Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 236-OCO-CON-PAED-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Oldham Hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatrician
Consultant
Job overview
The post holders will join the existing team of consultant paediatricians, specialty doctors and specialty trainees working in the Paediatric Directorate which is part of the Women and Children’s Division of The Royal Oldham Hospital part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA).
Consultant will join an existing team of 16 consultants and will work in a variety of settings including the emergency department, the paediatric observation and assessment unit, the ward and paediatric outpatients including designated safeguarding clinics This role does not involve neonatal work as the trust has a separate level 3 neonatal unit.
Main duties of the job
The Royal Oldham Hospital has a single inpatient paediatric ward with 24 Paediatric beds including 4 HDU beds. There is also a 24 hour Paediatric observation and assessment unit (POAU). The Emergency department at Royal Oldham is a recognised Trauma Unit in Greater Manchester. A paediatric area within the emergency department has been opened. There is a Level 3 Tertiary Neonatal Unit at Oldham and this has its own directorate and separate staffing arrangements. There is a paediatric specific outpatients department located on the Royal Oldham hospital site. Paediatric outpatient clinics are also held at Rochdale hospital.
Working for our organisation
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Professional Registration and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice (or demonstrates eligibility to apply for registration and license)
- MRCPCH or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in General Paediatrics
- Good understanding of Clinical Governance
- Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report – not abstracts or letters)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of development and management of change
- Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
- Experience of teaching juniors, medical students and other health care professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency setting
- Attendance at management course
- Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
- Attendance at teaching course
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 Sunil Bagewadi
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 778 5249
- Additional information
N/A
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