Site County Hospital, Hereford Town Hereford Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum (according to experience) Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/ :59
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Middle Grade Doctor to join our friendly team at Hereford County Hospital. This is a full time (12 sessions/PAs) hospital based post on the senior resident doctor Rota (tier 2/middle grade) to fill one of our specialty doctor posts. The current rota consists of 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 5 specialty doctor posts. This will be expanding to 1 Paediatric deanery ST trainee and 7 specialty doctor posts. We are looking for a Doctor with a minimum of 12 months NHS experience.
Main duties of the job
The job entails responsibilities in acute Paediatrics and neonatal ward work, outpatient clinics, assessment and treatment of patients in the Paediatric assessment unit and sharing with consultants the supervision and teaching of resident doctors. The job involved a combination of normal working day shifts, long day and night shifts.
There will be opportunities for in –service training, development of special interests or participation in the CSER Programme. Wye Valley NHS trust believes in investing in our staff to develop local consultants and leaders of the future and have an active education department providing local training. We support SAS doctors by investing in local teaching programs for generic professional capabilities such as human factors, leadership development and quality improvement training. Additionally we offer a consultant supervisor to all our SAS doctors in Paediatrics. The trust has 2 SAS tutors who advocate for this group of doctors and link with the wider SAS network in HEE.
Working for our organisation
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Primary Medical Qualification MBChB or equivalent
Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise
APLS/EPLS and NLS (or equivalents)
Level 3 Safeguarding Training
MRCPCH
Experience & Knowledge
A broad range of paediatric experience
A minimum of 6 months neonatal intensive care in a level 3 centre
At least 4 years full-time equivalent post graduate training.
Minimum of 12 months NHS experience
Management or leadership experience
Experience in child safeguarding work
Experience in teaching
Clinical Governance
Evidence of participation in audit or quality improvement project
Research
Experience in research
Personal Attributes
Able to act as a team player
Ability to organise and manage workload priorities
Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Understanding of confidentiality
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name Dr Cathy Seagrave Job title Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Lead Email address Telephone number
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Speciality Doctor in Paediatrics in London employer: Wye Valley
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