Job summary
Locum Consultant with a responsibility in Paediatric Urology for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and involvement in outreach services.
Main duties of the job
This is a Locum post. It will help in consolidating the Paediatric Urology and Paediatric Surgery Service in Nottingham and help provide Paediatric Surgery services in peripheral centres.
It is hoped that the post holder's primary elective commitments in Nottingham will be Paediatric Urology to support the service provided by the other Consultants. The post-holder will work between Nottingham and by arrangement support outreach services, which currently take place in Derby, Burton-on-Trent, Chesterfield, King's Mill, Lincoln and Boston. The appointee will provide elective sessions and contribute to the emergency on-call commitments and hot weeks in Nottingham. During the hot-weeks, the post-holder will be on only one site (QMC Campus of NUH) for the duration of the week.
The Directorate is pro-active in the development of protocols for the treatment of paediatric illnesses, both medical and surgical. These are evidence based and each protocol is updated every two years. Protocol review meetings are held monthly. Protocol development occurs as a cross-town initiative with parallel protocols at each site.
About us
Nottingham Children's Hospital is based at Queen's Medical Centre and provides a comprehensive range of specialist services for children in Nottingham, together with tertiary paediatric and neonatal services to the adjacent areas of Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire (Trent SHA catchment area), surgical services for Stoke on Trent in the Midlands and neurosurgical services for Leicestershire. We also provide supra-regional services for paediatric spinal surgery, rheumatology, nephro-urology and cystic fibrosis. Paediatric cardiac surgery and hepato-biliary surgery are not resourced locally.
The Childrens Hospital is situated in East Block on D and E floors, with outpatient departments on B floor and comprises:
- Eight wards - 121 Beds, including critical care
- Critical care unit - 14 beds
- An Oncology Day Case Unit with anaesthetic facilities,
- A Short Stay unit for observation of the acutely ill child
- A large Hospital school.
- The Academic Division of Child Health (University of Nottingham School of Human Development).
- A 22-bedded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (currently being expanded as part of the Maternity Neonatal Redesign project)
- A separate children's Emergency Department sees in excess of 40,000 children per year and a new purpose built facility has been built as part of the Accident and Emergency extension plans (situated on A floor).
- 2 outpatient areas on B Floor, South and East
- Main theatres on C Floor
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details, including a purposed job plan.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register
- CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Professional Qualifications/Development
Essential
- FRCS (Paed Surg) or Equivalent
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential
- Approved training & Experience in Paediatric Urology and Minimal access surgery in a Tertiary Unit
- Certification and Experience in Urodynamics
- Experience in Paediatric Urolithiasis
- Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
- APLS or equivalent
Management Skills
Essential
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
- Able to work in a team
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
Teaching, Audit & Research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- Have published good quality papers in peer reviewed journals
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
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
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Nottingham University Hospital
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH