Job Description

Applications are invited for a full-time substantive consultant post in Paediatrics with special interest in Epilepsy and Neurology at Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust. It will be desirable (but not essential) to have previous experience and training in Epilepsy and Neurology at tertiary hospital level. We also welcome applicants who wish to develop Neurology/Epilepsy as a special interest (SPIN) post-CCT. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Paediatrician who wants to join a friendly and supportive Paediatric team.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will participate in a 1:12 on-call Consultant rota, working weekdays and weekends covering Acute Paediatrics. The post holder will undertake both general Paediatric and Epilepsy/Neurology clinics. They will be supported by our current senior epilepsy specialist Consultant, Epilepsy specialist nurses and our regional Paediatric epilepsy network (EPEN).About usAt East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.Job description
Job responsibilitiesIn the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• CCT or equivalent in Paediatrics (or be within 6 months of CCT) / CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application
• MBBS or equivalent
• College Membership (MRCPCH) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Level 3 (or equivalent) training in safeguarding and experience of safeguarding work
• Up to date APLS/EPALS provider (or can demonstrate equivalent)
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
• Valid BLS Training

Desirable

• Postgraduate academic degree
• APLS/EPALS/NLS instructor

Previous experience
Essential

• Broad range of experience in Paediatrics
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Experience in organising educational activities
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrable experience and participation in research
• Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in paediatric epilepsy /neurology

Skills
Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Ability to effectively teach clinical skills
• Ability to critically appraise published evidence
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements
Essential

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution

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