This substantive paediatric consultant post with a special interest in paediatric emergency medicine sits at the Lister Hospital, within acute general paediatrics. The holder runs rapid access and general clinics, covers inpatient ward or CAU weeks and works weekend on-call, while being accountable for the day-to-day running of the children's emergency department. The hybrid role splits time between emergency medicine and acute general paediatrics, and a post-CCT special interest can be developed alongside. Applicants need GRID or equivalent PEM experience, or to be within six months of CCT.
What the job involves
- Clinical accountability for day-to-day management of the children's ED, in line with national, RCPCH and RCEM standards, and a visible presence on the shop floor
- Overview of the department, seeing and reviewing children
- Pivotal role in training emergency medicine trainees and nurses in paediatric emergency care
- Managerial responsibility for quality improvement and innovation in paediatric emergency medicine
- Establishing audit and research in paediatric emergency medicine, locally and nationally
- Covering rapid access and general paediatric clinics
- Consultant service weeks (1:6) covering the inpatient ward or CAU
- Participating in a 1:12 consultant weekend on-call rota covering acute general paediatrics
What's required
Qualifications
- Interest in PEM (GRID or equivalent), within 6 months of CCT at interview, or GMC confirmed eligibility for the Specialist Register (Portfolio applicants must be on the register at application)
- MRCPCH or equivalent qualification
- Up to date APLS/EPALS provider (or equivalent) and valid BLS
- Level 3 safeguarding training and experience of safeguarding work
Registration & licences
- GMC registration
Experience
- Broad paediatric and PEM experience, including emergency procedures, day-to-day service organisation and acute childhood trauma
- Minimum of 1 year at registrar level in an accredited paediatric emergency unit
- Supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
- Accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical governance engagement, learning from errors, and appraisal and revalidation
- Situational awareness and good decision making
- Ability to teach clinical skills effectively
- Critical appraisal of published evidence, knowledge of audit and QI, and of the GMC Good Medical Practice domains
Other
- Engagement with equality, diversity and inclusion, and leading an inclusive culture
- Role modelling Trust values and understanding of the NHS Constitution
- Up to date and fit to practise, aware of own training needs
Nice to have
- APLS/EPALS/NLS instructor
- Postgraduate academic degree (or equivalent)
- Up to date ATLS provider (or equivalent)
- At least 6 months' experience in PICU
- Demonstrable experience as a locum consultant
- Leading on patient safety issues and achieving change in practice
- Published papers and original work in peer-reviewed journals
- Demonstrable experience of, and participation in, research
What's offered
- Flexible working requests considered formally, with a starting point of finding ways to support them
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
