Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: Great flexible working opportunities Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme Generous annual leave and pension scheme Extensive staff health and well-being programmes Job overview This is a full time 10 PA Specialist Grade in paediatric spine appointment. The post holder will work together with 6 spinal consultants as well as 13 orthopaedic consultants and 1 NIHR funded consultant at Alder Hey. Applicant must have minimum two year fellowship in paediatric spinal deformity surgery. Advert MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Duties It is envisaged that this post will attract 10 programmed activities per week (9 PA direct clinical care and 1 PA supporting professional activities) As per Trust Policy for new Specialist Grades increases beyond 1 SPA, in respect of defined roles with clear objectives, can be negotiated by mutual agreement following annual job planning reviews. Proposed job plan This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week. At present there is no on call commitment. The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director within three months of the commencement date of the appointee. The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an illustrative guide only and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidate. Working for our organisation As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility. Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies. We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters. Detailed job description and main responsibilities A proposed job plan is outlined below. The sessions may be adapted following discussion and ‘extra sessions’ are available by mutual agreement between the Trust and the successful candidate. Job plan Episode Per week PAs Monday Theatre AM 4 1.25 Theatre PM 4 1.25 Tuesday Theatres AM Weeks 2 & 4 2 0.625 Theatres AM Weeks 2 & 4 2 0.625 Wednesday Theatre AM Weeks1 & 3 2 0.625 Theatre PM Weeks1 & 3 2 0.625 Thursday OPD AM 4 1.25 OPD PM 4 1.25 Friday MDT week 1 OPD week 1 & 3 PM 1 :4 0.25 0.625 Post op Daily ward rounds/admin 0.75 SPA 1.0 Total –10 PAs/week We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [email protected] or call 0151 282 4599 Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.