Job summary
LAS FY2 in General Paediatrics / Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 40% full time equivalent for a total of 6 months (In a 2-month and then 4-month block with a gap of 2 months in between.)
Applications are invited for the above post at the Horton General Hospital, Banbury. The appointment which commences on Wed 7th December 2022 till Tuesday 31st January 2023 and then from Wednesday 5th April 2023 till Tuesday 1st August 2023.
The post offers an opportunity for a junior doctor who has achieved competencies at a minimum of FY1 level, to gain experience in general paediatrics and to develop their clinical skills by working in a small friendly unit that provides a consultant delivered service. There is a well-established teaching programme and opportunities to gain outpatient and community paediatric experience
Main duties of the job
- b) Daily Commitment:
Attendance as required in Out-Patients clinic and Accident and Emergency department, the latter to provide paediatric advice to ED trainees as requested.
- c) Description of Working Pattern
The post is part of a full shift, eight week rolling rota, which is new deal compliant. Shifts are a mixture of early 9.00 am - 5.00 pm, long day 9.00am - 8.00pm, late 1.00 pm - 9.30 pm and night shifts 9.00 pm - 09.30 am. Night shifts are run for three or four days at a time. Weekend days run 9.00 am - 9.30 pm. The post is based at the Horton Hospital Banbury.
- d) Teaching
Teaching responsibilities; none specified, but opportunities to teach medical students, nurses and other staff will arise.
- e) Administration/Management
About us
Banbury is a growing market town set in a surrounding agricultural community. The present population served is estimated variously at some 150,000 people depending on the specialty concerned. Over the next decade this population is expected to rise following the completion of the M40 motorway to Birmingham. The main communities served are Banbury, Bicester, Chipping Norton, Brackley, Shipston-on-Stour, a rural community. The catchment area with other District General Hospitals means that there is an overlap of service provision within about a 12 mile radius of Banbury. There is also a relatively high number of major country towns with eleven Community Hospitals.
The hospital provides a total of 226 beds for in-patient care. The hospital provides trauma and orthopaedic surgery, gynaecology, paediatrics, general medicine, ENT, Oral Surgery and an MLU. There are 15 beds in the Elms Clinic for psychiatric patients which is part of the Mental Health Unit. The phased modernisation programme over the last twenty years for the hospital has provided new facilities for pathology and radiology, ward accommodation for trauma and orthopaedics and general medicine with a purpose built intensive care unit. The hospital has a modern four operating theatre complex with integral theatre sterile supply unit and recovery facilities. There is a newly opened Day Case Unit with sixteen beds. A new Accident and Emergency department funded by public appeal was opened in 1989.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:
Responsible to the Consultant with whom the appointment is made. Works in accordance with an agreed rota with the other Paediatric staff and liaises with Consultant clinical and other hospital staff as necessary.
The Horton Paediatric department is a resident paediatric consultant delivered service and this means that the trainees work closely together with the paediatric consultant on site.
Routine clerking, observation, care and supervision of Paediatric patients, under the care of the Consultant Paediatricians and cases admitted to the children's ward under the care of the Consultant ENT Surgeon and Orthopaedic surgeons. Involvement in the acute emergency care of children attending the Horton A/E department. Routine examination of new-born infants.
Attendance at routine ward round and at other times as ill patients require. Liaison with General Practitioners for the acceptance of emergency paediatric cases.
Completion of electronic patient discharge information and summaries for transmission to General Practitioners.
Such other duties of a comparable nature as may be required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:
Responsible to the Consultant with whom the appointment is made. Works in accordance with an agreed rota with the other Paediatric staff and liaises with Consultant clinical and other hospital staff as necessary.
The Horton Paediatric department is a resident paediatric consultant delivered service and this means that the trainees work closely together with the paediatric consultant on site.
Routine clerking, observation, care and supervision of Paediatric patients, under the care of the Consultant Paediatricians and cases admitted to the children's ward under the care of the Consultant ENT Surgeon and Orthopaedic surgeons. Involvement in the acute emergency care of children attending the Horton A/E department. Routine examination of new-born infants.
Attendance at routine ward round and at other times as ill patients require. Liaison with General Practitioners for the acceptance of emergency paediatric cases.
Completion of electronic patient discharge information and summaries for transmission to General Practitioners.
Such other duties of a comparable nature as may be required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with Licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- One year pre-registration training
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Completion on FY1 training or equivalent One year's experience as above
- F2/ST1
Skills
Essential
- As expected for one year's experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with Licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- One year pre-registration training
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Completion on FY1 training or equivalent One year's experience as above
- F2/ST1
Skills
Essential
- As expected for one year's experience
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).
