Job summary
GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN HOSPITAL
Consultant in Locum Consultant in Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases - Long Term Sickness Cover
£84,559 to £114,003 p.a excl. of LZ
Part time 9 sessions per week
Fixed Term for 6 months
Main duties of the job
This is a locum post for six months. It consists of 9 PAs for Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases (PIID) at Evelina London supporting the care of children and young people across Evelina's services.
Applications will also be considered from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
About us
Every year Evelina London cares for around 104,000 children and young people across the Children's Hospital and community sites. There are over 155,000 outpatient visits, 30,000 emergency department attendances and 6,000 babies born each year. There are 281 beds. Specialist paediatric services include: cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, metabolic medicine, renal (including a large haemo- and peritoneal dialysis service and renal transplantation programme), allergy, neurology, dermatology, haematology, neonatology, rheumatology, and haemoglobinopathy. Paediatric surgical specialties include general surgery, ENT, cleft, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, urology and plastics. There are two paediatric intensive care units including cardiac ICU, and Evelina is the home of the South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS). These services are supported by dedicated paediatric clinical support services including specialist pharmacy, play specialists, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy, acute pain service, anaesthetics, clinical psychology, nutrition & dietetics, palliative care, radiology and nuclear medicine (including PET under general anaesthesia). We are one of a small number of hospitals with a paediatric ECMO service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The PIID team at the Evelina London Childrens Hospital has a close working relationship with colleagues in Microbiology, Virology, Adult Infection and Infection Prevention and Control.
The ID Consultant team currently comprises seven consultants (4.4 WTE) with two clinical senior fellows, a research fellow and a team of three Clinical Nurse Specialists.
This post involves a weekly attending rota (approximately 1:5) Monday-Friday on call (non-resident), and currently involves a 1:5 weekend on call (non-resident) rota.
Applicants should be MRCP/MRCPCH qualified and have extensive training and experience in general paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT in paediatric diabetes and endocrinology or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree, research MD or PhD, relevant to this post
Clinical experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of managing Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, e.g. minimum 24 months WTE.
- Experience in working within an MDT
Desirable
- Experience at consultant level in tertiary level Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Clinical skills
Essential
- Ability to manage all the typical cases seen in a tertiary children's hospital Immunology and Infectious Disease service.
- Ability to manage complex social and child protection cases
Desirable
- Clinical team leadership skills
- Demonstrable interest in integrating research with clinical medicine
Audit Management
Essential
- Good track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required.
- Demonstrate completion of quality improvement projects
- Understanding of principles of audit
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline, pathway and service development.
Research, Teaching Skill and experience
Essential
- Understanding and knowledge of research and publications, and research ethics
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Evidence of original research and publication.
- Appraisal training
- GCP certificate
- Teaching qualification
- Experience of participating in clinical trials
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Evelina London Children's Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH