Job summary
OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Applications are invited for the above post in the Department of Paediatrics at the Oxford Children's Hospital, Level 2, Oxford OX3 9DU.
This is a 12-month locum post for maternity cover. The postholder will join as one of 3 specialist paediatric respiratory consultants working within a multidisciplinary team that also includes 5 specialist nurses, 2 physiotherapists, 2 dieticians, a psychologist, a respiratory physiologist and other support staff. We are a dynamic and committed team who together provide a comprehensive paediatric respiratory service for Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire. The majority of the postholder's time will be spent at the Children's Hospital in Oxford. One consultant also delivers a regular clinic at the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
There will be a focus for the post holder on work related to the paediatric respiratory sleep service.
Main duties of the job
The postholder's duties will be primarily at Oxford Children's Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations such as the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Clinical
The postholder will provide, within a multi-disciplinary team including 3 consultant colleagues, a comprehensive paediatric resipiratory service for children in the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire (approximate population 2 million). The services offered include:
- regional cystic fibrosis centre
- respiratory sleep service
- non-invasive respiratory support service (CPAP and BiPAP)
- long term ventilation via tracheostomy
- care of children with tracheostomies
- management of empyema and other respiratory infections
- management of asthma
- management of chronic lung disease
- investigation of respiratory problems
- respiratory support to the ITU, cleft service, craniofacial service, neuromuscular service, ENT service, oncology service, cardiology service.
Outreach cystic fibrosis clinics are provided 3-monthly at 5 network clinics. There are 3 CF Transition clinics per year run jointly with the Adult CF Teams in Oxford and Frimley Park Hospital. There are biannual PCD clinics run jointly with the Southampton Quaternary PCD service.
The postholder will undertake clinic work and inpatient work, as well as taking an equal share in a 1 in 3 on call service for paediatric respiratory medicine.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Outline Job Plan Weekly provisional Programmed Activities
An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment and reviewed after 6 months.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
No. of PAs
Monday
0900-1300
OUH
Respiratory Clinic
Direct Care
1
1300-1500
OUH
CF annual reviews, Bronchoscopy list alternate weeks
Direct Care
0.5
1500-1700
OUH
CPD, Statutory and Mandatory Training, Job planning, Appraisal
Supporting
0.5
Tuesday
0900-1300
OUH
Sleep study patient reviews and ward round
Direct Care
1
1300-1700
OUH
Weeks 1,3 and 5: Respiratory clinic
Weeks 2 and 4: Clinical admin
Direct Care
1
Wednesday
0900-1000
OUH
Sleep study patient reviews
Direct Care
0.25
1000-1200
OUH
Flexible activity (see below)
Direct Care
Included below
1200-1300
OUH
Ad hoc patient MDTs and scheduled inter-specialty meetings with ENT, infectious diseases team
Direct Care
0.25
1400-1500
OUH
Radiology meeting
Direct Care
0.25
1500-1600
OUH
CF MDT
Direct Care
0.25
1600-1700
OUH
Clinical Meeting
Supporting
0.25
Thursday
0900-1200
OUH
Clinical admin, report writing, care planning
Direct Care
0.75
1200-1500
OUH
Clinical governance activity, audit, CPD, Statutory and Mandatory Training
Supporting
0.75
1500-1700
OUH
Sleep MDT meeting and report writing
Direct Care
0.5
Friday
0900-1300
OUH
Sleep study patient reviews and ward round
Direct Care
1
1300-1700
OUH
Weeks 2 and 4: Respiratory clinic
Plus 2x per year joint Southampton/Oxford PCD clinic held at Horton General Hospital
Weeks 1, 3 and 5:
Clinical admin
Direct Care
1
Saturday
Sunday
Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly
2 hours
OUH
To see acute admissions, referrals and review ward patients in hours
Direct care
0.5
Predictable emergency on-call work
Unpredictable emergency on-call work
Variable
OUH
On-call from home, telephone advice, attending when necessary out-of hours
Direct care
0.25
TOTAL PAs
10
Programmed Activity
No of PAs
Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call)
8.5
Supporting professional activities
1.5
Other NHS responsibilities
External duties
Total No of PAs
10
Anticipated on-call availability supplement
Agreed on-call rota (e.g. 1 in 5)
1 in 3
Agreed category (delete)
On-call supplement %
3%
