Consultant in General Paediatrics and Neonates

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The Paediatric Service is seeking to recruit a motivated, dynamic, forward thinking Consultant Paediatrician, to join the team at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest.This is a replacement full-time post to support the reconfiguration of the child health service and develop the provision of acute paediatric services in West Wales. You will join colleagues in a very dynamic and forward-looking General Paediatrics department. The neonatal service has merged across the units in the 3 counties to enable BAPM standards are met, and provide ongoing paediatric training. The SCBU (based at Glangwili) plays its part in the South Wales Neonatal network, with CHANTs providing transportThis post is primarily based in Pembrokeshire with agreement to provide an on-call element of care (to include Consultant of the Week) for children and young people based in Carmarthenshire.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlJBRPlv9a0Main duties of the jobThis full time position at Hywel Dda University Health Board with be predominately based in Withybush Hospital (Pembrokeshire) with some scheduled on-call clinical commitments at Glangwili. The split is 7 DCC and 3 SPAs.There will a requirement to contribute to 1:12 consultant of the ward week covering acute paediatrics and SCBU along with safeguarding medical referrals.The on call is on spilt weekends on 1 in 8 specific to this job and based at Glangwili Hospital. The clinics duties consists of a general clinic in addition to 2 sub-specialist interest clinics per week as agreed with job plan.About UsHywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in HaverfordwestSeven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire48 general practices (five of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centresNumerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities servicesHighly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.Job DescriptionJob responsibilitiesThe successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university on the understanding that they will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in an appropriate university faculty and school. They will take direction in these activities via the appropriate academic lead. The agreement to define the Honorary Academic responsibilities and associated programmed activities in relation to teaching time and research will be negotiated jointly between the post holder, the university and the Health Board. It will form part of the successful candidates job plan. The award of the Honorary Academic contract will be dependent upon a formal application being submitted to the university in accordance with the Honorary Appointments procedures and will be available on a fixed term basis subject to satisfactory performance in the academic activity undertaken.For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• On Specialist Register/SpR due to obtain relevant CCT/CESR(CP) within 6 months of interview
• MRCPCH
• Valid certified advanced life support skills
• Safeguarding level 3 training

Desirable

• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent

EssentialClinical Experience

• Broad based experience in General Paediatrics and Neonates
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Competence in General Paediatrics and Neonates
• Able to apply knowledge
• Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
• Meet the requirement of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice

Desirable

• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Evidence of above average performance
• Membership of the RCPCH
• Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical GovernanceEssential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

ResearchEssential

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes

Desirable

• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research degree

TeachingEssential

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff

Desirable

• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• Training the Trainers experience

ManagementEssential

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Willingness to participate in clinical management

Desirable

• Evidence of management training

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