Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
You will join a present team of 8 existing Consultant Paediatric Surgeons in providing comprehensive tertiary Paediatric surgical services to the Northern Region. The On-call and Emergency cover will be shared with colleagues with a frequency of 1:8. The post is mainly to fulfil the Trust objectives of greater than 95% theatre utilization by working flexibly to pick up lists which become available due to on-call commitments or leave. Additionally, the post will offer the individual to develop an interest in the subspecialty but would be mainly to cover the gap in service arising due to leave. (Gastro-intestinal surgery and providing venous access service). We wish to appoint a surgeon who is comfortable and has experience of minimally invasive techniques. The appointee will also be required to provide an outreach clinic and theatre list on a fortnightly basis.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This post is based in the Department of Paediatric Surgery in the Great North Children's Hospital, which provides Specialist Paediatric Surgical services to the Northern Region.
For an informal discussion and further information, please contact: Dr Jason Gane, Clinical Director of Children's Services, on 0191 2829265 or Mr Anupam Lall, Head of Department for Paediatric Surgery, on 0191 2829389 or at anupam.lall@nhs.net.
The closing date is Wednesday 6 November 2024.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: Based at the Great North Childrens Hospital on the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) site, the appointee will join eight other Consultant Paediatric Surgeons in providing a comprehensive specialist surgical service for the Northern region and the northern sector of the Northern & Yorkshire Region. There are the potential of 2 posts available one to cover maternity leave and the other to cover lists/see new and old patients in clinic to meet the 18 week target. The post is also to ease the burden of on-call on the existing surgeons. The successful candidate may be responsible for an outreach clinic and theatre list in the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, running one day every other week. This responsibility will be shared with existing consultants. We expect the successful candidates to develop a specialist interest in children with congenital and acquired diseases affecting the gastro-intestinal tract and help with deliver Venous access service provision. The successful candidate will have a strong exposure and commitment to minimally invasive techniques. She or he should be able to demonstrate outcomes comparable to international best standards in this area of surgery. She or he should be familiar with evidence-based practice and be enthusiastic about objective analysis of surgical outcomes Emergency on-call duties, intended to be based on a 1 in 8 rota and will be shared with the other seven Consultants. This will include providing shared cover for dedicated paediatric emergency lists in the Great North Childrens Hospital. Currently the on-call Consultant is responsible for the all-day emergency lists of the on-call week (4:3) which is divided into weekdays (Mon to thurs) and weekends (Fri to Sunday) Rostering for emergency cover will be on a departmental rota and job plans will be annualised to reflect these preferences. Our team job plans include a compulsory rest day after a period of emergency cover, with no clinical or administrative commitments. The appointee will also be available for emergency consultation on the Freeman Hospital (FRH) site for acutely ill children. Since Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery is situated at FRH it is expected that some emergency surgery may need to be carried out on these sites on occasions. We expect these two posts to attract 10PAs and are for 6 months with possibility of extension to 12 at the end of the term. Job planning will be annualised, but we expect this post to utilise two theatre sessions and two clinic sessions each week. We expect the appointee to be able to take up operating lists which become available because of other surgeons on-call or annual leave. Attendance at the weekly combined consultant ward round is expected. The round includes a weekly radiology conference and monthly audit, mortality/morbidity meetings (the latter includes review of critical incidents), pathology conference, Journal Club, and case presentation in rotation. The Trust supports requirements for Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the Royal Colleges and is committed to providing support for these activities. Office accommodation, secretarial support and a computer with Internet access will be provided.
Academic: The appointee will be expected to take a full part in providing undergraduate and postgraduate training activities within the department. Each SHO equivalent has a named Consultant as Educational Supervisor during their post. Medical students are attached to the department in their third year and some also join in their fourth year as one of their course options The Trust supports CME according to Royal College guidelines and it is expected that the appointee will fulfil College requirements for CME with time and financial support from the Trust
Administration: The appointee will be expected to undertake administrative duties in relation to care of his/her patients and in relation to running of the department and paediatric surgical services. The department lies within the Childrens Services Directorate of the Trust. Appropriate secretarial support and office accommodation will be provided The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of the clinical governance structure developed to maintain and improve the quality of care. This includes attendance at audit and Mortality and Morbidity meetings and the main, weekly combined ward round.
