Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics with interest in Nephrology — University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | MedRoles
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Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics with interest in Nephrology
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester
Salary
£109,725 – £145,478
Training post
Unknown
Trust type
Teaching
Posted
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About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dynamic individual to apply for post of Locum Consultant in Acute and General Paediatrician with interest in Nephrology.
University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust provides acute and specialist paediatric services for Leicester and the surrounding hospitals in the East Midlands including: Nephrology, Urology, Allergy, Congenital Heart Disease, Endocrinology, ENT, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, NICU, Oncology, Paediatric Surgery, PICU, and Respiratory Medicine.
The post offers the opportunity to contribute to a large and well‑established paediatric service, supporting both acute general paediatric care and specialist nephrology services within a multidisciplinary team.
Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics with interest in Nephrology
The post holder will join the Paediatric Consultant team providing secondary and tertiary level paediatric services to children in Leicester. The post holder will be part of the general paediatric team but will have an important role in the Paediatric Nephrology services provided at University Hospitals of Leicester in conjunction with East Midlands East of England and South Yorkshire (EMEESY) renal network based at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
The EMEESY Children's Kidney Network provides specialist nephrology and urology care to children and young people with kidney problems throughout the East Midlands (EM), the East of England (EE) and South Yorkshire (SY), hence EMEESY. Highly specialised care such as dialysis, transplant and renal biopsies are performed in Nottingham to maintain expertise.
The post holder will supervise the inpatient care of renal patients with input from the ward team and Consultant of the Week. They will be expected to link with relevant local services such as urology, antenatal counselling, cardiology, PICU as needed.
Applicants must already be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of the interview date have a certificate of completion of specialist training. The successful appointee will be expected to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and clinical audit. They will be required to undertake management duties and work in a multidisciplinary team.
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To contribute to the provision of the Acute and General Paediatric service as well as secondary Paediatric Nephrology services, which includes:
Outpatient clinics
Participate in the consultant cover and service provision for the General Paediatric Service including the Consultant of the week day time rota.
Participate in the consultant cover and service provision for the Paediatric Nephrology Service including the ward cover as needed.
Participate in the General Paediatric Consultant on-call service. This includes 24-7 out-of-hours cover for the Childrens Hospital.
Promote and strengthen links with colleagues Primary Care, including GPs and AHPs
Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
The successful candidate will work with an experienced Associate Specialist and specialist nurse based at Leicester.
There is a formal agreement between Nottingham University Hospital and University Hospitals of Leicester to provide the Leicester Paediatric Nephrology Service with a NUH link consultant that attend clinics and covers inpatient work at Leicester, providing additional support. The post holder will be provided with a number of CPD opportunities via MT meetings i.e Biopsy or MDT x-ray meetings.
In addition the post holder will be work closely with the general paediatric team as well as relevant Heads of Service and General Managers
To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
Supervise and train junior medical staff
To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
Teaching, research and administration.
To proactively develop the service.
To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
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Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
high-quality care for all,
being a great place to work,
partnerships for impact, and
research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
we are compassionate,
we are proud,
we are inclusive, and
we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
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Person specification
Essential
MB BS or Equivalent
Full GMC Registration
Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date
MRCPCH or Equivalent
Child Protection Level 3
APLS
Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
T Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc.
Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest
Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills).
Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.
Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that is adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence
Personal integrity and reliability.
Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff.
Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
Participation in a quality improvement programme
Experience of quality improvement work and audit
Understanding and interest in research
Ability to appraise research critically
Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
Evidence of recent research and development activity
Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
Appraisal and assessment skills
Ability to asses clinical competencies
Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others
Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs
Desirable
Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations
Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.
Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest
Special interest in leading intestinal failure service
Evidence of management and administration experience.
Management training on an accredited course.
Awareness of Service Development issues.
High standard of presentation both written and verbal
Demonstrable track record of successful change management
Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment
Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.
Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence
Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement.
Published Audit including quality improvement.
Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty
Evidence of recent research and development activity
Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching
Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training