General Paediatric Clinical Fellow

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 December 2024

Job summary

We are looking for a General Paediatric Clinical Fellow to join our Team at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey. The post is within the middle tier doctor rota, taking shifts including days, nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

The doctors would complement the existing middle grade team and participate in the current shift system. They would be responsible for the smooth running of the inpatient and A&E department, and participate in out-patient clinics. An example rota template is provided below, with the successful applicant following a nine week rolling pattern.

The doctor would support the junior trainees and liaise closely with the nursing staff and attending/on call Consultant.

Participation in teaching, departmental meetings, audit and generation of guidelines will be expected

The Consultants participate in a weekly attending system, and are available for assessment of urgent referrals, working closely with the junior medical staff.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • On-site Nurseries
  • On-site staff cafes
  • On-site parking
  • Support in career development
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

13 November 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year Payments for: Additional Rostered Hrs; Night Rate & Weekends

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-MD3700-AM

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Children and Young Peoples Department has an excellent reputation for providing high quality general and specialist Paediatric and Neonatal services. We are also recognised for our Educational Programme and friendly, supportive working environment. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic consultant to complement our existing team.

We provide a full range of in and out-patient Paediatric services, Paediatric Accident and Emergency and Neonatal Intensive Care (Level 3).

We aim to provide a high quality, multi-disciplinary service to our children and young people based on the latest evidence based clinical guidance. We are continuously improving and updating our skills, developing links with tertiary centres as we evolve services offered and strive to cultivate a culture of learning, support and continuous improvement.

We aim to provide a robust programme of under and post graduate education in order to facilitate this and evolve our staff.

We provide consultant delivered service between the hours of 09.00 - 22.00 Monday to Sunday. We take an active role in all aspects of high quality patient care, from the day to day running of the department, supervision of juniors, nursing staff and Allied Health Professionals to ensure all clinical and performance standards are met.

In order to achieve high standards of clinical care and patient and staff experience we have a well established Clinical Governance structure, incorporating Mortality and Morbidity, Safeguarding Peer Review and SIRI / Complaints meetings. With our achievements shared in our monthly Good News Friday meeting and our local pride in the team award. Issues of concern and good practice are discussed at Divisional Governance Meetings.

We are currently reviewing our acute care pathway; developing our Paediatric Assessment Unit facility to improve the quality of care we are able to provide our patients, whilst improving the work experience of both our substantive medical staff and paediatric trainees.

The department is proud of effective multi-disciplinary team working between medical, nursing, management and support staff. A Clinical Office team provide secretarial support to the medical staff within the specialty.

The General Paediatric Department has a three Tier Medical Rota consisting of a Tier 1 SHO rota, Tier 2 Middle Grade rota alongside the Tier 3 Consultant Rota.

As we have a dedicated Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit we have a separate Neonatal Team at Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 level and therefore there is no requirement to cross cover the Neonatal Unit, although we work closely together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Children and Young Peoples Department has an excellent reputation for providing high quality general and specialist Paediatric and Neonatal services. We are also recognised for our Educational Programme and friendly, supportive working environment. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic consultant to complement our existing team.

We provide a full range of in and out-patient Paediatric services, Paediatric Accident and Emergency and Neonatal Intensive Care (Level 3).

We aim to provide a high quality, multi-disciplinary service to our children and young people based on the latest evidence based clinical guidance. We are continuously improving and updating our skills, developing links with tertiary centres as we evolve services offered and strive to cultivate a culture of learning, support and continuous improvement.

We aim to provide a robust programme of under and post graduate education in order to facilitate this and evolve our staff.

We provide consultant delivered service between the hours of 09.00 - 22.00 Monday to Sunday. We take an active role in all aspects of high quality patient care, from the day to day running of the department, supervision of juniors, nursing staff and Allied Health Professionals to ensure all clinical and performance standards are met.

In order to achieve high standards of clinical care and patient and staff experience we have a well established Clinical Governance structure, incorporating Mortality and Morbidity, Safeguarding Peer Review and SIRI / Complaints meetings. With our achievements shared in our monthly Good News Friday meeting and our local pride in the team award. Issues of concern and good practice are discussed at Divisional Governance Meetings.

We are currently reviewing our acute care pathway; developing our Paediatric Assessment Unit facility to improve the quality of care we are able to provide our patients, whilst improving the work experience of both our substantive medical staff and paediatric trainees.

The department is proud of effective multi-disciplinary team working between medical, nursing, management and support staff. A Clinical Office team provide secretarial support to the medical staff within the specialty.

The General Paediatric Department has a three Tier Medical Rota consisting of a Tier 1 SHO rota, Tier 2 Middle Grade rota alongside the Tier 3 Consultant Rota.

As we have a dedicated Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit we have a separate Neonatal Team at Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 level and therefore there is no requirement to cross cover the Neonatal Unit, although we work closely together.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS/MBChB
  • APLS provider

Desirable

  • MRCPCH
  • oOther post graduate qualification (MSc, MD or other higher degree)

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of good knowledge/ training in General Paediatrics

Desirable

  • Thorough understanding of clinical governance
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS/MBChB
  • APLS provider

Desirable

  • MRCPCH
  • oOther post graduate qualification (MSc, MD or other higher degree)

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of good knowledge/ training in General Paediatrics

Desirable

  • Thorough understanding of clinical governance

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager - Paediatrics

Michael Hooker

michaelhooker@nhs.net

01932722763

Date posted

13 November 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year Payments for: Additional Rostered Hrs; Night Rate & Weekends

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-MD3700-AM

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


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