Job overview
Are you interested in working in a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team focused on new ways of working using all of the strengths of the team?
Are you willing to flex and work differently to achieve the best for our population?
Why not consider this role which is based in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, working across the county of Buckinghamshire.
This post is designed to strengthen the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) Community Paediatric department. You will join the existing team of Community Paediatricians at BHT to deliver community paediatric services to the children and families covered by the ICB in Buckinghamshire. You will spend approximately one day a week working on your negotiated special interest aligned to supporting the team’s strategic objectives. If you do not have a particular special interest, this time will be filled through the provision of general paediatric clinics or other service provision. The service has undergone extensive transformation and now has a comprehensive multi-professional team offering a supportive working environment. Team colleagues include pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, therapists and GPs. We will support and help you build your career aspirations in line with our service needs and would anticipate that you will enjoy a long and rewarding career within our service.
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Main duties of the job
The role will offer the range of community paediatric inputs including general clinics, neurodevelopmental MDT, Children Looked After clinics. There may be additional variety to the role through support to special schools and through any special interest the candidate may offer.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
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Essential criteria
1. •MRCPCH by examination or equivalent. •Full GMC registration. •On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
2. •Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
3. •Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training •Valid BLS Training
4. •Good communication skills, including communicating bad news
5. •Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
6. •Flexible approach, understanding the work may vary year to year
7. •Caring attitude to patients, carers, and colleagues
8. •Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including travel requirements
9. •Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Able to demonstrate a current strong interest in Community Paediatrics
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Essential criteria
11. MRCPCH by examination or equivalent. • Full GMC registration. • On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
12. •Good communication skills, including communicating bad news
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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