Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time PEM trained Consultant within Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Alder Hey is one of the busiest Paediatric Emergency Departments (ED) in the country, providing 24 hour facilities for the care of the acutely ill and injured children of Liverpool, and surrounding districts.
In 2012, Alder Hey became a Major Trauma Centrefor children in the North-West. The Major Trauma Centre receives trauma patients from parts of Lancashire, North Wales and the Isle of Man as well as Cheshire and Merseysideby both land and air ambulance.
Children presenting with primary care pathologies is a significant part of the workload. The Trust works closely with primary care and local commissioning groups to develop services that meet the needs of the children and their families. We are a member of the Cheshire and MerseysidePaediatric Network.
In 2023/2024, we saw in excess of 70,000 new attendances at Alder Hey ED.We have an admission rate of about 15%. There are a number of streaming options to support getting the patient seen by the right person included a co-located Urgent Treatment Centre. Medical (GP and ED) referrals are assessed in a Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) managed by the General Paediatric team.
We have an exciting opportunity with the development of a co-located Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) facility, minor injuries unit and a new PAU model supporting the patients, due for completion in 2025.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Other
About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week.
The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director within three months of the commencement date of the appointee.
The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an
illustrative guide only and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidate.
The basic template for new consultants is 2.5 SPA. Any additional SPA time in the Job Plan is linked to defined roles with clear objectives.
2.5 SPA for
-
Defined roles in research, departmental leadership or wider governance, and audit, as agreed through the job planning process.
Category A on call attracting a 3.0% supplement.
DCC Sessions will be worked across the week, including OOH and weekend cover. They are divided:
We work to an annualised rota that gives us maximum flexibility while ensuring safe clinical cover of the department. This rota includes all annual, study and professional leave as well as bank holidays built in. Therefore, all shifts dropped need to be picked up elsewhere, with at least 6 weeks notice. We are introducing self-rostering using Healthrota for Consultants with the aim to increase flexibility in shifts and improve working patterns.
New colleagues will work at 10PAS:
1 in 12 weekday (Monday Friday) on calls:
1600-2400 clinical shift then non-resident on call until 0800
1 in 6 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) comprising:
1 in 12 weekend days 0800-1700 or late shifts 1200-2000
1 in 12 weekend on calls 1600-2400 clinical shift then on call non-resident until 0800.
Additional weekday evening consultant cover is also provided up until 2000.
The job plan is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director, with any changes being agreed within the department.
Regular job planning meetings will be undertaken with the post holder to ensure that the appointee is remunerated for any additional activities undertaken and that the job plan accurately reflects the overall workload undertaken by the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week.
The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director within three months of the commencement date of the appointee.
The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an
illustrative guide only and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidate.
The basic template for new consultants is 2.5 SPA. Any additional SPA time in the Job Plan is linked to defined roles with clear objectives.
2.5 SPA for
-
Defined roles in research, departmental leadership or wider governance, and audit, as agreed through the job planning process.
Category A on call attracting a 3.0% supplement.
DCC Sessions will be worked across the week, including OOH and weekend cover. They are divided:
We work to an annualised rota that gives us maximum flexibility while ensuring safe clinical cover of the department. This rota includes all annual, study and professional leave as well as bank holidays built in. Therefore, all shifts dropped need to be picked up elsewhere, with at least 6 weeks notice. We are introducing self-rostering using Healthrota for Consultants with the aim to increase flexibility in shifts and improve working patterns.
New colleagues will work at 10PAS:
1 in 12 weekday (Monday Friday) on calls:
1600-2400 clinical shift then non-resident on call until 0800
1 in 6 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) comprising:
1 in 12 weekend days 0800-1700 or late shifts 1200-2000
1 in 12 weekend on calls 1600-2400 clinical shift then on call non-resident until 0800.
Additional weekday evening consultant cover is also provided up until 2000.
The job plan is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director, with any changes being agreed within the department.
Regular job planning meetings will be undertaken with the post holder to ensure that the appointee is remunerated for any additional activities undertaken and that the job plan accurately reflects the overall workload undertaken by the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- On specialist register (or eligible for same) for Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine or eligible for CCT within 6 months at time of interview.
- CCT or CESR (or equivalent demonstrable training) in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Current APLS or EPLS certification
- Current ETC or ATLS certification. Evidence of trauma knowledge and training
- Child Protection Training Level 3
Desirable
- APLS / EPLS /ATLS / ETC Instructor status
- Current NLS certification
- Previous experience of trauma service
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Teaching skills and experience
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
- Ability to lead resuscitation in both illness and trauma
- Oral and written communication skills in English
- Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload and that of others.
- Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to relate to patients and carers from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated to set and achieve targets
- Flexible in regard to teamwork
- Effective member of multidisciplinary team
- Reliable work record regarding attendance/punctuality
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to the development of a high-quality service
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to clinical governance
Leadership-specific Competencies
Essential
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate developed competence across the 5 qualities contained in the "Delivering the Service" cluster of the NHS Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- On specialist register (or eligible for same) for Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine or eligible for CCT within 6 months at time of interview.
- CCT or CESR (or equivalent demonstrable training) in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Current APLS or EPLS certification
- Current ETC or ATLS certification. Evidence of trauma knowledge and training
- Child Protection Training Level 3
Desirable
- APLS / EPLS /ATLS / ETC Instructor status
- Current NLS certification
- Previous experience of trauma service
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Teaching skills and experience
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
- Ability to lead resuscitation in both illness and trauma
- Oral and written communication skills in English
- Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload and that of others.
- Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to relate to patients and carers from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated to set and achieve targets
- Flexible in regard to teamwork
- Effective member of multidisciplinary team
- Reliable work record regarding attendance/punctuality
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to the development of a high-quality service
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to clinical governance
Leadership-specific Competencies
Essential
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate developed competence across the 5 qualities contained in the "Delivering the Service" cluster of the NHS Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF).
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).
