Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 6 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 130-NPTSSG10010S
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Neath Port Talbot Childrens Centre
- Town
- Port Talbot
- Salary
- £106,000 - £154,760 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Community Paediatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:
- Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
- Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
- Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.
Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
Applications are invited for a part time Consultant post in Community Paediatric service (6 sessions.) This is a permanent replacement post commencing as soon as possible and is based in the Childrens Centre, Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Neath Port Talbot. We are looking for an ambitious Paediatric Consultant to join one of the largest providers of integrated health care in the UK. As a Health Board in Wales we are committed to the communities we serve and determined to uphold the fundamental values of the NHS. We are passionate about delivering excellence in clinical services and taking early action to promote and protect health and independence. We are looking for applicants with a special interest in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Neurodisability. The successful candidate will work within an enthusiastic and established multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The Community Child Health Services cover the Unitary Authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. The child population covered in Neath Port Talbot is 28,090 (2021 census) and in Swansea is 46,840. There is a Child Development Centre at Singleton (Hafan y Mor) and Neath Port Talbot hospitals. These are the bases for the Community Paediatricians, as well as the Paediatric therapists. They form vital hubs for wider multiagency working with colleagues from education, social services, and third sector organisations.
You will be a member of a team of health-based personnel delivering Community Child Health services to children and their families, in conjunction with the Consultant Community Paediatrician and Specialty doctor colleagues. You will liaise and maintain close links with other health care personnel i.e. health visitors, general practitioners, clinic and school nurses, hospital paediatricians, audiologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, child and adolescent mental health professionals and the neurodevelopmental team.
You will liaise with representatives of the Education Authority, Social Services Department and voluntary organisations. Travelling between Hospital/Clinic sites may be required to undertake duties. In exceptional circumstances it may also be necessary to undertake duties at other locations with the Health Board
Working for our organisation
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- Licensed to practice
- GMC specialist registration • On the GMS Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview Note: Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application Note: The International Recruitment & AAC Team can advise on MRCPCH equivalence
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- Higher Degree, e.g MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatrics Note: The international Recruitment & AAC team can advise on these qualifications Note: In some countries the MD is the primary medical qualification, not a postgraduate qualification
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training. Note: For subspecialty posts or posts with more than forty percent subspecialty work, applicant must fulfil the required criteria from that subspecialty. The relevant CSAC can advise here. As the attached representative you will be a member of the relevant subspecialty. • Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training • Valid BLS Training
- At least 2 years General Professional Training in paediatrics
- 5 years Higher Specialist Training, including 3 years in Community Paediatrics
- Achieved competencies in level 3 child protection training
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (”Working Together”)
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (“Always Improving”)
- Values partnership with other agencies (”Working Together”)
Desirable criteria
- • Experience working in NHS Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable)
- 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
- Valid APLS or NLS
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change (”Working Together”) Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (“Caring for each other”)
- Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (“Caring for each other”)
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (“Caring for each other”)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively including communicating bad news
- Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
- Meets the requirements of the GMC’s ‘Good Medical Practice’.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (“Always Improving”)
Academic
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit/ QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, risk management, annual job planning etc, so as to improve clinical outcomes
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
- Formal research training; demonstrated ability to design a research or audit project.
- ‘Training the Trainers’ certification
Management
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement
- Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of motivational skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, their relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies, and staff at all levels.
- A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (“Always Improving”)
- Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals
- Energy and enthusiasm
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
- Surekha Tuohy
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Community Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01792 516481
- Additional information
Ms Sue Kotrzuba Directorate Manager Children and Young People Services
Singleton Hospital 01792 517858 ext 37858
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Medical HR
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