Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 050-RAH-PAED-1124
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Rhyl
- Salary
- £106,000 - £154,760 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Community Paediatrician
Consultant
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
Due to service development and reconfiguration a post has become available in the North Wales Central Community Paediatric Service. Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Community Child Health within Conwy and Denbighshire, to assist in providing specialist child health services across Conwy and Denbighshire. The successful candidate will join a team of 3 other Community and 8 Acute Consultant General Paediatricians and 7 Consultant Neonatologists to provide integrated and comprehensive child health services across the Conwy and Denbighshire areas of North Wales.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work with the other community paediatricians to develop integrated Child Health Services in the Health Board. The post is mainly clinical, with a teaching/supervision component. Proposed areas of clinical responsibility for the team are outlined below and subject to discussion with the successful candidate and depending on expertise. The post holder will share the duties below with the existing Consultants and their teams, each leading on agreed aspects of the work.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will have responsibility for community paediatric services within Denbighshire and some service provision to Conwy as well. The new post holder will work with a team of community paediatricians to provide this population based paediatric service.
The successful applicant will be expected to be actively involved in the clinical governance programme of the department, providing support to undergraduate and postgraduates as necessary.
The Consultant Paediatrician will ensure maintenance of relevant skills through continuing professional development with an annual appraisal.
The Consultant Paediatrician will provide clinical supervision for other community paediatricians and clinical and educational supervision for specialist paediatric trainees.
The Consultant Paediatrician will participate in the relevant children’s management meetings for the service.
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
Person specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the GMC
- On the Specialist Register or within 6 months of their expected date of CCT
- CCT in Paediatrics or equivalent / CESR-CP (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
- 2 years General Professional Training in paediatrics.
- 5 years Higher Specialist Training, including experience in relevant subspecialty (e.g. paediatric neurology)
- At least level 3 child protection training
- Basic Life Support (BLS) training
- Experience, interest and enthusiasm in teaching medical students and junior medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Minimum 2 years experience in Community Paediatrics
- Experience in other areas relevant to child health e.g. child mental health, public health, paediatric neurology, childhood epilepsy or palliative care
- Specialist experience in one or more particular areas of practice to take a lead role in that area
- MSc in medical education Clinical/educational supervision experience
Ability
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to lead a community paediatric team
Desirable criteria
- Good Computing skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Hamilton Grantham
- Job title
- Consultant Community Paediatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 855483
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Abergele Hospital
Ambrose Onibere [email protected]
- Telephone
- 03000855063
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