Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full time position. 10PA's)
- Job ref
- 193-CON228UCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dingley Child Development Centre
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/02/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant in Community Paediatrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Job overview
This is for a new post for a Consultant Community Paediatrician at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, based at Dingley Child Development Centre.
The successful post holder will have a special interest that complements the needs of the department. Applications from candidates with a neurodisabilty/epilesy interest would be particularly welcome.
Please note the simulation date is 15/7/25 and the interview date is 29/07/25
Main duties of the job
The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Community Paediatric service with the present consultants. An office base with secretarial and administrative support will be provided.
The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Paediatric Department with the present consultant paediatricians.
To provide with colleagues, community paediatric services in an outpatient setting and on-call cover for child protection on-calls..
To provide subspecialty support and undertake speciality clinics in liaison with tertiary centre and relevant networks.
Working for our organisation
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer.
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, Paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
The trust provides several services Berkshire-wide (eg Ophthalmology, renal). Following the principle of care closer to home, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust offers services from many locations, including King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Windsor dialysis unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace, Townlands Hospital Henley, Dingley Child Development Centre and there are visiting clinics in Wallingford and Wantage.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
JOB PLAN SUMMARY
|
Day |
Time |
Location |
Work |
Categorisation |
PAs |
|
Monday |
09:00 – 15:00 |
Dingley |
General/Hearing Clinic weekly 4 hours plus 2 hours administration time |
DCC |
1.5 |
|
15:00 – 17:00 |
|
Consultant meeting/MDT meeting/ Cp Peer review/M&M |
DCC |
0.5 |
|
|
Tuesday |
08:30 – 14:30 |
Dingley |
Epilepsy clinic weekly 4 hours plus 2 hours administration time |
DCC |
1.5 |
|
14:30 – 17:00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday |
08:30 – 12:30 |
School |
School clinic( admin) alternate weeks |
DCC |
1 |
|
13:00 – 17:30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday
|
08:30 – 12:30 |
Dingley |
Specialist clinics (ARAF/Transition/ACP/Neurology +admin) weeks 1-3 |
DCC |
1. |
|
13:00 – 17:30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Friday
|
08:30 – 12:30 |
RBH / Dingley |
Ward round (alternate weeks) MDT clinic (monthly + admin) |
DCC |
1 |
|
13:00 – 17:00 |
|
Safeguarding role |
|
1 |
|
|
Ad hoc |
|
Dingley |
Child protection on call rota |
DCC |
1 |
|
Direct Clinical Care (DCC) |
8.5 |
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On-call |
|
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Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) |
1.5 |
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Other Activities (ANR / ED) |
|
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Total weekly programmed activities |
10 |
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
- • The applicant is on the specialist register or can provide evidence that they are within 6 months of award of a CCT at the time of interview.
- • Full GMC Registration
- • Up to date PALS/APLS/EPLS resuscitation certificate
Desirable criteria
- • Post graduate qualification in education or related subjects
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • Broad general paediatric training including outpatient experience
- • Understanding of clinical governance
- • Palliative care experience (oncology post)
- • Safeguarding experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Community Paediatrics
- Neurodisabilty
Desirable criteria
- Epilepsy interest
Organisation & Planning
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of active involvement in audit
- • Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
- • Ability to chair meetings
Desirable criteria
- • Active involvement in management tasks
- • IT skills especially use of databases
Teaching skills
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of teaching experience
Academic
Essential criteria
- • Understanding of principles of research
Desirable criteria
- • Research experience
- • Principal Investigator experience
- • Publications
Career Progression
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to lead
- • Good communication skills
- • Good interpersonal skills
- • Thoroughness
- • Initiative, enthusiasm and drive
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Able to perform 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 Mallika babu
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Community Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01183227531
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