Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: 10 session
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 110-MD117-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Prince Charles Hospital
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Salary
- £91,722 - £119,079 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant General Paediatrician
Consultant
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
This is a substantive consultant paediatrician post, become available due to reduced sessions within the existing team. This is a traditional consultant post with no contribution to Tier 2 rota. The post-holder would be part of a team of 9 consultants providing paediatric and neonatal care in PCH and 2 community paediatricians. Neonatal experience required to support on-site neonatal services.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Interview date 26th June 2024
Main duties of the job
This is a replacement full time 10 session post offering 8 sessions DCC and 2 SPA sessions. SPA can be increased up to 3 sessions (and DCC proportionately reduced) subject to the post holder taking up departmental lead roles that attract additional SPA. Part time arrangements will be considered. The post holder will be based at PCH.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide clinical leadership in general paediatrics and Neonatal care in PCH.
- Provision of supervision of junior medical staff.
- Participate in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programme.
- Participate in clinical governance issues, which include medical audit and research.
- Participate in the consultant of the week system for general paediatrics at a frequency of 1:8 weeks.
- Participate in the consultant of the week system for Neonatal unit, 4-5 / year
- Provide on call off-site Consultant cover 1:9 frequency
- Contribute to safeguarding rota one day a month
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC registration • MB, BS or equivalent • MRCPCH or equivalent • Eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview date will be considered. • NLS and APLS/EPLS certified • Experience in paediatric Diabetes
Desirable criteria
- • Relevant higher degree e.g. MD; PhD; MSc • NLS /APLS/EPLS instructor • SPIN in paediatric Diabetes
Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- • At time of interview, the candidate must be on the Specialist Register; or be within 6 months of the anticipated CCT / CESR-CP date, if progress has been satisfactory and it is anticipated that the outcome of the final ARCP will recommend that training will be completed by the time, the recommended CCT / CESR date is reached; or have a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from an EEA country or Switzerland which will allow direct entry onto the Specialist Register. • Prior to taking up the post, the candidate must be on the Specialist Register. • Neonatal experience • Experience in Paediatric Diabetes
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of multi-agency working • Leadership skills. • Experience in other areas relevant to child health e.g. general practice, child mental health, obstetrics, public health • Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of practice to take a lead role in that area.
Ability
Essential criteria
- • Able to keep good medical notes. • Ability to work unsupervised and make decisions • Good written and oral communication skills • Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team • At least level 3 child protection training • Experience in issues relating to immunizations
Desirable criteria
- • Demonstrate ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team • Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing, thesis
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- • Participate in research, clinical audit and quality improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- • Presentation at Regional meetings. • Formal research training • Demonstrate ability to design a research or audit project
Research
Essential criteria
- • Able to demonstrate an understanding of research methodology
Management
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS. • Understanding of management issues including medical discipline, clinical governance and service planning • Willingness to lead service developments
Desirable criteria
- • Shows interest and demonstrated ability • Demonstrate ability to manage e.g. project work, mentoring staff
Teaching
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors. • Willingness to teach medical undergraduates. • Evidence of substantive professional development. • Participation in departmental teaching
Desirable criteria
- • Organisation of further training programmes in medical education. • Formal training in teaching methods • Demonstrate ability in teaching and training
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • High ethical and professional standards. • Able to demonstrate commitment to evidence based practice. • Potential to cope with stressful situations.
Desirable criteria
- • Good general health. • Demonstrates understanding of the value of multi- disciplinary, multi-agency working.
other requirements
Essential criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Ability to work as part of a team. • Demonstrates knowledge of current issues in the wider NHS. • Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service. • Evidence of previous good performance and attendance. • Evidence of current Hepatitis “B” status. Subject to satisfactory: • Immigration status • Health clearance • Disclosure check • Registration with the G.M.C
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr David Deekollu
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatrician Clinical Service Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01685 728361
- Additional information
Chris Moulds
Deputy Clinical Service Directorate Manager
W & C Directorate
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB
Prince Charles Hospital
Tel: 01443 443116
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