LAS post for ST4+/registrar in General/neonatal Paediatrics’

Job description

Job responsibilities

LAS post of ST4+ in General/neonatal Paediatrics, available for 6 months to start immediately from Oct 2022. The successful applicant will be on the middle grade rota. The role responsibility is for children on the acute childrens wards and cover for Paediatric Accident & Emergency, ward based teaching is incorporated within this appointment. There is also active participation in supervised outpatient clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Day to day clinical management of children on the two acute childrens wards, Dolphin and Lion, including medical aspects of surgical patients and close liaison with doctors involved from other specialties
• Cover for paediatric problems on the Paediatric Accident & Emergency Unit.
• Providing cover for all acute paediatric referrals from any source.
• Supervision and teaching of the ST1-ST3 doctors on the Acute Childrens Wards and the Paediatric Day Bed Unit.
• Out of hours, nights and weekends cover both neonatal and general paediatrics.
• triage, assess, and manage CYP admitted to Observation bay.
• Responsible for discharge and subsequent care planning of CYP from observation bay to their home, acute ward or other medical professionals.

General Responsibilities

• Take part in teaching medical students and physician assistant trainees.
• Acute on-call rota covering nights and weekends 1in 10 SpR rota.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with the General Medical Council
• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

• MRCPCH

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

• ST3 experience in Paediatrics

Desirable

• Previous Specialist Registrar experience

Specialty

Essential

• Paediatrics

Desirable

• Community Paediatrics

Training

Desirable

• APLS
• NLS

Teaching

Desirable

• Previous experience desirable

Management and Audit

Desirable

• Previous experience desirable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)