Locum Consultant in General/Ambulatory Paediatrics in Oxford

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

The candidate will be responsible for the assessment and immediate care of children admitted acutely to hospital, the care of children in outpatient clinics, and all relevant clinical administrative work for his/her own patients. Candidates with a non-clinical special interest such as education or governance are also welcomed.

Main duties of the job include:

• The John Radcliffe has a busy Paediatric Ambulatory Unit which sees over 500 patients a month.
• The postholder will be expected to work closely with the inpatient ward-based Consultant allowing for an effective Consultant led service in accordance with RCPCH guidance.
• The post will include a weekly late shift (4-10pm) and weekend shifts.
• The candidate will also support the provision of strategies which aim to support management of patients in their own homes.

Working for our organisation, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Our values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

In 2023, NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification includes:

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• On the GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT at time of scheduled interview)
• Valid safeguarding children training to Level 3 (in date)

Experience required:

• Should have completed a formal training programme for specialist registration in Paediatrics.
• Child protection experience.
• Experience of working in acute paediatric assessment/ambulatory care settings and general paediatrics.
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrates ability to make independent clinical decisions at consultant level.
• Proven ability to lead and support multi-disciplinary clinical teams.
• Effective organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills.
• Evidence of participation in service development or improvement activities.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing clinical demands.
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, to improve clinical outcomes.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

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.