Specialty Doctor Paediatrics

Job overview

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a doctor, who may be looking to expand their clinical experience working in a large District General Hospital setting, acting as member of a team providing General and acute Paediatric and Neonatal care within the Department of Paediatrics. This role also offers the opportunity to join the clinical fellow teaching team and provide 8 hours per week teaching to Academy Students.

We are a busy, dynamic department and we value learning. We are friendly and supportive with a particularly strong track record of supporting Speciality doctor’s both during service as well as with longer term development.

We are able to offer some flexibility around rotas to suit the requirements of the candidates, as long as a service commitment is provided.

Main duties of the job

Integral to the responsibilities of our posts are the following objectives:

• To ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
• To be involved in teaching and research
• To work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies
• To work within the framework of team decisions
• To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social services
• To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Resident doctors will be well supported in all clinical areas with a full induction programme.  Although this is a non-training post you will be allocated an Educational Supervisor.

The responsibilities of a resident doctor in Neonatology will include:

• Ensuring continuity of medical care for babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and transitional care.
• Supporting tier 1 doctors with newborn examinations
• Attending high risk deliveries and performing newborn resuscitation
• Participation in the tier 2 on-call rota

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Essential clinical experience:

• 4  Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement 4  Potential to develop excellent diagnostic skills 4  Successful completion of APLS and NLS or equivalent 4  Successful completion of Level 3 "Safeguarding Children: Recognition & Response in Child Protection" or equivalent

Desirable clinical experience:

• Shows aptitude for practical skills

Essential academic and research skills:

• 4  Demonstrates understanding of importance of audit, risk management & research 4  Potential to contribute to development in paediatrics 4  Teaching: Evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Desirable academic and research skills:

• 4  Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements 4  Evidence of active participation in audit and/or risk management 4  Training in and experience of evidence-based practice

Essential personal skills:

• 4  Communication Skills: Capacity to communicate effectively at different levels, e.g. with babies, young people and their families 4  Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding 4  Managing Others & Team Involvement: Capacity to work cooperatively with others & work effectively in a multidisciplinary team 4  Problem Solving & Decision Making: Demonstrates an analytic approach to practice. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to solving problems 4  Coping with Pressure: Capacity to manage acute situations under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances 4  Organisation & Planning: Capacity to achieve a balance between urgent and important demands 4  Vigilance & Situational Awareness: Capacity to monitor acute situations that may change rapidly