Job description
Job responsibilities
Outline Job Plan Weekly provisional Programmed Activities
An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment and reviewed after 6 months.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
No. of PAs
Monday
0900-1300
OUH
Respiratory Clinic
Direct Care
1
1300-1500
OUH
CF annual reviews, Bronchoscopy list alternate weeks
Direct Care
0.5
1500-1700
OUH
CPD, Statutory and Mandatory Training, Job planning, Appraisal
Supporting
0.5
Tuesday
0900-1300
OUH
Sleep study patient reviews and ward round
Direct Care
1
1300-1700
OUH
Weeks 1,3 and 5: Respiratory clinic
Weeks 2 and 4: Clinical admin
Direct Care
1
Wednesday
0900-1000
OUH
Sleep study patient reviews
Direct Care
0.25
1000-1200
OUH
Flexible activity (see below)
Direct Care
Included below
1200-1300
OUH
Ad hoc patient MDTs and scheduled inter-specialty meetings with ENT, infectious diseases team
Direct Care
0.25
1400-1500
OUH
Radiology meeting
Direct Care
0.25
1500-1600
OUH
CF MDT
Direct Care
0.25
1600-1700
OUH
Clinical Meeting
Supporting
0.25
Thursday
0900-1200
OUH
Clinical admin, report writing, care planning
Direct Care
0.75
1200-1500
OUH
Clinical governance activity, audit, CPD, Statutory and Mandatory Training
Supporting
0.75
1500-1700
OUH
Sleep MDT meeting and report writing
Direct Care
0.5
Friday
0900-1300
OUH
Sleep study patient reviews and ward round
Direct Care
1
1300-1700
OUH
Weeks 2 and 4: Respiratory clinic
Plus 2x per year joint Southampton/Oxford PCD clinic held at Horton General Hospital
Weeks 1, 3 and 5:
Clinical admin
Direct Care
1
Saturday
Sunday
Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly
2 hours
OUH
To see acute admissions, referrals and review ward patients in hours
Direct care
0.5
Predictable emergency on-call work
Unpredictable emergency on-call work
Variable
OUH
On-call from home, telephone advice, attending when necessary out-of hours
Direct care
0.25
TOTAL PAs
10
Programmed Activity
No of PAs
Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call)
8.5
Supporting professional activities
1.5
Other NHS responsibilities
External duties
Total No of PAs
10
Anticipated on-call availability supplement
Agreed on-call rota (e.g. 1 in 5)
1 in 3
Agreed category (delete)
On-call supplement %
3%
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- MBBCh or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent.
- CCT in paediatrics and paediatric respiratory medicine or equivalent OR CESR OR within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview;
- Current APLS certification
- Level 3 safeguarding training for children
Desirable
- Higher Medical Degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine, including ability to carry out bronchoscopy and experience of managing children on long-term ventilation.
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Desirable
- Experience in interpreting respiratory polygraphy
Skills
Essential
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a consultant in a large teaching hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Ability to work within and lead a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Experience of clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Participation in clinical research
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Education qualification
- Presentations at national and international meetings and publication of research in peer-reviewed journals. Research grants
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- MBBCh or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent.
- CCT in paediatrics and paediatric respiratory medicine or equivalent OR CESR OR within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview;
- Current APLS certification
- Level 3 safeguarding training for children
Desirable
- Higher Medical Degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine, including ability to carry out bronchoscopy and experience of managing children on long-term ventilation.
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Desirable
- Experience in interpreting respiratory polygraphy
Skills
Essential
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a consultant in a large teaching hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Ability to work within and lead a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Experience of clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Participation in clinical research
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Education qualification
- Presentations at national and international meetings and publication of research in peer-reviewed journals. Research grants
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).
