About this role
Job summary
We have 1 substantive (permanent) Senior Clinical Fellow post in the Paediatric department. The post is full time and the post holder will be working in a busy hospital and large team. This is an excellent opportunity within Paediatrics at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The appointee will join the Paediatric team at middle grade level, rotating between General Paediatrics and Neonates. The appointee will take part in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the consultant team and supervise the work of the junior trainees.
Main duties of the job
Managing paediatric patients throughout their hospital stay Delivering care to Newborns in the Neonatal Services Delivering care to the NICU/SCBU, labour ward & post-natal Assessment of referred babies The review of all babies as needed Supervising Foundation doctors Review of protocols as part of the team The appointee will be expected to work flexible across the service as required, as and when service needs change To take part in outpatient clinics under the supervision of the Consultant Paediatricians To participate in the department's teaching, audit and educational activities
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council Advanced Paediatric Life Support Certificate or equivalent MRCPCH (Member of Royal college of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Knowledge Essential
Experience of audit
Experience Essential
Experience of working in paediatrics and neonates at least for 3 years Competencies equivalent to completion of ST3 (Registrar) in Paediatrics Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
Desirable
NHS experience
Fitness to Practive Essential
Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Skills Essential
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Desirable
Ability to teach clinical skills Experience in organising educational activities
Other requirments Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)