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Job summary

Main area
General Paediatrics
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week
Job ref
290-COND207
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West London Children's Healthcare
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 per annum WTE
Closing
02/06/2025 23:59

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust logo

General Paediatric Consultant

Consultant

Job overview

The formal AAC interview will be held on 26th June.

We are seeking a part time 8PA general paediatric consultant in a substantive role to join the dynamic West London Children’s Healthcare Paediatric team with the post based across St Mary’s and Hammersmith Hospitals.

St Mary’s Hospital is a major undergraduate teaching hospital. The Paediatric Department is a large department combining both local, acute and community paediatrics and tertiary paediatric specialities. SMH serves a multi-ethnic inner-city population of approximately 340,000 residents. In addition, children from surrounding local authorities and from further afield are seen at ICHNT. Paediatrics is located on the 6th and 7th floors of the QEQM building and currently comprises three wards. The wider range of outpatients clinics provided here include General Paediatrics, Surgery and Urology, Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, Neurology, Child Development, Audiology, Clinical Psychology, Genetics, Cardiology, Nephrology, Allergy, ENT, Rheumatology, Diabetes and Endocrinology.

The Child Development Service is a multidisciplinary team providing medical diagnosis assessment and therapeutic support to children with a range of developmental health needs. It is led by a Consultant Paediatric Neurodisability and Community Paediatric team. Great Western Ward provides the general paediatric in-patient service plus many sub-specialities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate in on-call ward cover to improve rapid and safe turnover of in patients and to meet acute care quality standards.  Currently two consultants cover the ward during the busier 28 weeks of the year, October to April inclusive. 

Clinical Training and Support

The post holder will provide clinical training and support for residents and the nursing team; and will receive support from experienced consultants in general paediatrics, emergency medicine, critical care and safeguarding.

Research, Teaching and Training

Research: This post holder will be expected to actively support and to contribute to the research program of the Division particularly in the area of clinical based trials and provide high quality teaching

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency

Quality of outcomes

Financial management

Participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively.

Operational efficiency

Governance

All consultants participate actively in the Quality and Safety Program including the audit program, clinical risk management, clinical incident reporting, audit and guideline and policy development.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.  Please talk to us at interview. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will share responsibility with consultant colleagues to:

  • Provide a service to designated hospitals, ensuring the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness while promoting health.
  • Maintain ongoing responsibility for patient care in collaboration with consultant colleagues and ensure departmental efficiency in line with the Operational Policy and Strategic Plan.
  • Clinically supervise and train junior surgical staff while on service.
  • Engage in clinical governance, audit, research, and education within paediatrics.
  • Share educational supervision, mentorship, and induction of residents. 

The job plan (illustrative in the attachment) includes clinics, attending weeks, and on-calls at St Mary’s and outpatient activities at Hammersmith. A final job plan will be agreed upon appointment.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCPCH by examination or equivalent qualification.
  • Full GMC registration.
  • On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at the time of the scheduled interview. Portfolio Applicants (formerly CESR) must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • Is able to demonstrate competencies equivalent to the highest specialist paediatric training.
  • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training.
  • Valid BLS (Basic Life Support) Training.

Academic

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit or QI projects, demonstrating an understanding of their role in improving medical practice.
  • Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence to improve clinical outcomes.

Management

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of management issues, including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions.
  • Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate bad news.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively.
  • Meets the requirements of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerAccredited Living Wage EmployerNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Beena Amin
Job title
Consultant Paediatrician
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

The formal AAC interview will be held on 26th June

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
Telephone
07789 171 622
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