*Job Overview*
We are looking to appoint a dynamic and motivated Locum Consultant Paediatrician with expertise in Metabolic Medicine to join our team at Nottingham Children's Hospital for a 9 month maternity cover post.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and well established multi disciplinary team delivering high quality care to children and young people with both general paediatric and metabolic conditions. The postholder will contribute to the regional development of the metabolic service across the East Midlands, alongside delivering consultant-led general paediatric inpatient and outpatient care.
You will be joining a friendly and forward-thinking service that values clinical excellence, innovation, education, and collaborative working.
Main duties of the job
Provide inpatient and outpatient care to children with inherited metabolic disorders, working alongside a multidisciplinary metabolic team and in partnership with regional colleagues in Leicester.
Contribute To The General Paediatric Service Including:
* Outpatient general paediatric and rapid access clinics
* Participation in the acute paediatric on-call and out-of-hours rota (including evenings and weekends)
* Vetting of GP referrals and provision of advice & guidance
Attend and contribute to weekly metabolic MDTs, ward reviews, and clinical meetings.
Support the delivery of high-quality medical education for undergraduates and postgraduates.
Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, service development and clinical governance.
Collaborate with consultant colleagues to ensure seamless, safe, and timely care for all paediatric patients.
Working for our organisation
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 19,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.
We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
*Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities*
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the main responsibilities.
Person specification
Professional Registration
*Essential Criteria*
* Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
* Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register for general paediatrics
* or be within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of the interview
*Qualifications/Development
Essential criteria*
* MRCPCH or equivalent
* Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children (Paediatric positions only)
Desirable criteria
* Higher Degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
*Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential criteria*
* Accurate assessment of sick children
* Current APLS provider (or within 6 months of expired date)
* Evidence of extensive safeguarding experience
* Evidence of extensive general paediatric experience in a Childrens Hospital setting
Desirable criteria
* Expertise in metabolic medicine or evidence of ability to develop this expertise
* APLS instructor
* Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
* Training in sudden unexpected deaths processes
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
*Essential Criteria*
* Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
*Management Skills
Essential criteria*
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
* Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
* Able to delegate appropriately.
* Able to work within a team.
Desirable criteria
* Specific training in clinical management
*Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential criteria*
* Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
* Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
* Able to take overall responsibility for patients
* Computing and IT skills commensurate with a senior clinician role.
* Commitment to continuing professional development
Teaching, Audit & Research
*Essential Criteria*
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
* Ability to interpret and apply research findings
* Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
Desirable criteria
* Experience as a co-investigator or Principal Investigator
* Original research publications
* Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
*Practical Requirements
Essential criteria*
* Full UK Driving licence
* Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children