Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics
The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
This is a locum post (10 PA) in General Paediatrics, to cover a secondment gap. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust is a major teaching hospital. It serves not only the children of Liverpool, but is the tertiary referral centre for children from Merseyside, Cheshire, parts of Lancashire, Cumbria, Shropshire and North Wales for many sub-specialties of paediatrics.
The General Paediatric team provide inpatient and outpatient care to a diverse range of patients from across the Liverpool region. This role combines a mixture of activities including providing a Consultant Led Service on our Paediatric Assessment Unit, supporting the on call rota and inpatients service and delivering outpatient clinics.As such it is an exciting opportunity for anyone who welcomes variety within their day to day role.
Main duties of the job- Responsible for the examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment of acutely unwell general medical patients
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary Team.
- Contribute to both general paediatric outpatient clinics and Rapid Access clinics.
- Responsible for all inpatients admitted under medical team referred by the GP or emergency department until discharged.
- Advice and clinical consultation to other inpatient services as appropriate e.g. general surgery.
- As part of consultant of the week to support the GP Hotline to advise local primary care providers in paediatric case management.
- Liaison with senior colleagues to ensure the provision of effective paediatric clinical services.
- Teaching and training of medical students, junior staff (medical and nursing) within the department and wards
- Contribution to Clinical Governance activities in the Department
- Participation in improvement initiatives in the Department e.g. implementation of National Guidance
Working for our organisation
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 our Innovation 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
Outpatient and inpatient care of General Paediatric patients.
Review of emergency attendances as required.
Participation in the on call rotas providing appropriate advice as required.
Liaising within all multidisciplinary professions involved in the care of patients.
Cross-cover and support for other colleagues as required.
Adherence to all Trust policies and guidance.
Adherence to all access standards.
Teaching & Academic role
Participate in the teaching and training of undergraduates and postgraduates.
Develop research interests in their area of interest and expertise.
Managerial responsibilities
Supervise junior staff.
Participate in departmental meetings related to strategic planning.
Take an active role in service review and development.
CPD, Audit & Clinical Governance
Participate in CPD activity for which financial support is available.
Initiate and undertake appropriate audits as required within the department.
Take part in the clinical governance programme.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria- - Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
- Primary medical degree
- MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent degree
- CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)
- - Higher Degree e.g.
- DCH, DCCH, MBA or other relevant diplomas
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- General paediatric acute and inpatient experience as senior paediatric trainee Confidence in running independent General Paediatric clinics
- Research experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- - Recent relevant guidelines / national guidance in General Paediatrics
Skills
Essential criteria- - Teaching skills and experience
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
- 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.
- Evidence of being a team player and effective communicator as part of a multiagency team
- Leadership: ability to develop a vision and lead the change that brings it into effect within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency context
- Effective time management, able to work under pressure
- Well-developed reflective and self-care skills and able to foster these attributes in others
- Ability to share knowledge and difficulties with colleagues
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- - Self-motivated to set and achieve targets
- Flexible in regards to teamwork
- Effective member of multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to the development of a high quality service
- Flexible, adaptable, thorough and resilient
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to clinical governance
Other
Essential criteria- - An exceptional practitioner who is able to demonstrate ambition for themselves, the team and the service. - Membership of appropriate professional groups
We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
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Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development.We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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