Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a less than full-time 8PA Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine.
This is a new clinical post, designed to support the continuing development of our clinical service. This is an exciting opportunity to join our very well-regarded CHIPS (Children's Holistic Integrated Palliative Care Service) Team and further the development of Paediatric Palliative Care across the North East and North Cumbria. Applicants must be willing to work in a dynamic and creative way to support patients and local teams throughout the region.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This post is jointly funded through NHS specialist commissioning and St Oswalds Hospice. It has been created to strengthen both the CHIPS Specialist Palliative Care provision across the North East and North Cumbria and links between NHS commissioned services and local hospice services. We are seeking people who have undertaken GRID training in Paediatric Palliative Care.
CHIPS currently comprises 1.5 WTE Medical PA's, 2.9 WTE Clinical Nurse Specialists and a full-time Administrative Assistant. Since its establishment in January of 2020, the services have received 150 referrals from across the North East and North Cumbria ICB footprint and they have supported over 70 child deaths (including those at home, hospice, local hospital and PICU). CHIPS have developed links with local community paediatric services across the region as well as specialty teams based within the Great North Children's Hospital, and work collaboratively with the team around the child and family to support their care in the most holistic way possible.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:
Dr Helen Aspey (Head of Department, CHIPS) on 0191 9177570 or via email at h.aspey@nhs.net or Dr Jo Elverson (Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Oswalds Hospice/CHIPS) via email at j.elverson@nhs.net.
Closing Date: 23 November 2023
Interview Date: 10 January 2024
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managerial and Administrative
- The appointees will be expected to take a role in management and administration within the department.
Research, Teaching and Audit:
- As the posts will be based within a teaching hospital complex, the consultants/senior doctors will be expected to take part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research activities.
- There is an active audit process within the Department and the Directorate. The appointees will be expected to participate in audit and present audit data at palliative care service review meetings and at Directorate Clinical Governance Meetings.
- The appointees will be expected to contribute to post-graduate training and to the higher specialist training of specialist registrars in palliative medicine.
- The appointees will participate in the delivery of palliative care education across the region, according to need, to enable local teams who are delivering palliative care to develop their knowledge and skill in this area
Continuing Professional Development:
- The department will support the successful applicant in pursuing life-long learning as part of ongoing CPD and to develop the knowledge and skills to provide excellent care.
On Call Commitment:
- Current OOH on call is Saturday and Sunday telephone advice 9am-5pm, 1 in 5 weekends. We hope that as the service develops the successful candidates will in the future participate in a rota for the provision of specialist advice out of hours.
- The St Oswalds sessions will include in person out of hours on call (frequency/expectations to be confirmed and can be combined with weekends providing telephone CHIPS advice)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managerial and Administrative
- The appointees will be expected to take a role in management and administration within the department.
Research, Teaching and Audit:
- As the posts will be based within a teaching hospital complex, the consultants/senior doctors will be expected to take part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research activities.
- There is an active audit process within the Department and the Directorate. The appointees will be expected to participate in audit and present audit data at palliative care service review meetings and at Directorate Clinical Governance Meetings.
- The appointees will be expected to contribute to post-graduate training and to the higher specialist training of specialist registrars in palliative medicine.
- The appointees will participate in the delivery of palliative care education across the region, according to need, to enable local teams who are delivering palliative care to develop their knowledge and skill in this area
Continuing Professional Development:
- The department will support the successful applicant in pursuing life-long learning as part of ongoing CPD and to develop the knowledge and skills to provide excellent care.
On Call Commitment:
- Current OOH on call is Saturday and Sunday telephone advice 9am-5pm, 1 in 5 weekends. We hope that as the service develops the successful candidates will in the future participate in a rota for the provision of specialist advice out of hours.
- The St Oswalds sessions will include in person out of hours on call (frequency/expectations to be confirmed and can be combined with weekends providing telephone CHIPS advice)
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Royal College-approved training in paediatric palliative care (or equivalent standard)
- A post-graduate qualification in palliative care or evidence of postgraduate study in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
- An ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff
- Supportive, tolerant and able to work within and MDT
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Royal College-approved training in paediatric palliative care (or equivalent standard)
- A post-graduate qualification in palliative care or evidence of postgraduate study in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
- An ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff
- Supportive, tolerant and able to work within and MDT
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).
