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 Neurodisability. This is an enhanced clinical post, designed to support the continuing development of our clinical service. The successful candidate will join a vibrant Paediatric Neurology & Neurodisability department composed of 1 NHS Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, 1 Clinical Academic in Paediatric Neurodisability, 5 NHS Paediatric Neurologists, 3 Clinical Academic Paediatric Neurologists and a comprehensive team of allied health professionals.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee. In addition, you must hold MRCPCH or equivalent. A passion for Paediatric Neurodisability and substantial experience in working with a multi-disciplinary team and skills to deliver necessary interventions are essential.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Main duties of the job
This is a less than full time post (8 PA). Applications are invited from candidates with training and a passion for Paediatric Neurodisability. We are looking for a candidate to complement the current needs of the service, which include working within the posture and movement service and developmental vision service. The candidate will be assessing and treating these conditions and would require skills in specialist upper limb assessments, functional vision assessments and delivery of botulinum toxin injections.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and the Paediatric Neurodisability department, please contact: Dr Yasmin de Alwis on 0191 282 1385 option 1, or via email at yasmin.dealwis@nhs.net
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 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
The post-holder will be based at GNCH and assume the duties of a Tertiary Paediatric Neurodisability Consultant. This includes assessments regarding the diagnosis and management of children previously seen by colleagues throughout the Northeast and Cumbria, and making recommendations or undertaking treatment/intervention. The post-holder will undertake occasional outreach work with clinicians and families.
The post-holder will share responsibility with colleagues for the Neurodevelopmental, Vision and Motor clinics. The appointee will be expected to liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team individually and on a collective basis at formal MDT meetings. The post holder will share responsibility for the care of tertiary neurodisability in-patients.
The post-holder will also be expected to take a full and active role in departmental and directorate level initiatives on student and post-graduate (trainee) education, supervision, audit and quality improvement, as well as administrative tasks to support the department. Appropriate secretarial support will be provided. Personal office and computer facilities will be provided in the Paediatric Neurology and Neurodisability department.
On-call duties:
There are no on-call duties with this post. The proposed timetable for the successful applicant would include the following duties:
Managerial:
Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary quality improvement, audit and risk management activities in the care of children and their families. The aims of audit will include:
Ensuring compliance with national guidelines relating to the care of children;
Helping to create an environment of continuously seeking to improve the quality of that care.
These activities will all be carried out in close partnership with the successful candidates consultant colleagues, allied healthcare staff and care providers from related specialties.
Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
Contribute to the general organisation and running of paediatric services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues.
Administrative:
Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Childrens Services Directorate in co-operation with the Heads of Department, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director. The appointee is entitled to become a member of the Medical Staff Committee of the hospital.
To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
Become involved with the financial management of the paediatric departmental budget - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
Research:
Research has a high priority within GNCH. The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. The appointees help and involvement in current research within paediatric neurodisability will be welcomed, and the development and extension of his / her own research fields will be encouraged.
Teaching:
The appointee will be expected to contribute to focused paediatric neurodisability post-graduate teaching and to the higher specialist training of specialist registrars in paediatric neurodisability and neurology.
Participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in stage 3 and 5 attachments in Child Health.
Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.
Consider the option to develop teaching skills to joint the trusts outstanding teaching and training leadership group
Participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in all parts of the course but specifically in stage 3 and 5 during the attachments in Child Health.
Active involvement in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department with specific responsibility for a small number of individuals as educational supervisor under the direction of the college tutor.
The incumbent will be expected to contribute to the teaching of all levels of paediatric postgraduate trainees.
Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate an on-going and active contribution to the education of nurse practitioners on the admissions wards is an essential component of this.
CPD:
The appointee will take part in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health CPD programme. The Trust supports such programmes and provides appropriate amounts of study leave and expenses to carry them out.
Miscellaneous:
Office space, personal computer and secretarial assistance will be provided within the Childrens Services Directorate.
Proposed Job Plan:
Precise details of responsibilities, sessional commitments and job plan will be based on the needs of the service and interest of the successful applicant and will be mutually agreed after discussion. A proposed job plan can be found in Section G.
The post will attract 8 programmed activities. This is split as 6.5 for direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 for supporting professional activities (SPA). This working pattern will be reviewed once the post holder is in place.
An annual appraisal and job planning will be mandatory as per current Trust policy. This will take place annually in December / January. The appraisal will be undertaken by a trained appraiser selected by the clinical director in Childrens Services. The key issues from the appraisal will be relayed initially to the Clinical Directors of Childrens Services and then to the Medical Director. If a job plan is unable to be agreed this will be referred to the medical director for arbitration.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be based at GNCH and assume the duties of a Tertiary Paediatric Neurodisability Consultant. This includes assessments regarding the diagnosis and management of children previously seen by colleagues throughout the Northeast and Cumbria, and making recommendations or undertaking treatment/intervention. The post-holder will undertake occasional outreach work with clinicians and families.
