Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 374-CQEB-2175-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Conquest Hospital / Eastbourne District
- Town
- St Leonards On Sea
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in General Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
We invite you to join our general paediatric team. We require a speciality doctor for an initial fixed period of 12 months with a possibility of further extension to a permanent post.
Our Middle grade team consistent of eight Speciality doctors and two Specialty Paediatric trainees (ST). This is a replacement post to support a 1:8 rota with a possibility of the rota moving to 1:9 or 1:10 in the future.
Successful applicant will be mainly be based in Conquest hospital. You will join a wider team of fourteen Speciality trainees, GP trainees and foundation doctors, Together with four advanced paediatric nurse practitioners. Our departments hosts Brighton and Sussex medical school year 4 students. It is an examination centre for clinic MRCPCH examination.
Candidates must have full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant is expected to:
- Attend and participate in governance meetings such as clinical risk, audit, Paediatric M&M, Obstetric and Joint neonatal meeting in addition to the weekly paediatric teaching meetings (Grand round, radiology meeting, and weekly departmental teaching and simulation). You would also be supporting the training of medical students and junior doctors.
- To work as part of the medical, nursing and Divisional team to maintain and improve the health and clinical care to local children and young people
- To work collaboratively with Primary care colleagues and other specialties including maternity, radiology, anaesthetics, paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and adult neurology among other adult medicine subspecialties .
- To work as part of the broader team and in collaboration with children’s services and the police to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people.
- To contribute to the delivery of services which are financially responsible and efficient.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised medical qualification
- Higher Diploma (Fellowship or Membership) of specialty college or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC
- Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Has at least three years' experience in General paediatrics including Neonatal medicine at a middle grade level
- Evidence of CPD in General Paediatrics/Community
- Able to work in a multidisciplinary manner
- Completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Administration
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and Appraisal
Management
Essential criteria
- Management skills
Audit , Research and publications
Essential criteria
- Demonstration of completed audit projects
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of clinical research culminating in publications
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Personal Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective communicator, team player
- Self-motivated to be able to develop their specialty
- Ability to adapt to changing roles and clinical practice
- Flexible, able to cover colleagues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Professional attitude towards work
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with information technology
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Clark
- Job title
- Acting Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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