Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Job responsibilities

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to invite applications to a Consultant post in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (EM). The successful candidates will join a dynamic and enthusiastic ED team providing high quality emergency care to the population of Warrington and Halton.

This is an exciting new opportunity to develop in a role with close workings with a Senior Management team across a clinically led business unit. A typical post would offer 40 hours per week covering clinical shifts on the 24/7 ED rota.

Candidates with experience would be encouraged to diversify their portfolio by working with senior members of the team that have additional roles outside the Business Unit in areas such as

Quality Improvement and Governance

Simulation training

Resuscitation training

Medical Education at undergraduate and postgraduate level

Clinical Leadership and Management

Clinical tasks and responsibilities

The post holder will take part in the initial assessment, resuscitation, investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of paediatric patients attending the Emergency Department in Warrington. Appropriate arrangements for continuing care will be made in conjunction with senior colleagues in the relevant specialties.

The post holder will provide support [telephone advice] for the Emergency Nurse Practitioners working at Runcorn Urgent Care Centre.

As Medical Coordinator the post holder will be expected to work with the Nurse Coordinator to keep a global awareness of departmental activity and allocate the available staffing and resources accordingly

The post holder will deputise for absent colleagues and undertake additional duties but only in exceptional circumstances.

Within the hours of duty, the post holder will share in the day-to-day supervision for Junior Medical Staff in the Department. The post holder will be readily available for advice and support when on call and should therefore be readily contactable by long-range bleep/telephone.

The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the CBU Manager and Clinical Director, with final agreement by the Deputy Medical Director.

It will be reviewed at 3 months & thereafter annually or at any time, but no less than 3 months after a previous review, as requested by the appointee, Medical Director or Clinical Director & adjusted accordingly to the agreement of both parties.

The following provides scheduling details of clinical activity and clinically related activity components of a provisional example job plan. This is liable to change depending upon the needs of the department and division and interests of prospective appointees. Agreement should be reached between the appointee and the Lead Clinician with regard to the scheduling of all activities, including the Supporting Professional Activities.

Confidentiality

The post holder is required to maintain the confidentiality of information regarding patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Caldicott Guidelines and Data Protection Act and Childrens Act and all other relevant legislation as appropriate.

Risk Management

All staff have a responsibility to report any risks and clinical and non-clinical accidents and incidents promptly and co-operate with any investigations undertaken.

Health and Safety

All staff must be aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and must ensure that the agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors to the Trust.

Equal Opportunities

The trust is positively committed to the promotion and management of diversity and equality of opportunity.

Conflicts Of Interest

The Trust is responsible for ensuring the service provided for patients in its care meets the highest standards. Equally, it is responsible for ensuring that staff do not abuse their official position for personal gain or to benefit their family or friends.

The Trust standing orders require employees to declare any interest, direct or indirect, with contracts involving the Local Health Community.

Staff are not allowed to further their private interests in the course of their NHS duties.

Appraisal and Statutory Training

All newly appointed staff will receive an initial appraisal within 6 months of commencing in the post. Thereafter, appraisals will be conducted on an annual basis. The post holder will undertake all statutory and mandatory training as deemed necessary by the Trust.

Safeguarding Statement

Warrington and Halton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people, and vulnerable adults by taking all reasonable steps to protect them from harm. All staff will receive appropriate training and induction so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and are confident about carrying them out.

Infection Prevention and Control

The prevention and appropriate management of infection is of paramount importance in the quality and safety of the care of patients, and to the safety of visitors and members of staff.

It is the responsibility of all staff to be aware of, assess and minimise these risks and comply fully with Infection Prevention and Control Policies.

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (updated 2010), establishes a Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Health Care Associated Infections.

It sets out criteria by which NHS managers ensure that patients are cared for in a clean environment where the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) is kept as low as possible.

Managers, Heads of Departments, Matrons and other Clinical Leaders are responsible for ensuring that:

The necessary equipment and mechanisms are in place to support infection prevention.

Health care workers are free of and are protected from exposure to communicable infections during the course of their work, and that all staff are suitably educated in the prevention and control of HCAI.

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Degree
• Full registration with the GMC
• Higher medical qualification e.g., FRCPCH, FRCEM
• One of the following
• CCT in Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine
• CESR in Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine
• Within 6 months of obtaining CCT or CESR in Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine

Desirable

• Dual CCT in allied specialty e.g., Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Neonatal Medicine

Experience

Essential

• Wide clinical experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• GRID experience in a Paediatric Emergency Medicine Department
• EPALS/NLS provider (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Dual CCT in allied specialty e.g., Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Neonatal Medicine

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with a can do attitude and to make decisions
• High standard of clinical skill & expertise in specialty
• Ability to work efficiently and accept a high degree of diagnostic uncertainty in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Ability to lead and inspire the clinical team
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to gain satisfaction from collective team working rather than the rewards of individual patient care pathways
• Advanced communication skills
• Enthusiasm for education for self and others
• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
• Be sensitive to the patient experience
• Management Skills
• Participation in clinical audit
• Good knowledge / understanding of Clinical governance
• Effective leadership and organisational skills
• Teaching Skills
• Experience of teaching junior medical staff, medical students, nursing staff, nurse practitioners and paramedics [as evidenced by a teaching portfolio
• Audit and Quality Improvement
• Ability to undertake audit and quality improvement
• Research
• Completion of the Good Clinical Practice course

Desirable

• Management Skills
• Qualifications in management or leadership
• Current experience in a managerial or leadership role
• Evidence of leading Quality Improvement projects
• Teaching skills
• Postgraduate qualifications in teaching
• Clinical lecturer post or role at a university
• Audit and Quality Improvement
• Involvement in quality improvement and audit with presentations at department and hospital audit meetings
• Research
• Evidence of participation in clinical research
• Evidence of publications
• Participation in journal clubs or critical appraisal

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).