Job summary
Consultant in General Paediatrics With Special Interest in Diabetes and Endocrine
Substantive Post - 8 PA
Barnet Hospital Site
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to appoint a consultant in General Paediatrics, with special interest in Diabetes and Endocrine at Barnet Hospital. This is a new post and is in response to the rising demands of the department.
About us
The Paediatric Department consists of a Children's Ward (24 beds), Pluto day unit (6 beds) and Paediatric outpatient clinic. The department also provides Level 1 POSCU services at this site. The Level 2 Neonatal Unit has 30 cots, 4 of which are equipped for intensive care, 6 High Dependency and a 4-bed transitional care ward.
The Children's ward (Galaxy) accepts acute paediatric admissions, planned admissions for investigations and surgical cases (both acute and elective work). There are approximately 3,000 medical admissions annually to the ward which operates a 'Consultant of the week' system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a member of the General Paediatric team, contributing to attending weeks and non-resident on call, on an 1:13 rota. The postholder will also be part of an established Diabetes team and will carry out Diabetes and Endocrine clinics at Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals, as well as participate in Diabetes MDT Meetings and the out of hours diabetes rota.
The Diabetes and Endocrine team is lead by Dr Esther Freeman, who is cross-site Lead for this service
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- On the specialist register of the General Medical Council (GMC) for Paediatrics; or
- Registered with the GMC and within 6 months of being accepted for the specialist register for paediatrics at the time of interview
- Membership/Fellowship of Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health / equivalent
- Paediatric Diabetes SPIN or equivalent
- APLS/NLS provider
- Level 3 Child Protection training
Desirable
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrine subspecialty.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the challenges facing the service
- Demonstrable knowledge of the environment in which the service needs to be delivered
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to take independent and full responsibility of clinical care of paediatric patients.
- Ability to lead and support multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Calm under pressure
- Self-contained with an ability to support team members
- Enthusiasm to participate and teach in dept educational & sim programme
- Effective communication and organisational skills
- Self awareness
Others
Essential
- Member of Medical Defence organisation
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Barnet
Wellhouse Lane
Barnet
EN5 3DJ