The post-holder will share responsibility with colleagues for the Neurodevelopmental, Vision and Motor clinics. The appointee will be expected to liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team individually and on a collective basis at formal MDT meetings. The post holder will share responsibility for the care of tertiary neurodisability in-patients.
The post-holder will also be expected to take a full and active role in departmental and directorate level initiatives on student and post-graduate (trainee) education, supervision, audit and quality improvement, as well as administrative tasks to support the department. Appropriate secretarial support will be provided. Personal office and computer facilities will be provided in the Paediatric Neurology and Neurodisability department.
On-call duties:
There are no on-call duties with this post. The proposed timetable for the successful applicant would include the following duties:
Managerial:
Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multidisciplinary quality improvement, audit and risk management activities in the care of children and their families. The aims of audit will include:
Ensuring compliance with national guidelines relating to the care of children;
Helping to create an environment of continuously seeking to improve the quality of that care.
These activities will all be carried out in close partnership with the successful candidates consultant colleagues, allied healthcare staff and care providers from related specialties.
Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
Contribute to the general organisation and running of paediatric services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues.
Administrative:
Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Childrens Services Directorate in co-operation with the Heads of Department, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director. The appointee is entitled to become a member of the Medical Staff Committee of the hospital.
To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
Become involved with the financial management of the paediatric departmental budget - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
Research:
Research has a high priority within GNCH. The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. The appointees help and involvement in current research within paediatric neurodisability will be welcomed, and the development and extension of his / her own research fields will be encouraged.
Teaching:
The appointee will be expected to contribute to focused paediatric neurodisability post-graduate teaching and to the higher specialist training of specialist registrars in paediatric neurodisability and neurology.
Participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in stage 3 and 5 attachments in Child Health.
Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.
Consider the option to develop teaching skills to joint the trusts outstanding teaching and training leadership group
Participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in all parts of the course but specifically in stage 3 and 5 during the attachments in Child Health.
Active involvement in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department with specific responsibility for a small number of individuals as educational supervisor under the direction of the college tutor.
The incumbent will be expected to contribute to the teaching of all levels of paediatric postgraduate trainees.
Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate an on-going and active contribution to the education of nurse practitioners on the admissions wards is an essential component of this.
CPD:
The appointee will take part in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health CPD programme. The Trust supports such programmes and provides appropriate amounts of study leave and expenses to carry them out.
Miscellaneous:
Office space, personal computer and secretarial assistance will be provided within the Childrens Services Directorate.
Proposed Job Plan:
Precise details of responsibilities, sessional commitments and job plan will be based on the needs of the service and interest of the successful applicant and will be mutually agreed after discussion. A proposed job plan can be found in Section G.
The post will attract 8 programmed activities. This is split as 6.5 for direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 for supporting professional activities (SPA). This working pattern will be reviewed once the post holder is in place.
An annual appraisal and job planning will be mandatory as per current Trust policy. This will take place annually in December / January. The appraisal will be undertaken by a trained appraiser selected by the clinical director in Childrens Services. The key issues from the appraisal will be relayed initially to the Clinical Directors of Childrens Services and then to the Medical Director. If a job plan is unable to be agreed this will be referred to the medical director for arbitration.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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).
- MRCPCH or equivalent. Special skills and training in Paediatric Neurodisability and Neurology.
- CCT in Paediatric Neurodisability
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Leadership and training experience.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Broad experience of tertiary clinical paediatric neurodisability and neurology.
- Specialist expertise within paediatric neurodisability (for example, dysphagia, vision, motor disorders) and botulinum toxin injections.
- Paediatric Neurodisability and Neurology training in a recognised national training centre.
- Demonstrably competent to complete the clinical duties described in the job plan.
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience in more than one paediatric neurodisability / neurology centre.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
- Involvement with paediatric neurodisability management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Ability to critically appraise clinical guidelines, particularly with regards to paediatric neurodisability. Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communication well with patients and colleagues.
- A good understanding of Clinical Governance. Must work well as a team member.
Desirable
- Leadership and training experience.
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management in paediatric neurodisability.
- 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.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last five years.
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 values.
- 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
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).
- MRCPCH or equivalent. Special skills and training in Paediatric Neurodisability and Neurology.
- CCT in Paediatric Neurodisability
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Leadership and training experience.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Broad experience of tertiary clinical paediatric neurodisability and neurology.
- Specialist expertise within paediatric neurodisability (for example, dysphagia, vision, motor disorders) and botulinum toxin injections.
- Paediatric Neurodisability and Neurology training in a recognised national training centre.
- Demonstrably competent to complete the clinical duties described in the job plan.
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience in more than one paediatric neurodisability / neurology centre.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
- Involvement with paediatric neurodisability management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Ability to critically appraise clinical guidelines, particularly with regards to paediatric neurodisability. Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communication well with patients and colleagues.
- A good understanding of Clinical Governance. Must work well as a team member.
Desirable
- Leadership and training experience.
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management in paediatric neurodisability.
- 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.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last five years.
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 values.
- 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
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).
