Job summary
This is for a new post for a Consultant Community Paediatrician at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, based at Dingley Child Development Centre.
The successful post holder will have a special interest that complements the needs of the department. Applications from candidates with a neurodisabilty/epilesy interest would be particularly welcome.
Please note the simulation date is 15/7/25 and the interview date is 29/07/25
Main duties of the job
The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Community Paediatric service with the present consultants. An office base with secretarial and administrative support will be provided.
The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Paediatric Department with the present consultant paediatricians.
To provide with colleagues, community paediatric services in an outpatient setting and on-call cover for child protection on-calls..
To provide subspecialty support and undertake speciality clinics in liaison with tertiary centre and relevant networks.
About us
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer.
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, Paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
The trust provides several services Berkshire-wide (eg Ophthalmology, renal). Following the principle of care closer to home, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust offers services from many locations, including King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Windsor dialysis unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace, Townlands Hospital Henley, Dingley Child Development Centre and there are visiting clinics in Wallingford and Wantage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PLAN SUMMARY
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
PAs
Monday
09:00
15:00
Dingley
General/Hearing Clinic weekly
4 hours plus 2 hours administration time
DCC
1.5
15:00
17:00
Consultant meeting/MDT meeting/ Cp Peer review/M&M
DCC
0.5
Tuesday
08:30
14:30
Dingley
Epilepsy clinic weekly
4 hours plus 2 hours administration time
DCC
1.5
14:30
17:00
Wednesday
08:30
12:30
School
School clinic( admin) alternate weeks
DCC
1
13:00
17:30
Thursday
08:30
12:30
Dingley
Specialist clinics
(ARAF/Transition/ACP/Neurology +admin) weeks 1-3
DCC
1.
13:00
17:30
Friday
08:30
12:30
RBH / Dingley
Ward round (alternate weeks)
MDT clinic (monthly + admin)
DCC
1
13:00
17:00
Safeguarding role
1
Ad hoc
Dingley
Child protection on call rota
DCC
1
Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
8.5
On-call
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
1.5
Other Activities (ANR / ED)
Total weekly programmed activities
10
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PLAN SUMMARY
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
PAs
Monday
09:00
15:00
Dingley
General/Hearing Clinic weekly
4 hours plus 2 hours administration time
DCC
1.5
15:00
17:00
Consultant meeting/MDT meeting/ Cp Peer review/M&M
DCC
0.5
Tuesday
08:30
14:30
Dingley
Epilepsy clinic weekly
4 hours plus 2 hours administration time
DCC
1.5
14:30
17:00
Wednesday
08:30
12:30
School
School clinic( admin) alternate weeks
DCC
1
13:00
17:30
Thursday
08:30
12:30
Dingley
Specialist clinics
(ARAF/Transition/ACP/Neurology +admin) weeks 1-3
DCC
1.
13:00
17:30
Friday
08:30
12:30
RBH / Dingley
Ward round (alternate weeks)
MDT clinic (monthly + admin)
DCC
1
13:00
17:00
Safeguarding role
1
Ad hoc
Dingley
Child protection on call rota
DCC
1
Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
8.5
On-call
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
1.5
Other Activities (ANR / ED)
Total weekly programmed activities
10
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
- oThe applicant is on the specialist register or can provide evidence that they are within 6 months of award of a CCT at the time of interview.
- oFull GMC Registration
- oUp to date PALS/APLS/EPLS resuscitation certificate
Desirable
- oPost graduate qualification in education or related subjects
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oBroad general paediatric training including outpatient experience
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance
- oPalliative care experience (oncology post)
- oSafeguarding experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Community Paediatrics
- Neurodisabilty
Desirable
Organisation & Planning
Essential
- oEvidence of active involvement in audit
- oAble to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
- oAbility to chair meetings
Desirable
- oActive involvement in management tasks
- oIT skills especially use of databases
Teaching skills
Essential
- oEvidence of teaching experience
Academic
Essential
- oUnderstanding of principles of research
Desirable
- oResearch experience
- oPrincipal Investigator experience
- oPublications
Career Progression
Essential
- oAppropriate progression of career to date
Personal Skills
Essential
- oAbility to lead
- oGood communication skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oThoroughness
- oInitiative, enthusiasm and drive
Physical Requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
- oThe applicant is on the specialist register or can provide evidence that they are within 6 months of award of a CCT at the time of interview.
- oFull GMC Registration
- oUp to date PALS/APLS/EPLS resuscitation certificate
Desirable
- oPost graduate qualification in education or related subjects
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oBroad general paediatric training including outpatient experience
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance
- oPalliative care experience (oncology post)
- oSafeguarding experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Community Paediatrics
- Neurodisabilty
Desirable
Organisation & Planning
Essential
- oEvidence of active involvement in audit
- oAble to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
- oAbility to chair meetings
Desirable
- oActive involvement in management tasks
- oIT skills especially use of databases
Teaching skills
Essential
- oEvidence of teaching experience
Academic
Essential
- oUnderstanding of principles of research
Desirable
- oResearch experience
- oPrincipal Investigator experience
- oPublications
Career Progression
Essential
- oAppropriate progression of career to date
Personal Skills
Essential
- oAbility to lead
- oGood communication skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oThoroughness
- oInitiative, enthusiasm and drive
Physical Requirements
Essential
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
