Job summary
- Main area
- Locally Employed Doctor ST3+ Level
- Grade
- MT04
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 382-DOC11-24-C
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
- Town
- Blackpool.
- Salary
- £55,329 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Trust Doctor ST3+ Level Paediatrics
MT04
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
We require a 6 month Trust Doctor ST3+ Level Locally Employed in Paediatrics (possibility of extended period)
The post will have duties/clinical sessions in General Paediatrics and Neonates. There are a number of joint tertiary clinics. The post holders will take part in the ST3+ rota as per the job description. Applicants should have a good experience in General Paediatrics and Neonatology and be aiming for a career in Paediatrics. The post is Middle Grade Tier
The department is staffed by 14 Consultants (2 Community based) 2 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialist Registrars ST4-8 (1 in community), 5 ST1-2 Paediatrics / GP trainees and 5 FY 1-2 doctors. We also have 2 Physician’s associates (PA) as part of our team and 2 Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
Blackpool Teaching Hospital is a busy 849 bedded District General Hospital with an active Post Graduate Centre, a programme of MRCP training, excellent library facilities and medical research and audit is well established. Hence lots of opportunities for training and education.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Main duties of the job
This post will be within the middle grade tier working at ST3+ level.
Duties will be across:
- Inpatient paediatrics; assessment and management of acute referrals from A&E and primary care. Care of those already inpatient on children’s wards and support and supervision of first on-call trainees.
- Neonatal Unit; on-going care and management of babies on the NNU, in transitional care and the post-natal wards. Support and supervision for first on trainees in these areas. Attendance at high risk deliveries.
- Outpatient clinics; attendance in designated clinics predominantly at BVH but on occasions outreach and community clinics. All clinics will be supervised directly by a consultant.
- Safeguarding; assessment and management of children referred for safeguarding assessment under direct supervision of on-call consultant. Attendance at monthly peer review meetings.
- Administration; responsibility for e-discharges, Badger summaries, safeguarding reports and outpatient letters.
Working for our organisation
The Trust's mission is "Together We Care" which encompasses the strategic vision for operating as a high performing organisation within an Integrated Care System (ICS), which provides quality, safe and effective care. This will be achieved in a financially sustainable way through our values-driven, skilled and motivated workforce:
People-centred - Serving people is the focus of everything we do;
Positive - having a "can do" response whatever the situation;
Compassion - always demonstrating we care;
Excellence - continually striving to provide the best care possible.
Our Values are drivers for the behaviours that all our staff strive to demonstrate.
The values and behaviours have been and continue to be embedded and communicated across the organisation via a number of initiatives - including our recruitment processes, corporate induction, team briefings, meetings, appraisals and our annual awards ceremony.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full Job Description details please refer to the attached Job Description document along with this advert.
Person specification
Professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary medical qualification.
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- MRCPH Part I or Part II
Training
Essential criteria
- At least to CMT level with evidence of appropriate practical procedures
Desirable criteria
- Log book summary
Experience
Essential criteria
- Shall have completed at least 4 years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least 2 of which will be in a Specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience or competencies.
Research/audit/ publications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical presentation,
- understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice.
Desirable criteria
- Participation in audit and research
Professionalism
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the speciality
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
- Raymond Gill
- Job title
- Administration Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 956940
- Additional information
For all formal and informal enquires please contact Raymond Gill, Administration Manager on 01253 956940 or via email at [email protected]
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