Job Description

Applications are invited for the appointment of a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant in Paediatrics at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust (at the Frimley Park Hospital site).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of 15 dedicated WTE Acute Paediatric Consultants.

Main duties of the job

This post is part of a team of 15 Consultants, supported by 14 middle grades and 16 juniors.

The responsibilities will include a combination of attending weeks on the general paediatric ward and Paediatric Assessment Unit and Neonatal Unit, with on call 1 in 12 for General Paediatrics and Neonates.

In addition, the successful applicant will be part of the Diabetes Team which includes 3 consultants with expertise in Diabetes, a cross site Matron, PDSNs, Dietician and a Psychologist (currently being recruited). The team is involved in regular quality improvement projects.

About us

There\'s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country\'s largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a 10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as 49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new 100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you\'ll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Each week we have two consultants attending, one for Paediatrics, and one for Neonates.

When Paediatric attending, the post holder will be responsible for the Paediatric Ward. When Neonatal attending, the post holder will be responsible for the Neonatal unit, and the babies on the Labour ward, postnatal wards and Transitional care.

The post includes a 12-hour Consultant presence in PAU, this also involves answering the GP hot phone to give advice and accept GP referrals until 6pm during week and supporting the Paediatric emergency department. All consultants participate in this rota.

The post holder will provide 8 weeks a year in the attending role.

When not on an attending week there will be 3 outpatient clinics per week. 2 of these will be Diabetes Clinics and the other will rotate between an urgent review/new patient clinic and follow up clinic.

There is an expectation that the post holder will attend the weekly Paediatric & Neonatal Grand Round when attending.

On call for out of hours consultant cover will be 1 in 12 covering both Paediatrics and neonates when on call the consultants are resident to 22.00, after the late handover with full middle grade cover.

At weekends the consultant is present for a minimum of 8 hours each day to comply with the Keogh recommendations.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS and MRCPCH
• Full GMC registration/on specialist register of GMC
• NLS or APLS

Desirable

• NLS / APLS Instructor status

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Accreditation in HST in 5 years of Paediatrics or within 6 months of CCST
• 12 months of tertiary diabetes experience
• Diabetes RCPCH SPIN module
• 6 months Tertiary Endocrine experience

Desirable

• 6 months tertiary neonatology or equivalent experience

Management & Audit
Essential

• Participation in clinical audit

Personal Skills
Essential

• Participation in training and supervision of junior medical staff / medical students.
• Adaptability
• Leadership
• Organisation skills
• Innovation
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work constructively within the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Academic achievements / Research / Publications
Essential

• Participation in Department / Trust research projects

Desirable

• Published research (peer reviewed)

Physical requirements
Essential

• Able to travel between sites
• Able to meet the requirements of the post

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