Trust Doctor in Paediatric Surgery

Job responsibilities

The consultant team are supported by 10 ST3+ registrars, 10 ST1/Foundation Trainees, 1 ANP and a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

The post holder should be fully registered and ideally have some experience in general paediatric surgery or paediatrics with at least 6 months NHS experience or equivalent. It is also an excellent opportunity for those with an interest to gain such experience.

DUTIES OF THE POST

The Doctor will support in a rolling 1:10 rota and be involved in covering all aspects of inpatient care including on-call, ward cover and night shifts. During other duty periods, the post holder will be involved in other aspects of the paediatric surgical service, including attending outpatient clinics, theatres and will also have exposure to other activities within the department including opportunities for quality improvement, audit and contributions to clinical governance work.

LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The post holder will support the on call rota equivalent to ST1-ST2. The Doctor will be rotated to cover the paediatric surgical ward on 42, surgical newborn unit, outliers, ED, LCAT (short stay) units and theatres or clinics. This gives ample opportunity to see the breadth of patients in paediatric surgery and manage them both in an elective and emergency context.

There are several theatre lists both emergency and elective on a daily basis and clinics most days. All are encouraged to go to take advantage of any of these as per their choice and availability. All trainees are allocated a clinical supervisor within the department and if they do not have an educational supervisor in their rotation are allocated one within the department as well.

All trainees should attend the daily morning handover at 8:00- 8:30am and join the ward round if they are not going to either theatre or clinic.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING

Participation in departmental teaching and ward based teaching of medical students is expected in this post. to and attendance at the weekly departmental handover meeting every Thursday along with teaching activity and monthly Governance meetings are mandatory.

Experience

Essential

• 12 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including:
• make the care or your patient your first concern
• provide a good standard of practice and care
• take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised
• protect and promote the health of patients and of the public
• treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
• work in partnership with patients
• work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients interests
• be honest and open and act with integrity
• never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
• never abuse your patients trust in you or the publics trust in the profession.
• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice

Desirable

• Previous Experience in Paediatric Surgery, neonatology or paediatrics
• 6 months experience in NHS or equivalent
• Aptitude for practical skills, e.g. manual dexterity
• Successful completion of relevant skills course(s),
• Research and audit skills:
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• Evidence of involvement in audit, quality improvement, formal research or other activity which:
• focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement
• demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum
• Teaching:
• Evidence of interest in, and experience of teaching
• Evidence of feedback for teaching
• Instructor status (or a recommendation for instructor status) in an advanced life support course (ALS, ATLS, EPLS, APLS) or equivalent course

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Shows initiative/drive/enthusiasm (self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative)
• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the care of children and young people and/or surgery
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s)
• Evidence of self-reflective practice
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following:
• That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English;
• or
• academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) results showing a score of at least 7.5 in each domain (speaking, listening, reading, writing),with an overall score of at least 7.5, to be achieved in a single sitting and within 24 months of the time of application
• If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills, but do not have evidence in one of the above forms, they must provide alternative supporting evidence of language skills

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Basic/intermediate paediatric life support (will be delivered on enrolment)
• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.

Desirable

• MRCS (partial or complete) or equivalent particularly MRCPCH
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent

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).