Job summary
This post is for a Specialist Grade in Paediatrics based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The post holder will have the majority of their duties based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital but will be expected to undertake outpatient clinics in a variety of settings around the whole county, including Redditch, Evesham, Malvern, Kidderminster. The Maternity and Paediatric Services provided within Worcestershire have recently been reviewed through a joint process with NHS England and the three local Clinical Commissioning Groups. The model agreed sees all Inpatient Paediatric and Neonatal Services based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. All births will be at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital with the option of the CCGs commissioning a Midwifery Led Unit in North East Worcestershire in the future should they wish to do so. There are no inpatient Neonatal or Paediatric beds at the Alexandra Hospital. The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch will provide an adult only Emergency Department although some children will be seen in a co-located Minor Injuries Unit or General Practice Out of Hours Service.
Main duties of the job
This post is for an average of 0.95 PA per week though this is negotiable with a minimum of 8 PA per week. The distribution of programmed activities will be subject to job planning for this unique role agreed with the Clinical Director with regard to on call, outpatient activity and other aspects of Direct Clinical Care. The remaining PAs reflect supporting professional activities. These may include teaching, audit, research and CPD.
On-call at Worcestershire for this role will be 1:10 supported by the wider team of middle grade/speciality Dooctors.
Other models of care may emerge to meet the evolving standards produced by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Facing the Future Acute Paediatrics and Facing the Future Forward Together).
The appointee will have a continuing responsibility to their patients, and will be expected to undertake all administrative duties associated with this care with additional support to supervise and teach junior medical staff as required.
The appointee will be expected to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate training. The department is committed to a regular intake of medical students from Birmingham University for their paediatric module. There is also a thriving regional GP vocational training course ensuring a high calibre of GP specialty trainees, and some will have experienced paediatrics in their foundation year training.
Please see application pack for further details
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and General Practitioners.
The post holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres and job plans may be revised in due course.
Responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of their staff.
Provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
Provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which may be cross county and cross site.
Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
Provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
Participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.
Whilst undertaking non-resident on-call duties, attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The Specialist doctor on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
Participate in clinical audit as part of quality improvement activity under local arrangements
Commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser
Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
Responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and General Practitioners.
The post holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres and job plans may be revised in due course.
Responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of their staff.
Provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
Provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which may be cross county and cross site.
Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
Provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
Participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.
Whilst undertaking non-resident on-call duties, attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The Specialist doctor on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
Participate in clinical audit as part of quality improvement activity under local arrangements
Commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser
Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
Responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures
Person Specification
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
- Undertaken training in management and/or team working
Teaching experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
professional values and behaviours
Essential
- Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors set out in the GMC Good Medical Practice and the Professional Capabilities Framework (set out below).
- Adheres to professional requirements of annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Demonstrates ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of their own limitations.
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least 12 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent
- gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- At least 6 years experience in a relevant specialty at the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Meets the requirements of the Specialist Grade Capabilities Framework (NHS Employers)
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
- Flexible approach to work duties
- Ability to work without supervision
- Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
- Ability to work antisocial hours
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Research experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College
Person Specification
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
- Undertaken training in management and/or team working
Teaching experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
professional values and behaviours
Essential
- Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors set out in the GMC Good Medical Practice and the Professional Capabilities Framework (set out below).
- Adheres to professional requirements of annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Demonstrates ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of their own limitations.
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least 12 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent
- gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- At least 6 years experience in a relevant specialty at the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Meets the requirements of the Specialist Grade Capabilities Framework (NHS Employers)
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
- Flexible approach to work duties
- Ability to work without supervision
- Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
- Ability to work antisocial hours
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Research experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
