Job summary
A 24 month post is available in Hull for an experienced senior Clinical Fellow (ST4 - Registrar) in Paediatrics to start as soon as possible.
Acute Children's ward is placed on the 2nd floor of the tower block at Hull Royal Infirmary close to A & E and the adult intensive care unit, placed on the ground and third floor respectively.
You will have the unique opportunity to work within a busy but supportive, Consultant-led children's service comprising of a 22 bedded in-patient unit called Woodland ward, Paediatric assessment unit comprising of 9 cubicles, 4 bedded Paediatric high dependency unit and Children's outpatients.
Children's outpatient department is on the ground floor in the Women's and children building where the maternity and neonatal unit are based.
Department of Paediatrics has 20 Paediatric Consultants who have their individual special interests and besides general paediatric clinics there are specialist clinics in all fields. We also have Paediatric surgery and Paediatric neurosurgery clinics at Hull Royal Infirmary
If you have queries please contact Dr.Vikas Gupta, Consultant Paediatrician or Dr.Kavitha Tharian, clinical lead for Paediatrics through switchboard at Hull Royal Infirmary.
Main duties of the job
Work Pattern
General Paediatrics Tier 2 or Registrar rota is 1 in 10 rota that includes short days, long days, weekends, twilight shifts and night shifts. We start at 9 am, long days finish at 10 pm, twilight shifts are from 1 to 10pm and night shifts start at 9pm and finish at 10am the next day. General Paediatric rota is separate to the neonatal rota. Your work pattern will be issued with your offer letter, confirming your shifts and any pay enhancements.
The Role - Assessment and management of children attending Paediatric assessment unit (including resus), observation area, and those admitted to the Childrens ward
- Liaison with other hospitals regarding transfer of patients to specialist units
- Working with ward and community nurses to support ambulatory services
- Child protection cases that present to PAU. There are opportunities to attend child protection meetings and gain further child protection experience
- Working alongside the consultants in general paediatric clinics . Clinic commitments can be tailored to your interest and experience
- Supervision of SHOs, including GPVTS, paediatric trainees
- To communicate effectively with other health professionals and service providers
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC and licence to practice
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent qualification
- oValid EPLS/APLS certificate
- oGood knowledge of Paediatrics
- oChild protection training
Desirable
- oMRCPCH
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAt least 1 year UK experience at Registrar level
- oAt least 1 year UK experience at Registrar level
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- oFamiliarity with current IT software packages
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oGood oral and written communication skills in English
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC and licence to practice
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent qualification
- oValid EPLS/APLS certificate
- oGood knowledge of Paediatrics
- oChild protection training
Desirable
- oMRCPCH
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAt least 1 year UK experience at Registrar level
- oAt least 1 year UK experience at Registrar level
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- oFamiliarity with current IT software packages
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oGood oral and written communication skills in English
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
