues
• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on‑call commitments and travel requirements
• Aligns own values with those of the Health Board

• Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn the Welsh Language