Job summary
Are you looking to improve your work-life balance? Herefordshire offers the perfect combination of the convenience of city living and spectacular countryside with the time off to enjoy it all!
Wye Valley NHS Trust's Department of Paediatrics is seeking to recruit a General Paediatric Consultant to join our team of 12 consultants, to help us continue to provide a sustainable consultant-delivered service to the children of Herefordshire. The department offers first class paediatric medicine with a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services. A good general Paediatric and Neonatal background is the priority and practical skills are essential. All consultants are resident on call at night with tier 1 doctor and daytime activity is adjusted thus providing time off during the week. Job plans can be adjusted to offer days off in the week which support individual requests for particular days off within the working week. Resident consultant-delivered care operates successfully in our department and we have excellent consultant staff retention. Evening and weekend cover is well supported with middle grades working until 9.30pm.
Closing Date: 11th December 2024
Interview Date: 4th February 2025
Main duties of the job
General Paediatric Consultant (Endocrinology and Diabetes)
A good general Paediatric and Neonatal background is the priority and practical skills are essential. Other special interests to complement the team are welcomed and the opportunity exists for on-the-job development of special interests.
To enable the delivery of this style of care consultants are resident on call at night. Evening and weekend resident cover is supported by the three middle grade doctors. The resident nature of the on call provides for substantial time off during the week because daytime activity is adjusted accordingly - detailed in the example work schedule below.
About us
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.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
We seek to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in diabetes +/- endocrinology. The successful candidate will work alongside 14 consultant paediatricians as part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team providing care to the children and families of Herefordshire and the surrounding areas. The department offers first class paediatric medicine within a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services.The post is based at Hereford County Hospital in the City of Hereford; there may be some peripheral clinics in the surrounding market towns.
The Trust offers plenty of opportunities for career development; there is a leadership development programme and a progressive education directorate as well as opportunities for research.
For full information please see the attached job description.
For further information or to organise an informal visit please contact :
Dr Lesley Peers - Clinical Lead Paediatrics , Email: Lesley.peers@wvt.nhs.uk, Contact number: 01432 364223
Job description
Job responsibilities
We seek to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in diabetes +/- endocrinology. The successful candidate will work alongside 14 consultant paediatricians as part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team providing care to the children and families of Herefordshire and the surrounding areas. The department offers first class paediatric medicine within a supportive friendly team and delivers a comprehensive range of services.The post is based at Hereford County Hospital in the City of Hereford; there may be some peripheral clinics in the surrounding market towns.
The Trust offers plenty of opportunities for career development; there is a leadership development programme and a progressive education directorate as well as opportunities for research.
For full information please see the attached job description.
For further information or to organise an informal visit please contact :
Dr Lesley Peers - Clinical Lead Paediatrics , Email: Lesley.peers@wvt.nhs.uk, Contact number: 01432 364223
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH
- ON SPECIALIST REGISTER FOR PAEDIATRICS OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING SPECIALIST REGISTRATION
- TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN NEONATOLOGY ( MIN 1 YEAR OF WHICH 6 M IS IN A LEVEL 3 UNIT)
- SPIN or equivalent
- Full doctors GMC registration with licence to practise
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree (BSc, MSc, MD, PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Training and experience in general paediatrics (minimum 3 years at middle grade level)
- APLS or equivalent (within past 4 years)
- Training and experience in neonatology (minimum 1 year, of which 6 months in a level 3 unit)
- NLS or equivalent (within past 4 years)
- Training and experience in Community Paediatrics (6 months at ST4 level or equivalent)
- Area of experience or special interest in diabetes +/- endocrinology
- Training and experience in child safeguarding, with Level 3 safeguarding training in past 12 months
Continued Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- Higher Degree (BSc, MSc, MD, PhD)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCPCH
- ON SPECIALIST REGISTER FOR PAEDIATRICS OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING SPECIALIST REGISTRATION
- TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN NEONATOLOGY ( MIN 1 YEAR OF WHICH 6 M IS IN A LEVEL 3 UNIT)
- SPIN or equivalent
- Full doctors GMC registration with licence to practise
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree (BSc, MSc, MD, PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Training and experience in general paediatrics (minimum 3 years at middle grade level)
- APLS or equivalent (within past 4 years)
- Training and experience in neonatology (minimum 1 year, of which 6 months in a level 3 unit)
- NLS or equivalent (within past 4 years)
- Training and experience in Community Paediatrics (6 months at ST4 level or equivalent)
- Area of experience or special interest in diabetes +/- endocrinology
- Training and experience in child safeguarding, with Level 3 safeguarding training in past 12 months
Continued Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- Higher Degree (BSc, MSc, MD, PhD)
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).
