Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in General Paediatrics with special interest in Epilepsy

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Job summary

We are delighted to invite applicationsto recruitto 1 newsubstantiveConsultantGeneralPaediatricians as part of the Consultant expansion programme.This post requires special interest in Epilepsy.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust, which was awarded NHS Foundation Trust status with effect from 1 April 2005.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute Trusts in the North West with all of the usual specialties on site as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the departments of Neurosciences, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns and Renal Medicine.

Main duties of the job

You will join a thrivingpaediatric departmentcomprising of 20WTE Consultants, including 2 Paediatric Neurologists and 6 WTE Consultant Community Paediatricians. The post is based mainly at Royal Preston Hospital. There will be close working relationship with the Paediatric Neurologists and other Paediatricians. The post holder will participate in general paediatric on call rota, which will soon become 1 in 12 non-resident on calls and 'Consultant of the week' system.The post also includes an evening resident shift in the paediatric assessment unit (5 days in a 12 week cycle) working along with a junior and middle grade doctor. There is no responsibility for neonatal cover involved.The department is increasing its commitment to medical student teaching, being seconded to the Trust from the University of Manchester. Considerable opportunities exist for research and development within the Trust and there are active and developing links with the Universities of Manchester and Central Lancashire.

About us

As you may know on the 31 Jan 2022 the Secretary of State announced that requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment is being reconsidered.

As a Trust we have made the decision to continue to gather vaccine status during our pre-employment stages should you be made an offer, no offer would be conditional upon you having a vaccine but we need to make you aware that if the decision is taken by the government to implement mandated covid vaccines in the future then your employment may be at risk if you do not have these.

Vaccination against is the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and, of course, your patients from the virus. NHS England and NHS Improvement have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to be vaccinated

Details

Date posted

22 August 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-CA598A

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

Applicants should hold or be eligible for CCST within 6 months of interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

Applicants should hold or be eligible for CCST within 6 months of interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Substantive posts - Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
  • MRCPCH

Desirable

  • A higher qualification, e.g. MD PhD.

Management

Essential

  • Evidence of Clinical Leadership
  • Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

Desirable

  • Attendance at appropriate management, teaching, appraisal and mentorship courses.
  • Evidence of the development of leadership within the work environment.

Personal

Essential

  • Good & Effective communication skills.
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment

Research & Development

Essential

  • Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research

Experience

Essential

  • More than five years of experience working at middle grade level in general paediatrics
  • Experience in safeguarding medicals and report writing

Desirable

  • Experience in subspecialty to complement the departmental needs
  • Experience in teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Substantive posts - Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
  • MRCPCH

Desirable

  • A higher qualification, e.g. MD PhD.

Management

Essential

  • Evidence of Clinical Leadership
  • Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

Desirable

  • Attendance at appropriate management, teaching, appraisal and mentorship courses.
  • Evidence of the development of leadership within the work environment.

Personal

Essential

  • Good & Effective communication skills.
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment

Research & Development

Essential

  • Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research

Experience

Essential

  • More than five years of experience working at middle grade level in general paediatrics
  • Experience in safeguarding medicals and report writing

Desirable

  • Experience in subspecialty to complement the departmental needs
  • Experience in teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates

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.

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.

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

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Cinical Director and Consultant Pediatrician

Dr Sathiyapriya Kandasamy

Sathiyapriya.Kandasamy@LTHTR.nhs.uk

01772523551

Details

Date posted

22 August 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-CA598A

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT


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