Job overview
We have a 6- months fixed term post available in the Paediatrics department, and the post holder will be expected to participate in the middle grade rota covering Acute Paediatrics and Local Neonatal Unit. This is an excellent opportunity within Paediatrics at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will join the Paediatric team at middle grade level, rotating between General Paediatrics and Neonates. The appointee will take part in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the consultant team and supervise the work of the junior trainees. Working patterns and timetables will be equivalent to those expected of the training grade registrars. This includes normal day work, weekends and nights.
* Managing paediatric patients throughout their hospital stay
* Delivering care to Newborns in the Neonatal Services
* Delivering care to the NICU/SCBU, labour ward & post-natal
* Assessment of referred babies
* The review of all babies as needed
* Supervising Foundation doctors
* Review of protocols as part of the team
* The appointee will be expected to work flexible across the service as required, as and when service needs change
* To take part in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the Consultant Paediatricians
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
* Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Experience of audit
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working in paediatrics and neonates
* Competencies equivalent to completion of ST3 in Paediatrics
* Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient
* Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
Desirable criteria
* NHS experience
Fitness to Practice
Essential criteria
* Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs
* Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
* Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Desirable criteria
* Ability to teach clinical skills
* Experience in organising educational activities
Other requirments
Essential criteria
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our trust values every day