Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (APA approx 2.7PAs - subject to review as per rota requirements) Job ref 331-B1100825
Site Furness General Hospital Town Barrow in Furness Salary £61,542 - £99,216 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/09/2025 18:00
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Furness General Hospital are looking for a Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics to join our team at the Middle-Grade Level.
The post is based in the Paediatric Department at Furness General Hospital and you will be part of a team delivering day to day care of patients on the Children’s Ward and Special Care Baby Unit.
You will be required to participate in the 1:7 resident on-call rota which includes night duties, day shifts and weekends.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a member of a team of middle grade doctors working a full shift system.
The clinical duties of the post include the following:
* Day to day care of patients on the Children’s Unit and Special Care Baby Unit as well as covering the Central Delivery Suite and post-natal Ward.
* Maintenance of patient’s records and generation of timely Discharge Summaries
* Participation in Consultant-led ward rounds undertaken by the Paediatric Team
* Emergency care of patients in the paediatric assessment unit and the emergency department
You will be encouraged to actively participate in audit / research / training within the team
You will be encouraged to contribute to the teaching programme of the junior doctors and will help to protect their teaching time during allocated teaching sessions.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospital s-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Basic Medical Qualifaction e.g. MBBS
* Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
* Post Graduate Qualification in Paediatrics
Experience
* Completed at least four years’ fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) of which at least two years will be in speciality training programme in Paediatrics or as a fixed term speciality trainee in Paediatrics OR have equivalent experience and competencies
* At least 6 months neonatal experience (at Level 2 neonatal unit of above)
* Proven experience in Audit
* Some experience with acute/non acute Paed problems e..g child protectin,child development
Skills
* Practical experience in: Acute and non-acute paediatric problems: including medical, surgical, child protection, resuscitation, neo-natal, child development and disability, behavioural paediatrics
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The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Kosmas Kailidis Job title Consultant Paediatrician Email address kosmas.kailidis@mbht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01229402964 Additional information
Please contact the administrative team CYP FGH to arrange to speak with Kosmas Kailidis on 01229 402964
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