Job summary
We are recruiting for a Locum Paediatric Consultant who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
**We are currently awaiting approval for the job description for this role from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health**
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description and Person Specification
The Planned Care Division
The operational and clinical structure of the acute hospital is aligned to the Planned and Unplanned Care Groups.
The Planned Care Group is a diverse collection of services. It encompasses Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology services, Cancer and Outpatients as well as booking services. It also provides acute child and family services including Maternity, SCBU and Childrens Ward. The Care Group includes theatres as well as all the surgical specialties and Anaesthetics. There are four designated acute Planned Care Wards. All the Care Groups services are rated Good by the CQC. Each service within the Care Group is led by a Lead Clinician, along with a senior nurse or AHP and supported by an operational team.
Management of the Care Group is through a Care Group Board, consisting of the Care Group Director, Director of Operations, Associate Director of Operations and Associate Director of Nursing and Director of Midwifery for planned care. The Boards are supported by relevant corporate areas of HR, Quality and Finance.
The Paediatric Service
The post holder will work within Paediatrics providing medical care for children and young people up to the age of 18yrs. The Paediatric department is made up of the Childrens Ward, the Paediatric Assessment Unit and the Childrens Day ward. The Childrens Ward has 10 beds, including one Higher Dependency bed, and co-located next to the inpatient ward is a 3 bedded Paediatric Assessment Unit. The day unit has 6 beds which are used for day case surgical procedures as well as food challenges and other day case procedures. There are excellent facilities within the department. Including a large play-room shared by all three areas, where activities are overseen by our play therapist.
Special Care Baby Unit
The Unit is situated adjacent to both the postnatal ward and to the labour ward, and has 6 cots and a stabilisation area. The unit admits babies of 32-weeks gestation and over, more intensive care is provided by our network tertiary neonatal units in Portsmouth and Southampton. The Unit is an active member of the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network.
The David Hyde Asthma and Allergy Research Unit
This purpose-built unit has great potential, both locally and nationally, as a research base for allergic disease. Patients can be referred to the Consultant-led outpatient service which is available twice weekly. There are ongoing studies into the development of allergy disease in infancy and childhood.
The Southampton University Hospital and University of Southampton Link
There is a close collaboration between the paediatric staff on the Isle of Wight and the sub specialist staff in Southampton.
Portsmouth University Hospital Trust Link
There is a close working relationship with Portsmouth University Hospital Trust and our Junior doctors rotate throughout the neonatal service to enhance skills and knowledge monthly.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary diagnostic, assessment, treatment and advisory consultative service for children and adolescents suffering psychiatric disorders or who show disturbance of behavior, emotional state, or development which is causing serious harm to themselves and/or those caring for them.
Close links are maintained with the Consultant in Child and Family Psychiatrists.
Please see full JD for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description and Person Specification
The Planned Care Division
The operational and clinical structure of the acute hospital is aligned to the Planned and Unplanned Care Groups.
The Planned Care Group is a diverse collection of services. It encompasses Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology services, Cancer and Outpatients as well as booking services. It also provides acute child and family services including Maternity, SCBU and Childrens Ward. The Care Group includes theatres as well as all the surgical specialties and Anaesthetics. There are four designated acute Planned Care Wards. All the Care Groups services are rated Good by the CQC. Each service within the Care Group is led by a Lead Clinician, along with a senior nurse or AHP and supported by an operational team.
Management of the Care Group is through a Care Group Board, consisting of the Care Group Director, Director of Operations, Associate Director of Operations and Associate Director of Nursing and Director of Midwifery for planned care. The Boards are supported by relevant corporate areas of HR, Quality and Finance.
The Paediatric Service
The post holder will work within Paediatrics providing medical care for children and young people up to the age of 18yrs. The Paediatric department is made up of the Childrens Ward, the Paediatric Assessment Unit and the Childrens Day ward. The Childrens Ward has 10 beds, including one Higher Dependency bed, and co-located next to the inpatient ward is a 3 bedded Paediatric Assessment Unit. The day unit has 6 beds which are used for day case surgical procedures as well as food challenges and other day case procedures. There are excellent facilities within the department. Including a large play-room shared by all three areas, where activities are overseen by our play therapist.
Special Care Baby Unit
The Unit is situated adjacent to both the postnatal ward and to the labour ward, and has 6 cots and a stabilisation area. The unit admits babies of 32-weeks gestation and over, more intensive care is provided by our network tertiary neonatal units in Portsmouth and Southampton. The Unit is an active member of the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network.
The David Hyde Asthma and Allergy Research Unit
This purpose-built unit has great potential, both locally and nationally, as a research base for allergic disease. Patients can be referred to the Consultant-led outpatient service which is available twice weekly. There are ongoing studies into the development of allergy disease in infancy and childhood.
The Southampton University Hospital and University of Southampton Link
There is a close collaboration between the paediatric staff on the Isle of Wight and the sub specialist staff in Southampton.
Portsmouth University Hospital Trust Link
There is a close working relationship with Portsmouth University Hospital Trust and our Junior doctors rotate throughout the neonatal service to enhance skills and knowledge monthly.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary diagnostic, assessment, treatment and advisory consultative service for children and adolescents suffering psychiatric disorders or who show disturbance of behavior, emotional state, or development which is causing serious harm to themselves and/or those caring for them.
Close links are maintained with the Consultant in Child and Family Psychiatrists.
Please see full JD for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Paediatrics; eligible for entry on the Register or within 6 months of the receipt of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) at the time of interview.
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD. PhD.
Experience
Essential
- Completion of recognised training programme in Paediatrics.
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Paediatrics.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- ATLS, APLS, NLS, Child Protection Training.
Audit and Research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty.
Desirable
- Published audits.
- Publication in reviewed journals.
Motivation
Essential
- Commitment to the development of a high quality cost effective service to.
Management
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues.
- Ability to develop services.
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course/meetings.
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following:
- Applicants have undertaken medical training in English.
- Applicants have scores in the academic International English Language System (IELTS) showing a score of at least 7.0 in each domain (speaking, listening, reading, writing), with an overall score of at least 7.5, to be achieved in a single sitting and within 24 months of the time of application..
- If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience in Postgraduate teaching.
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Excellent communication skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at communications workshop/courses.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council and licence to practise by date of appointment.
- Available on Isle of Wight when on call.
- Appropriate immigration status.
- Values and vision of the Trust.
Desirable
- Current driving licence (can be essential for some posts subjects to equal opportunities legislation).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Paediatrics; eligible for entry on the Register or within 6 months of the receipt of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) at the time of interview.
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD. PhD.
Experience
Essential
- Completion of recognised training programme in Paediatrics.
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Paediatrics.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- ATLS, APLS, NLS, Child Protection Training.
Audit and Research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to specialty.
Desirable
- Published audits.
- Publication in reviewed journals.
Motivation
Essential
- Commitment to the development of a high quality cost effective service to.
Management
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues.
- Ability to develop services.
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course/meetings.
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following:
- Applicants have undertaken medical training in English.
- Applicants have scores in the academic International English Language System (IELTS) showing a score of at least 7.0 in each domain (speaking, listening, reading, writing), with an overall score of at least 7.5, to be achieved in a single sitting and within 24 months of the time of application..
- If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience in Postgraduate teaching.
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Excellent communication skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at communications workshop/courses.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council and licence to practise by date of appointment.
- Available on Isle of Wight when on call.
- Appropriate immigration status.
- Values and vision of the Trust.
Desirable
- Current driving licence (can be essential for some posts subjects to equal opportunities legislation).
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).
