Job summary
Applications are invited for the Trust post of Specialty Registrar for Community Paediatrics at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH).
Main duties of the job
Duties include -
- Assessment and management of new patients in an outpatient setting
- Ongoing follow-up and management of patients in an outpatient setting
- Provide child protection on call
- Attend Multi-disciplinary meetings
- Complete school and nursery observations and liaise with education
- Medical student supervision and teaching.
- Contribution to development of guidelines.
- Contribution to/involvement in directorate governance agenda.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Trust Specialist Registrar in Community Paediatrics position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Trust Specialist Registrar in Community Paediatrics position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience & Achievements
Essential
- Eligible for Full Registration with GMC
- SpR experience in Community Paediatrics
Desirable
- Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships,
- Other evidence of academic achievements
Organisation and Planning and wider skills
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit in the past 12 months
Desirable
- Information Technology Skills
Personal skills
Essential
- Communication and language skills (ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
Organisation and Planning and wider skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to organise oneself and own work
- Experience and ability to work in multiprofessional teams
Desirable
- Understanding NHS Clinical Governance and resource constraints
- Ability to present an evidence based approach to patient care
Personal skills
Essential
- Interpersonal skills (empathise, work co-operatively)
- Decisiveness / Accountability (ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions)
- Resilience (able to operate under pressure, cope with set backs)
- Thoroughness (is well prepared, self discipline / committed is punctual and meets deadlines)
- Shows initiative / drive / enthusiasm
- Probity (displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality)
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience & Achievements
Essential
- Eligible for Full Registration with GMC
- SpR experience in Community Paediatrics
Desirable
- Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships,
- Other evidence of academic achievements
Organisation and Planning and wider skills
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit in the past 12 months
Desirable
- Information Technology Skills
Personal skills
Essential
- Communication and language skills (ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
Organisation and Planning and wider skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to organise oneself and own work
- Experience and ability to work in multiprofessional teams
Desirable
- Understanding NHS Clinical Governance and resource constraints
- Ability to present an evidence based approach to patient care
Personal skills
Essential
- Interpersonal skills (empathise, work co-operatively)
- Decisiveness / Accountability (ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions)
- Resilience (able to operate under pressure, cope with set backs)
- Thoroughness (is well prepared, self discipline / committed is punctual and meets deadlines)
- Shows initiative / drive / enthusiasm
- Probity (displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality)
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
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).