Job summary
The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is the largest Children's Hospital in the UK. It has a large General Paediatric Department for the local population and all tertiary specialities which cover the wider region. The hospital is within the same site as St Mary's Hospital, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary. This allows for easy transition from neonatal care to Paediatric care and then to adult care. The specialities all work well together and with the Paediatric Emergency Department. Patient records are all electronic which helps to coordinate care.
The successful candidates will work alongside more than 30 other resident doctors at an equivalent level (GP ST2, FY2 and ST 1-3) in different specialities and a combined on call rota. The posts are suitable for doctors who have completed at least 4 months of Paediatric training at level FY2 or above.
Each department has resident doctors at 2 tiers corresponding to the previous grades of SHO and registrar. They cover that department's patients from 8am - 4pm. Out of hours, there is a combined on call rota covering inpatients and acute admissions including evenings, weekends and nights. The weekend frequency is approximately 1:4 (this includes day and night shifts). Overall nights frequency is approximately 1 week in 12 (split) but this depends on whether General Paediatrics or Tertiary. The weekday evening frequency is approximately 1 in 6.
Main duties of the job
For all specialties including General Paediatrics, the working day is 8am to 4:30pm with the last half an hour as handover. Each specialty will have it's own departmental induction and the inpatient work will be consultant and registrar led. The duties will include:
Ward round reviews, usually with senior oversight
Assessment of new patients in A&E
Management of day case patients
Medical procedures as needed.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and well being and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
- Recognised Medical degree
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or working towards this or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
Desirable
- Completion of some parts of the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
Experience
Essential
- Successful Completion of the Foundation Programme
- Experience and a demonstrable interest in teaching medical students and others
- Evidence of knowledge and skills to a level that can be communicated to undergraduates by a competent trainee physician
Desirable
- Completion of Core Medical Training
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge and commitment to clinical audit.
- Interest in research
- Flexible approach to workload
- Able to work as member of large team
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to speciality and medical education.
- Good timekeeping
- Able to use initiative
- Can take on responsibility.
- Workload management skills
Desirable
- Interest in Continued professional development
- Evidence of leadership
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
- Recognised Medical degree
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or working towards this or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
Desirable
- Completion of some parts of the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
Experience
Essential
- Successful Completion of the Foundation Programme
- Experience and a demonstrable interest in teaching medical students and others
- Evidence of knowledge and skills to a level that can be communicated to undergraduates by a competent trainee physician
Desirable
- Completion of Core Medical Training
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge and commitment to clinical audit.
- Interest in research
- Flexible approach to workload
- Able to work as member of large team
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to speciality and medical education.
- Good timekeeping
- Able to use initiative
- Can take on responsibility.
- Workload management skills
Desirable
- Interest in Continued professional development
- Evidence of leadership
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).