Teaching: Regular postgraduate teaching Audit active participation in clinical audit is expected and time is set aside to encompass this Cover for colleagues absences prospective cover included
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: Based at the Great North Childrens Hospital on the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) site, the appointee will join eight other Consultant Paediatric Surgeons in providing a comprehensive specialist surgical service for the Northern region and the northern sector of the Northern & Yorkshire Region. There are the potential of 2 posts available one to cover maternity leave and the other to cover lists/see new and old patients in clinic to meet the 18 week target. The post is also to ease the burden of on-call on the existing surgeons. The successful candidate may be responsible for an outreach clinic and theatre list in the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, running one day every other week. This responsibility will be shared with existing consultants. We expect the successful candidates to develop a specialist interest in children with congenital and acquired diseases affecting the gastro-intestinal tract and help with deliver Venous access service provision. The successful candidate will have a strong exposure and commitment to minimally invasive techniques. She or he should be able to demonstrate outcomes comparable to international best standards in this area of surgery. She or he should be familiar with evidence-based practice and be enthusiastic about objective analysis of surgical outcomes Emergency on-call duties, intended to be based on a 1 in 8 rota and will be shared with the other seven Consultants. This will include providing shared cover for dedicated paediatric emergency lists in the Great North Childrens Hospital. Currently the on-call Consultant is responsible for the all-day emergency lists of the on-call week (4:3) which is divided into weekdays (Mon to thurs) and weekends (Fri to Sunday) Rostering for emergency cover will be on a departmental rota and job plans will be annualised to reflect these preferences. Our team job plans include a compulsory rest day after a period of emergency cover, with no clinical or administrative commitments. The appointee will also be available for emergency consultation on the Freeman Hospital (FRH) site for acutely ill children. Since Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery is situated at FRH it is expected that some emergency surgery may need to be carried out on these sites on occasions. We expect these two posts to attract 10PAs and are for 6 months with possibility of extension to 12 at the end of the term. Job planning will be annualised, but we expect this post to utilise two theatre sessions and two clinic sessions each week. We expect the appointee to be able to take up operating lists which become available because of other surgeons on-call or annual leave. Attendance at the weekly combined consultant ward round is expected. The round includes a weekly radiology conference and monthly audit, mortality/morbidity meetings (the latter includes review of critical incidents), pathology conference, Journal Club, and case presentation in rotation. The Trust supports requirements for Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the Royal Colleges and is committed to providing support for these activities. Office accommodation, secretarial support and a computer with Internet access will be provided.
Academic: The appointee will be expected to take a full part in providing undergraduate and postgraduate training activities within the department. Each SHO equivalent has a named Consultant as Educational Supervisor during their post. Medical students are attached to the department in their third year and some also join in their fourth year as one of their course options The Trust supports CME according to Royal College guidelines and it is expected that the appointee will fulfil College requirements for CME with time and financial support from the Trust
Administration: The appointee will be expected to undertake administrative duties in relation to care of his/her patients and in relation to running of the department and paediatric surgical services. The department lies within the Childrens Services Directorate of the Trust. Appropriate secretarial support and office accommodation will be provided The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of the clinical governance structure developed to maintain and improve the quality of care. This includes attendance at audit and Mortality and Morbidity meetings and the main, weekly combined ward round.
Teaching: Regular postgraduate teaching Audit active participation in clinical audit is expected and time is set aside to encompass this Cover for colleagues absences prospective cover included
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification
- MRCS or equivalent post graduate surgical qualification
- FRCS (Paed) or equivalent
- GMC registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, (or for UK trainees entry expected within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer a clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, commensurate with a consultant role
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- To be able to provide on call cover
- Able to manage both congenital and acquired diseases of the childhood
- Willingness to work collaboratively in seeking optimal outcomes for children
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in minimally invasive surgery for children
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Able to run a service and participate in the management process
- Able to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists.
- Ability to manage and lead surgical 'firm'
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
- Responsibility for educational courses
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Recent publications in peer reviewed journal appropriate to this specialty
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification
- MRCS or equivalent post graduate surgical qualification
- FRCS (Paed) or equivalent
- GMC registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, (or for UK trainees entry expected within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer a clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, commensurate with a consultant role
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- To be able to provide on call cover
- Able to manage both congenital and acquired diseases of the childhood
- Willingness to work collaboratively in seeking optimal outcomes for children
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in minimally invasive surgery for children
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Able to run a service and participate in the management process
- Able to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists.
- Ability to manage and lead surgical 'firm'
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
- Responsibility for educational courses
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Recent publications in peer reviewed journal appropriate to this specialty
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
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).
