Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics

Job responsibilities

This is a 9 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatrician.

This post will deliver 9 PAs supporting the general paediatrics team.

The post will be based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital, situated within the Leeds General Infirmary.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion. Our 15,000 staff ensures that every year we see and treat 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 200,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

We are looking for a new enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our existing group of consultants who are all highly motivated and committed to developing excellent services for patients. The expectations of all members of the multi-disciplinary team are high. The team consists of consultants with various specialist interests, including immunology and infectious diseases, respiratory, nephrology, eating disorders and secondary epilepsy. The role will include acute work in the Childrens Assessment and Treatment unit (CAT) and on the Childrens inpatient wards, as well as outpatient work in the form of general paediatric clinics.

The role has a vast mixture of secondary and tertiary paediatrics supporting an extensive array of other tertiary specialists across Leeds Childrens Hospital.

Leeds Childrens Hospital caters to every paediatric sub-specialty under one roof. It also has close links with the adult hospital, within the same building, which enables smooth transition of care from paediatrics to adults.

The team is developing exciting new pathways to make the department more efficient, improve patient experience as well as providing an excellent experience to junior doctors in training. Over the years there has been a significant overhaul of the workforce and this has now resulted in the appointments of qualified advanced nurse practitioners, trainee ANPs, as well as specialty doctors, who complement the junior doctor workforce

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• Membership Examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent qualification
• Should have completed a recognised training programme in General Paediatrics

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspecialty

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
• Understanding of current issues in the NHS
• Well organised and skilled in good time management
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff
• Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops
• Attendance at recognised management course

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date and fit to practice safely
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as per Person Spec

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in General Paediatrics

Other

Essential

• Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, & to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC Standards/Good Medical Practice
• Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK
• continued from above or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).