Job summary
Evelina London is seeking a 6PA consultant paediatrician, to work embedded within the paediatric spinal service, to lead on the development of robust, holistic pre-operative medical support for complex children undergoing spinal surgery.
The paediatric spinal service at Evelina is expanding. The majority of children and young people undergoing surgery are medically complex. The appointed candidate will work closely with the established spinal team in developing the service to ensure individualised, holistic and high quality care. The candidate will provide medical input to the current pre-assessment pathway and lead on pre-operative MDT meetings. The appointed candidate would be expected to lead on the developments of pathways and guidelines and deliver education, training and support to members of the spinal multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will join the general paediatric service who will provide oversight of the care they provide and ensure professional development and appraisal and will contribute to the delivery of general paediatric care. They will also work closely with the general paediatricians and other members of the MDT who make up the Evelina Compass Team, who will provide proactive medical input for medically complex post-operative spinal patients.
The successful candidate would work across the Medical and Surgical Directorates in Evelina London and will work closely with the Head of Service for Paediatric Spine and Lead Spine Anaesthetist in the development of the spinal perioperative service.
About us
Caring for more than 95,000 babies, children and young people each year, Evelina London Children's Healthcare provides comprehensive health services from before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. ELCH is part of Guys and St Thomas' Foundation Trust which is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation Trusts.
The Evelina London Children's Hospital provide a large range of local hospital and community services for children in South London, Lambeth and Southwark, as well as an almost comprehensive range of specialist services for children with rare and complex conditions from across South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
It is the 1st children's hospital in the UK to be rated as 'Outstanding' by the Quality Care Commission. It is the 2nd largest provider of children's hospital services in London. Our vision is to be a world leading centre of life-changing care for children, young people and their families. We want to improve the lives of children and young people by:
Applying consistently outstanding life-enhancing healthcare
Educating and training people to deliver effective child-centred care and treatment
Undertaking research that adds to knowledge about how to improve child health and change practice
ELCH has over 150 inpatient beds plus a further 52 neonatal cots in the North Wing adjacent to maternity services, on the St Thomas' Hospital site. There are also a number of other dedicated facilities for children's services within St.Thomas'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role includes:
Development of paediatric peri-operative spinal service
Targeted pre-operative holistic medical review alongside anaesthetic colleagues and other specialist teams as part of existing pre-assessment pathway
Active involvement in discussion and decision making as to whether and when surgery is in best interests of child and family
Specialist medical input into the optimisation of patients medically pre-surgery
Active participation in Spinal MDT meetings
Leading on the development of inpatient guidelines, education and training
To provide general paediatric services to the Guys and St Thomas Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The appointed candidate would also be expected to also contribute to other areas such as:
- High dependency care and patient safety
- Education and training
- Research
- Quality improvement and audit
- Clinical and educational supervision
See Job description and person spec for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role includes:
Development of paediatric peri-operative spinal service
Targeted pre-operative holistic medical review alongside anaesthetic colleagues and other specialist teams as part of existing pre-assessment pathway
Active involvement in discussion and decision making as to whether and when surgery is in best interests of child and family
Specialist medical input into the optimisation of patients medically pre-surgery
Active participation in Spinal MDT meetings
Leading on the development of inpatient guidelines, education and training
To provide general paediatric services to the Guys and St Thomas Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The appointed candidate would also be expected to also contribute to other areas such as:
- High dependency care and patient safety
- Education and training
- Research
- Quality improvement and audit
- Clinical and educational supervision
See Job description and person spec for further details.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- On the GMC's Specialist register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview (Note: CESR applicants must be on the Specialist register at the point of application)
Desirable
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in General Paediatrics
- If UK trained, must have minimum of 2 years training / experience in General Paediatrics
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid APLS training or APLS instructor status
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; both clinical and non-clinical, and with children and their carers / relatives.
Desirable
- Experience of training junior medical staff in general paediatrics
- Experience in the management of complex paediatric patients
- Experience in the peri-operative management of complex surgical patients
- Experience in a relevant paediatric subspecialty. For example neurology, respiratory, gastroenterology or endocrinology
- Valid NLS training
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Track record of clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, management and IT skills
- Understanding of principles of audit and quality improvement
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
- Ability to advise and contribute to planning of service developments
- Management training or qualification
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Track record of research, publications
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Teaching qualification
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Appraisal training
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Desirable
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Knowledge of finance and budgets
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- On the GMC's Specialist register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview (Note: CESR applicants must be on the Specialist register at the point of application)
Desirable
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in General Paediatrics
- If UK trained, must have minimum of 2 years training / experience in General Paediatrics
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid APLS training or APLS instructor status
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; both clinical and non-clinical, and with children and their carers / relatives.
Desirable
- Experience of training junior medical staff in general paediatrics
- Experience in the management of complex paediatric patients
- Experience in the peri-operative management of complex surgical patients
- Experience in a relevant paediatric subspecialty. For example neurology, respiratory, gastroenterology or endocrinology
- Valid NLS training
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Track record of clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, management and IT skills
- Understanding of principles of audit and quality improvement
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
- Ability to advise and contribute to planning of service developments
- Management training or qualification
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Track record of research, publications
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Teaching qualification
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Appraisal training
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Desirable
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Knowledge of finance and budgets
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
