Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan.

Clinical The appointee will be responsible for the management of a full range of Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology emergency and elective patients who are admitted to University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology service. Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave. Provision of adhoc OOH advice to the General Paediatric team and PICU teams, for managing admitted patients and patients attending Paediatric EDThe Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology provides clinical services for patients with all types of rheumatic disease. Referrals are received from the primary care, community paediatric team and other Departments within the Trust. Joint injections under Entonox care carried out in the day care unit and the GA list is supported by the Paediatric Orthopaedic colleagues. The team works in close relationships with all paediatric sub-specialities including Dermatology, Endocrine, Respiratory, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology and Nephrology speciality teams. There is a dedicated Paediatric Uveitis service. There is a dedicated transitional process, attended by an Adult Rheumatology colleague. Patients in the age group 14-18 yrs are reviewed in the transitional clinic and after 18 yrs transitioned to the dedicated Young Adult Rheumatology clinic run by the Adult Rheumatologist. The post holder is also expected to continue to develop the existing service for Hypermobility and Non-Inflammatory MSK conditions.

Inpatients are cared for out of hours by either the General Paediatric Team or the PICU team. Currently, there is no OOH on-call rota for Paediatric rheumatology service, but a 0.5 PA is allocated in acknowledgement that current consultants do provide adhoc Out-of-hours advice until 10 PM.These duties are subject to review from time to time in light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed upon between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues, and the Trust. The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.

Governance and Audit

Each consultant is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities including (but not restricted to) clinical audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, CPD and Evidence-Based Practice. Each directorate has a Consultant Clinical Governance lead.

Research

The Trust has extremely close links with Leicester University and has academic departments in the majority of its clinical specialities. There are University and Trust research facilities. The Trust has a research strategy and management framework which aligns its funding for research with the research and innovations activities it supports. Consultants who wish to undertake research require the approval of the Trust R&I Department and relevant ethical approval and must adhere to the local and National Framework for Research Governance. The selected candidate is expected to participate in all the research activities of the Paediatric Rheumatology Service. Extra PAs will be provided for dedicated research role.

Other Duties as AgreedThe appointee may wish to take on other roles alongside their clinical role. Any positions offered by bodies outside the Trust, (e.g. Training Programme Director, Regional College Advisor, Royal College Representative etc,) must be discussed and agreed upon by the Head of Service in advance of the position being accepted, so that the impact upon the speciality can be fully considered and and any job plan amendments are undertaken should the additional role be accepted.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Professional Registration

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Previous Consultant Experience

Professional Qualifications/ Development

Essential

• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher professional degree
• Post-graduate qualification in Rheumatology

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential

• CCT in Paediatric Rheumatology OR Any equivalent specialist training programme in Paediatric & Adolescent Rheumatology.
• Ability to deliver a Tertiary Paediatric & Adolescent Rheumatology service.
• Ability to run a joint injection service.
• Ability to support a multidisciplinary team
• Adolescent Health and Transitional Care Training
• Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description (Joint injection service)
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.

Desirable

• Specific training in communication skills

Management Skills

Essential

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to delegate appropriately.
• Able to work in an MDT team.

Desirable

• Higher management qualification or training
• Management experience
• Training in Leadership skills

Personal Skills/Qualities

Essential

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Able to use the Trust's IT support systems

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audits and QIP projects.
• Able to teach and support Students and trainees
• Research experience

Desirable

• Clinical Audits and QIP projects. Able to teach and support Students and trainees Research experience Higher research degree Research Publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Practical Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel across the 3 sites in UHL NHS Trust, Leicester
• Ability to travel to outreach clinics

Desirable

• Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

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).