Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (TBA)
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 205- 7303195
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals North Midlands
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 £105,504-£139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Paediatrics Locum Consultant
Consultant
Job overview
This Locum post is based at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke, which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. Based at the child development centre on the Royal Stoke site, the successful applicant will join a well-established community paediatric team to provide a comprehensive community paediatric service for Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. This will include participation in the child protection rota 9-5 Monday to Friday, with availability at weekends for telephone consultation only. There is no requirement to participate in the West Midlands SARC service.
The current holder of this post is retiring, and the post will be readvertised as a substantive post once RCPCH approval has been obtained.
The post holder will assess, diagnose and manage common community paediatric problems, including pre-school ASD. ADHD assessment is not required as this is provided by the local CAMHS service.
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Main duties of the job
This post is based at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.
This post is for a General Paediatric within Community Paediatrics. The successful candidate will become part of a team of 7 whole time equivalent consultants delivering community paediatric services.
Working for our organisation
Staffordshire Children's Hospital is part of UHNM which has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. The Staffordshire Children’s Hospital is based at the Royal Stoke site, all inpatient services for children are there. Outpatient clinics run at both sites.
The Paediatric Department is one of the largest in the country with a number of sub speciality areas receiving tertiary care referrals. The Trust has a purpose built Children’s Centre comprising of inpatient wards, Children’s A&E and admissions unit and outpatients department adjacent to the Child Development Centre. The Child Health Directorate provides a wide range of services encompassing acute paediatrics, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, outpatients and community paediatrics. We also provide consultant support to the children’s emergency centre and deliver a range of paediatric general and speciality clinics on the County Hospital site.
Flexible working requests will be considered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is based at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke which is part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust. The paediatric department at UHNM primarily delivers acute paediatric care to the local children of Staffordshire and beyond.
This post is for a General Paediatric within Community Paediatrics. The successful candidate will become part of a team of 7 whole time equivalent consultants delivering community paediatric services.
Please see attached detailed job description.
Person specification
Qualifications and Skills
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent higher qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- MBChB/MBBS or equivalent
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
- European Community Rights APLS or EPLS or PALS provider
Desirable criteria
- Further Higher Degree, e.g. MD, PhD
- Level 3 safeguarding training
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience in general and community paediatrics equivalent to that required for UK CCT in community paediatrics.
- Level 3 Child protection.
- Experience in managing paediatric patients with disabilities and their associated medical problems.
- Training in standardised developmental assessments; e.g. Bayleys, Griffiths etc.
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service needs
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of paediatric service
- Good understanding of the structure and processes of the NHS
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of paediatric service
- Experience and understanding of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Formal management training
- Evidence of managerial experience
- Evidence of initiating change through the audit process
- Leadership qualification
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Ability and commitment to teach clinical skills
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Experience of teaching basic skills to undergraduate medical students
Desirable criteria
- Training the trainer’s course
- Higher medical education qualification
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to collect and submit data for collaborative studies as required
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues
- Proven research ability including publications in refereed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good leadership skills and people management skills
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver a safe and patient centred service • flexibility
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff and staff from both within on outside the paediatric service
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational and management skills
- Good interpersonal skills, supportive and tolerant
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring, tolerant and empathetic attitude to patients, their families and colleagues
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professionals
- Knowledge of and commitment to uphold trust values in all that you do
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
- Commitment to innovation and service development
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Residence allowing return to base within 30 minutes if required
- To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Caroline Groves
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Community Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please contact
Dr Caroline Groves, Clinical Lead for Community Paediatrics, [email protected]
Dr Megan Dangerfield, Clinical Director at [email protected]
Mark Jones, Directorate Manager at [email protected]
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