Job summary
THIS POST WILL CLOSE WHEN SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECIEVED
This is a permanent (10 PA) post, based at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate will be provided with office accommodation and secretarial cover.
A computer with access to the hospital IT system is provided along with internet facilities.
Main duties of the job
The clinical duties of the post include the following:
The post holder's primary duty will be to take part in the management and day to day running of the department. The specialty doctor will work in conjunction with the Consultants and other members of the team.
- Attend weekly treatment planning meeting
- Attend consultant led in-patient ward rounds
- Participate in leukaemia and occasional solid tumour & brain tumour clinics
- Involvement in non-malignant haematology clinics
- Support day care activity
- Perform lumbar punctures and administer IT therapy
- Perform bone marrow aspirates and trephines
- Prescribe cytotoxic chemotherapy
They will share in the day-to-day supervision of junior medical staff in the department.
They will undertake to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues and undertake to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
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
Other Duties
- Organisation of elective surgical procedures
- Follow-up and review of investigation results
- Administration and correspondence related to patients
- Letters and correspondence from clinics and inpatients
- Regular audit
- Undertaking work related to clinical governance and patient safety within the team
- Teaching medical students and junior doctors
- Weekend day time working with compensatory rest days
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP