Job summary
We are looking to appoint a substantive full-time (10 PA) Acute Consultant, commencing as early as August 2024. Our department is a small but dynamic unit looking to stay ahead of course.
Interview will be held on Thursday the 25th of July 2024
The successful post holder will have ambition and a vision for improvement. Our ideal candidate will have either neonatal, or an epilepsy/neurology interest to help support our existing leads for these services. If no current expertise held in these areas an interest to upskill in either is essential.Applicants should possess, or be within 6 months of receiving, a CCT in paediatrics and have a special interest in Paediatric epilepsy/neurology or neonates at the time of commencing the appointment.
The successful candidate will join a team of 16 Paediatric Consultants who share General Paediatric and neonatal work. There are also 4 SAS doctors, 4 Tier 2 Paediatric STs, 7 Tier 1 doctors, 2 CANPs and 2 Physician Associates on the acute paediatric rota in addition to Clinical Nurse Specialist for Epilepsy, Asthma and Diabetes and Cardiology.
FacilitiesAccommodation available on siteAccess to senior care parkAbility to take career breaksOn site childcareCommuting distance of grammar schools (Colchester, Ipswich)
Please see theattached Job Description and Person Specification for further details
Main duties of the job
1. To provide regular input into the acute paediatric/neonatal care and outpatient based clinical care.
2. To share diagnostic child protection/safeguarding work when on acute on-call work.
3. To contribute to the middle grade rota.
4. To participate in the consultant of the week/hot week according to departmental requirements.
5. To share outpatient responsibilities.
6. To share work related to relevant committees, working groups and training of staff to bring a sub-speciality interest to the department in neurology/ epilepsy or neonatology.
7. To take part in the consultant on-calls rota including weekdays evening/ night and weekends.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see theattached Job Description and Person Specification for further details
THE DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS
Neonatal Unit
There is a twelve cot Neonatal Unit (NNU) with two fully equipped intensive care cots. The NNU has been upgraded and re-equipped to provide a more efficient and comfortable working environment. The number of deliveries at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust continues to rise and is currently around 2,629 per year.
There is a separate rota for General Paediatrics and Neonatal unit during the normal working hours and at night and weekends junior rota covers for both.
The Neonatal Unit provides Level 1 care and the ward has 17 beds working closely with Addenbrookes Hospital to share care of complex patients.We punch above our own weight when it comes to medical students satisfaction scores, trainees choice of placements PROMS and contributing to regional ODNs.
We also work closely alongside the NSFT for the care of eating disorders and young people with mental health problems. Inpatients are supported by dedicated teachers, psychologist and play therapists. We have a strong track record of acute consultants being absorbed into substantive posts.
CAU and Rainbow Ward
The CAU and Rainbow ward is a bright and cheerful environment for children, parents and staff alike. The unit comprises a 9 bed Childrens ward with isolation cubicles linked to a Childrens Short Stay Assessment and Observation Unit (CAU) with 6 beds and cubicles. The beds are used flexibly to accommodate paediatric medical and surgical patients. There is an HDU room, to allow intensive monitoring of children. We have good relations with the adult ITU staff at the hospital and admit critically sick children there for stabilisation, prior to transfer to PICU (usually Addenbrookes Cambridge). The department aims to provide comprehensive care for all patients under the age of 16 years but liaises closely and transfers, when appropriate, to Addenbrookes Hospital those patients who require regional services.
For Paediatric cardiology the main links are to London (Evelina and Brompton) although there is a lot of liaisons with Addenbrookes who link in to a different tertiary cardiology centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practise
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Paediatrics or be within six months of attaining a Certificate of Completion of Training at the time of interview.
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable
Clinical experience
Essential
- Experience and training in child protection Level 3
- EPLS or APLS
- Experience in a wide variety of general specialist Paediatrics in senior's role in the UK
Desirable
- SPIN Neurology/ Epilepsy
- SPIN Neonatology
Management and Administration
Essential
- Willingness to share management and administration duties with consultant colleagues.
- To demonstrate experience in clinical audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- To have attended a management course and have some experience of management.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Experience in teaching students and doctors in training
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching methods
- Willingness to develop personal teaching skills by participating in Trainer Development Programme
Research
Essential
- Critical reading skills
- Evidence based approach to clinical practise.
Desirable
- Experience of research
- Publication of peer-reviewed research
- Presentations at national and international meeting.
- Plans for research in a DGH setting
Personal Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Leadership skills, appropriate management course
- Committed to own professional development and be responsible for own revalidation.
- The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade, negotiate.
- Committed to CPD as laid down by the RCPCH.
- 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: - -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 oIf applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities.
- Able to travel to rural locations. Disabled candidates able to meet this requirement by other means, or following reasonable adjustments to the job description, will be considered.
- Experience with service transformation and innovation
Appraisal
Essential
- To understand the aim and need for appraisal.
Desirable
- To have training and experience in appraisal systems
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 2QZ