Job summary
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
We are looking to recruit one full time or 2 part time (0.6) Specialty Doctor(s) to join our team in Community Paediatrics in Swansea Bay. The post holder will provide a clinical service in conjunction with colleagues and under the direction of a Consultant Community Paediatrician. This is a replacement post. The number of sessions and base can be flexible to meet the needs of the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The Community Child Health Services cover the Unitary Authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. These are mainly urban with rural communities to the west and north of the coastal strip. There are pockets of significant deprivation in several of the inner city wards with a Jarman Index of 3.47 for Neath Port Talbot and 5.57 for Swansea. Neath Port Talbot has five wards with the highest deprivation in Wales and also has the highest incidence of teenage pregnancy. There were 98 children on the Child Protection Register(2021) in Neath Port Talbot and 253 in Swansea. The child population covered in NeathPort Talbot is 28,090 (2021 census) and in Swansea is 46,840.
There is a Child Development Centre at Singleton (Hafan y Mor) and Neath Port Talbot hospitals. These are the bases for the Community Paediatricians, as well as the Paediatrictherapists. They form vital hubs for wider multiagency working with colleagues from education, social services, and third sector organisations.
The post holder will provide a clinical service in conjunction with colleagues and under the direction of a Consultant Community Paediatrician.
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, SwanseaCaswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.
We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached detailed Job Description which outlines the main responsibilities and duties of this post for your information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached detailed Job Description which outlines the main responsibilities and duties of this post for your information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC/GDC Registration
- Enhanced DBS Check
- MBBCH or recognised equivalent
- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent) at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialtyOr as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty Or equivalent experience/competencies
Desirable
- Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health or equivalent by examination. DCH/DCCH or higher.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Up to date with current practices - familiarity with clinical research methodology and evidenced based practice
- Liaison with other agencies
- evidence of participation in , progressing and completing audit
- Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems
- 3 years post registration experience as a medical practitioner at SHO/SG or higher
- 6 months community paediatrics or hospital paediatrics including neonatology or general paediatric experience
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Working as part of the Management Team
Desirable
- Experience in teaching and training
- Post qualification experience in general practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to take independent decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
- Ability to manage own time and workload
- Experience of the assessment of emergencies
- Able to work as a member of a team or on own initiative
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
- Understanding of information systems and technology
- Undertake child health surveillance
- Experience in developmental assessments
- Experience in child protection assessments
Desirable
- Teaching skill
- Experience in audiological assessments
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
- Driving license/ability to travel between sites
- Commitment to modern practices
Desirable
- Ability to undertake on call/shift working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC/GDC Registration
- Enhanced DBS Check
- MBBCH or recognised equivalent
- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent) at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialtyOr as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty Or equivalent experience/competencies
Desirable
- Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health or equivalent by examination. DCH/DCCH or higher.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Up to date with current practices - familiarity with clinical research methodology and evidenced based practice
- Liaison with other agencies
- evidence of participation in , progressing and completing audit
- Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems
- 3 years post registration experience as a medical practitioner at SHO/SG or higher
- 6 months community paediatrics or hospital paediatrics including neonatology or general paediatric experience
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Working as part of the Management Team
Desirable
- Experience in teaching and training
- Post qualification experience in general practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to take independent decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
- Ability to manage own time and workload
- Experience of the assessment of emergencies
- Able to work as a member of a team or on own initiative
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
- Understanding of information systems and technology
- Undertake child health surveillance
- Experience in developmental assessments
- Experience in child protection assessments
Desirable
- Teaching skill
- Experience in audiological assessments
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
- Driving license/ability to travel between sites
- Commitment to modern practices
Desirable
- Ability to undertake on call/shift working
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
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).
