Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics (ST4+)

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialty Doctor (ST4+) to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, focusing on neuro-disability and neurorehabilitation.

You will be a key member of the medical team which consists of Medical Director, Consultants in Paediatric Neurodisability, Consultant Paediatrician, Senior Specialty Doctors in Paediatric Neurodisability (ST4+ equivalent), other Specialty Doctors (FY2, ST1-2 equivalent), Medical Business Manager, Medical Secretaries and Medical Admin.

Staff benefits include, free shuttle bus, and more… Read more below.

Role Requirements

The timetable and job planning will be carried out with the Medical Director, bearing in mind the requirements of the organisation. A formal job plan will be agreed between the post-holder and Medical Director, three months after commencing the post, and reviewed at least annually thereafter, as part of the appraisal process.

You may be required to work across our service areas, either in The Children’s Trust School or in Children and Family Services. Responsibilities may include :

• Contributing to the admission of all new patients and providing regular medical support in consultation with the child’s consultant.
• Day to day supervision of the children, attending regular unit meetings, arranging investigations, writing admission and discharge summaries.
• Managing clinical cases with the support, and under the direction, of the consultant.
• Medical Ward rounds, phlebotomy, tracheostomy and gastrostomy button changes, drug charts and reports.
• Attending clinics – Psychiatry, neurology, orthopaedic, audiology, ophthalmology, dental, splint / brace, feeding, and botulinum toxin injection.
• Devising emergency protocols.
• Serve as a Member of the Emergency Response Team.
• Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
• Support and participate at the weekly medical team meetings.
• Participate in arrangements, as required by the Medical Director, timely submission of annual leave requests, study leave, etc.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, teaching sessions and journal clubs.
• Participate in service development, development of policies and protocols, digitalisation of services, medical charts.
• To participate fully in the investigation of complaints, clinical incidents and near misses in line with The Children’s Trust’s policies, using IRAR (online incident reporting system).
• To work within the operational policies, procedures and protocols relating to The Children’s Trust.
• To actively participate in annual appraisal, supervision, and the job plan review process.
• To maintain clinical CPD activity and participate in the Revalidation process.
• To participate in clinical governance activities.
• Interest in research activity will be encouraged, and protected time allocated for participation if required.
• Interviews : To be confirmed.

For an informal discussion about the role

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Vijay Palanivel, Medical Director & Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability: 01737 364388.

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Terms & Conditions

PLEASE NOTE : The Children\\\’s Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.

Strictly no agencies, please.

As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.