The Paediatric Service is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed General Consultant Paediatrician with special interest in Epilepsy neurology and or Respiratory medicine to work fulltime at the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is committed to working in partnership with colleagues in the Tees valley Integrated Care Partnership and wider North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System. As such, the team will work as part of a wider network at times to strengthen care pathways and support ongoing workforce development.
Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant Paediatrician, who will be based at the University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton, to start as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The appointee will join a full time NHS Consultant Group. The position includes consultant of the week covering general paediatrics and level one neonates.
They will have commitments to the new Children & Young People's Emergency Department (CYPED), Special Care Baby Unit and will conduct clinics in Hartlepool, Stockton, or Peterlee bases.
The on-call cover is expected to be on the hybrid rota where during weekdays they contribute to part of 1 in 7 on-call cover and part of 1 in 6 resident cover and this ratio might change and will be discussed in Job planning meeting.
The successful candidate is also expected to provide cover on weekends as on-call and as resident cover(Pro rota). This will also be discussed in the Job plan meeting.
The resident cover for weekday evening cover is from 1700-2200. The resident cover on weekends is from 0900-2200.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is committed to developing both workforce and services within the Tees Valley and wider integrated care system. There may be opportunities to work collaboratively with other NHS organisations within the area as a part of this.
Applicants must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (London) and also either be registered on its Specialist Registrar for Paediatrics or be within 6 months of completing CCT.
Applicants must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (London) and have experience or want to develop experience in Paediatric Endocrine and Paediatric Diabetes
See attached job description which outlines the main responsibilities associated with this position
Person Specification
Qualification and experience
* Fully registered with GMC
* Applicant must produce evidence the he/she is either on the UK specialist registrar or within 6 months of CCT date, and is expected to achieve a CCT
* Ability to offer expert opinion on range of problems, both elective and emergency within the speciality
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Experience with Child Protection
* Experience and commitment to clinical audit
* Good understanding of NHS, Social Services, educational Services, knowledge and understanding of national guidance and legislation in relation to safeguarding children
* Competent to work under pressure
* APLS/EPLS/NLS
* Teaching Experience
* MRCPCH or similar
* Training relating to Paediatric specialist area of role
* Experience working independently at Consultant Level.
* Experience in independently managing children with complex needs
* Training/experience in NHS management.
* Experience in managing and leading specialist unit, directorate teams and working parties as appropriate
* Educational supervision training
* Formal training in teaching.
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
* Previous research experience.
* Quality improvement project relating to General Paediatrics
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpro rata, per annum
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