Trust Doctor in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Specialties

Job description

Job responsibilities

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

We are inviting applicants to join our busy but welcoming paediatric team as a Trust Doctor from September 2024 based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire. This role is suitable for applicants at ST1 / 2. It is ideally suited to candidates wishing to work in a large teaching hospital which provides many specialist services and is ideal for anyone wishing to pursue a career in paediatrics, paediatric specialties or neonatology.

The post holders will support the teams (detailed below) in delivering quality healthcare to the population of Leeds for secondary services and Yorkshire & the Humber for some specialised

MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT

There are over 115 consultants in Leeds Childrens Hospital. Leeds Childrens Hospital is based within a large Teaching Hospital catering for a population of over 1 million people and up to 3 million people in the wider region. We deliver care for, and training in, a wide range of paediatric specialties, including tertiary neonatology, paediatric intensive care, congenital cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology, haematology & oncology, endocrinology, diabetes, rheumatology, respiratory and cystic fibrosis, nephrology, gastroenterology, hepatology , general surgery and urology and general paediatrics.

There are over 100 junior doctor posts supporting the many specialties delivered at Leeds Childrens Hospital.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Please see Person Specification

DUTIES OF THE POST

Rotas would vary depending on specialty but all operate a fully compliant shift system including long days and nights.

Paediatric posts will deliver clinical care to paediatric patients on wards, liaising with colleagues in other specialties and hospitals, attending acutely sick patients and admitting and discharging patients and requesting investigations. Trainees are allocated to attend 2 full days of clinics every 14 weeks. As the holder of this role you will be expected to assist on wards and in clinics as well as providing on-call cover.

Neonatal posts will involve standard days, long days and nights working at both Leeds General Infirmary and St James Hospital.

LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY

At ST1-3 level you will be supervised by the middle grade (ST4+) and Consultant.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in departmental teaching and ward based teaching of medical students

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Person Specification

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need
• Demonstrates appropriate technical and clinical competence and evidence of the development of diagnostic skills and clinical judgement

Desirable

• Shown evidence of participation in audit and research

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective In highly emotive/pressurised situations
• Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• MRCS or MRCPCH part 1

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
• Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable

• 6 months experience in paediatrics and/or neonatology

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)