Specialty Doctor in General Paediatrics Cramlington

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full-time Hospital Specialty Doctor based at The Northumbria Hospital and supporting the delivery of our trust-wide service on a fixed-term basis for 12 months. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with the Head of Service.

Main duties of the job include:

• The assessment, resuscitation and management of children attending the Northumbria Children’s Unit (emergency department and assessment unit).
• The admission and ongoing management of admitted children.
• The stabilisation of children prior to transfer to the Children’s Hospital in Newcastle.
• The assessment (with consultant support) of children with safeguarding concerns in conjunction with Children’s Social Care.
• Participation in consultant-led Paediatric clinics.
• Supervision of junior paediatric trainees and trainee nurse practitioners.
• Supporting junior doctors to maintain high standards of communication by attending handover and supporting the discharge process.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in the day-to-day running of the service, teaching of junior staff and medical students. There will also be an expectation that the post-holder will be involved in clinical governance and quality improvement projects. He/she will be a member of the medical staff committee. Specialty doctors are expected to take advantage of their weekly SPA allocation and every attempt will be made to support areas of personal professional development. The specialty doctor will work autonomously leading on the development of their specialist interest, this may be individually or leading a nursing and/or medical team to deliver objectives/targets for the service.

Other Duties include:

• Participate in departmental meetings and continuing professional development activities including Quality Improvement, Peer Review and Acute Team meetings.
• Participation in postgraduate teaching and induction of junior doctors.
• The post holder will be expected to undertake, under exceptional circumstances, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care.

Person Specification:

Qualifications

• Essential: MBChB or equivalent, Full GMC registration and a licence to practise (or eligibility to apply for by proposed start date), Minimum 18 months experience in paediatrics/emergency medicine including paediatrics, APLS or EPLS provider (must pass course before starting post).
• Desirable: MRCPCH or equivalent, Level 3 Child Protection, APLS/NLS instructor.

Experience

• Essential: Previous appointments that provided broad general paediatric training and minimum of 18 months in acute/general paediatrics/emergency medicine including children, Practical experience in resuscitation and stabilisation of infants and children.
• Desirable: Broad general and neonatal experience, Experience in child protection, Experience in UK NHS.

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. 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.