Job summary
The role of Specialty Doctor in Community Paediatrics will be based at King's Mill Hospital. The role may suit Paediatricians considering a long-term career in Community Paediatrics or who are looking to gain more experience in Community Paediatrics as part of their career development. Clinical Consultant support is available.
The Service offers care to children and young people in the Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark Districts who have neuro-disabling or neurodevelopmental conditions, alongside general paediatric medical needs. We have close links with our colleagues in General Paediatrics, specialties and therapy services both within the local Hospitals and in the Community.
The role will provide clinics predominantly in the Newark/Ollerton area, but may include the Mansfield and/or Ashfield areas dependent on candidate and need of the service. The post is 10 PAs with no out of hours on-call commitment.
Main duties of the job
We are keen to support areas of personal interest within the service, eg, teaching and safeguarding. We also offer opportunities to develop leadership and management skills and will support career progression within Specialty Doctor grades or through the CESR process.
We have recently commenced an additional project which includes 2 further Specialist nurses and a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist based within the team to support our ASD/ADHD assessments.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
The appointee will joint a well established friendly team of 8 Consultant Community Paediatricians, 2 Locum posts, 2 Specialty Doctors, 1 Specialist Registrar and 3 Specialist Nurses.
We are an award winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services. We put the patient at the centre of everything we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description for full person specification and main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description for full person specification and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC
Desirable
- Further qualification in related subject
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 2 of which must be in Paediatrics
Desirable
- Further community paediatric experience
- Special interest and skill
Management & Admin Experience
Essential
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
- Experience of partnership working across other agencies (Social Services, Education)
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to teach undergraduate medical students in outpatient clinic and other teaching methods
- Support, teach and assess postgraduate paediatric trainees
Desirable
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or para-medical staff
Research
Essential
- Able to appraise research
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
- Completed at least one audit project related to Paediatrics
Desirable
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- Good communicator, verbal and written
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and co-operate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work
- Prepared to work flexibly
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Ability to use information technology
Desirable
Transport
Essential
- The candidate must have a UK driving license and have access to a car due to the requirement to travel to and from off site locations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC
Desirable
- Further qualification in related subject
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 2 of which must be in Paediatrics
Desirable
- Further community paediatric experience
- Special interest and skill
Management & Admin Experience
Essential
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
- Experience of partnership working across other agencies (Social Services, Education)
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to teach undergraduate medical students in outpatient clinic and other teaching methods
- Support, teach and assess postgraduate paediatric trainees
Desirable
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or para-medical staff
Research
Essential
- Able to appraise research
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
- Completed at least one audit project related to Paediatrics
Desirable
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- Good communicator, verbal and written
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and co-operate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work
- Prepared to work flexibly
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Ability to use information technology
Desirable
Transport
Essential
- The candidate must have a UK driving license and have access to a car due to the requirement to travel to and from off site locations.
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).
