Locum Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job description attached:

This is a 6PA locum appointment for a Consultant in Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis, with special interests in CLD.

This post will deliver 6PAs supporting the Paediatric Respiratory team (Dr Tim Lee, Dr Chris Edwards, Dr Alex Adams, Dr Emma Guy, Dr Evie Robson, Dr Laura Walker)

The post will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary. All of Leeds tertiary paediatric services take place in the Leeds Childrens Hospital, within Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds city centre which has excellent transport links. Since April 2010 the regional paediatric respiratory and cystic fibrosis service has been based at a new purpose-built outpatient facility within the Childrens Hospital. Leeds is also the nationally commissioned supra-regional centre for childrens Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) for the North of England.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

To deliver care to patients within the Paediatric Respiratory department at the Leeds Childrens Hospital:

Out-patient clinics

Supervision of patients

Care of in-patients on an on-call rota (1 in 7)

Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings

2.1 To link with consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within Paediatrics and across the Leeds Childrens Hospital.

To work with colleagues in Paediatric Respiratory to deliver acute on call for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine. This includes both out-of-hours cover (remote, band B) in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours and at weekends

2.2 To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Paediatric Respiratory Service. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department and maintain an up-to-date Good Clinical Practice certificate (GCP).

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-centered

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.

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

The appointee must hold accreditation in Paediatric Respiratory in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent and have completed higher specialist training (or equivalent) if currently in a training programme within the UK.

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 or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicants must provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevant Royal College at the time of application, in order for their application to be progressed further.

3.2 Experience

The appointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and appropriate experience in CLD and Sleep. It is desirable that the candidates have experience in the conduct of clinical trials.

3.3 Person specification

See person specification document.

3.4 Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take the lead in the following:

Mortality and morbidity meetings;

Clinical audit programmes;

Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines.

This is to be included in allocated time in the individuals job plan as a supporting programmed activity. It would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would be recorded (in accordance with the Trusts clinical audit policy).

In the discharge of these responsibilities the candidate will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing medical education.

4. TEACHING

The Trust as a teaching hospital recognises the importance of links with the University of Leeds, School of Medicine for the undergraduate teaching and all Consultant and medical staff are required to provide an appropriate contribution to the undergraduate teaching programme.

The post-holder will be required to participate in the undergraduate teaching programme for the school of Medicine, University of Leeds, which is organised on a speciality or clinical area basis.

The post-holder will be required to collaborate with clinical colleagues to deliver appropriate undergraduate teaching in accordance with the Trust contract with the NHS Executive in association with the University of Leeds.

The appointee will be expected, with colleagues to also contribute to the teaching of postgraduates, including the teaching programme for SpRs in Respiratory Medicine in the Local Education and Training Board.

5. JOB PLAN AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

The job plan review will take place annually, normally with the Clinical Director or Lead Clinician for Paediatric Respiratory medicine The annual job plan review may result in a revised job plan. There may be an interim review of the job plan where duties, responsibilities, accountability arrangements or objectives have changed or need to change significantly within the area.

5.1 Proposed Job Plan

The post consists of 6PAs with 4.5PAs of direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 PAs of supporting professional activity (SPA). These 6PAs will be delivered in the Respiratory Unit.

This job plan will fit together with colleagues job-plans with a careful rota of clinical sessions, to ensure robust cover. For example, on a 1:7 rota the post holder will have a week of on call, with cross-cover from other members of the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS (or Equivalent)
• MRCPCH or equivalent qualification
• Completed Grid training in paediatric respiratory medicine
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
• Valid BLS training
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Either achieved certificate of completion of training or be within 6 months of completion.

Desirable

• 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
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely
• Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English.
• Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time
• Achieved the minimum Grade B across all 4 of the following categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application

Experience

Essential

• Must have had some experience either through training or post graduate experience of tertiary respiratory paediatrics, as demonstrated through completion of Paediatric Respiratory Grid training.
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good MedicalPractice
• 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,
• 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

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)