Job overview

This is a Substantive Consultant Paediatric Post with interest in oncology and haematology which has arisen due to the relocation of one of our longstanding paediatric colleagues. 

The post offers an exciting opportunity to join the C&YP Haematology & Oncology Team, part of the award-winning Child Health Directorate at Northampton General Hospital. You will join a creative, dynamic, forward thinking, multi-disciplinary team that aims to shape healthcare for the Children of Northamptonshire as the team adapts to the evolving needs within Child Health and the growing population of Northamptonshire. We are constantly striving to be able to provide safe, effective care for our Haem/Onc cohort of patients close to home where possible, and are able to provide inpatient, outpatient and day case chemotherapy including infusional and intrathecal chemotherapy. The Child Health Team were recently awarded the Clinical Team of the Year 2024 award from the Trust.

The post holder will have the opportunity to further develop the Haematology and Oncology service alongside the Clinical Lead for this area, and will also contribute to the Acute General Paediatric service with general paediatric outpatient clinics, on calls, and Consultant of the Week and PAU weeks on the rota.

It is essential that the post-holder should hold the MRCPCH (UK) or an equivalent qualification and be on the GMC specialist register or will obtain a relevant CCT/CESR(CP) within 6 months of interview.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high standard of care by working closely with medical and nursing colleagues and other supporting staff

To develop clinical pathways by collaborating with colleagues

To manage a flexible approach to service provision and the needs of the service

Clinical:

To participate in a consultant of the week and on-call rota on the general paediatric wards and Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU).

To support junior doctors and nursing staff

To hold outpatient clinics

To join with the existing team to cover the care of the C&YP in Northamptonshire with oncological and non-malignant haematology diagnoses including large cohort of haemoglobinopathy patients

To be actively involved in the East Midlands Children’s and Young Persons’ Integrated Cancer Service through attendance at MDTs and educational meetings

To take over the care of an existing out-patient cohort

To participate in the clinical governance and audit projects

To participate in Trust and Department’s Quality Improvement Programmes

To undertake the clinical risk management and clinical governance activities of the department and Trust

To participate in CPD activities as required by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

If you enjoy teaching, there are plenty of opportunities to develop this role including working with our excellent simulation centre.

To ensure services are compliant with national and local guidelines and standards.

Working for our organisation

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.