About this role
Job summary
Are you ready to become a Consultant and looking for an outstanding place to start your career as a Consultant? Or are you a Consultant looking for experience in another city or country? Are you caring, compassionate and motivated? DO you want to work in a forward and fast thinking NHS Foundation Trust? We have an exciting opportunity for you. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) is one Of the most established and cutting-edge Children's Hospitals in Europe. Our academic links also make us the largest centre for medical training in the Southwest, attracting the highest calibre clinical staff from across the UK. Staff throughout the Trust are involved in a research portfolio, comprising around 450 varied, pioneering projects resulting in approximately 600 published papers each year. We are so proud Of our Hospital and the strong commitment to evidenced based care and research.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a full-time locum consultant post in paediatric Oncology attracting IOPA. This is to cover maternity leave. The post holder Will join a team Of thirteen consultants delivering paediatric oncology, haematology, bone marrow transplant (BMT) and aftercare services to the Southwest and beyond. The post is based at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) but the post holder Will liaise closely With colleagues in secondary care across the Southwest supporting a long established and highly devolved shared care network. You Will be required to perform outreach clinics to those centres.
The Bristol paediatric Haematology and Oncology Service is one Of the larger primary Treatment Centres in the UK; currently receiving around 140-150 new referrals per year for childhood malignancy. All essential services and most related specialties are available on site. These include Laboratory Services, Radiotherapy, paediatric Intensive Care, nephrology (including dialysis ), Endocrine and, critically, paediatric Neurosurgery. The role involves rotational attending weeks providing supervision Of in-patient and day-case care Of paediatric oncology patients Within Bristol and supporting care delivered across the shared care network. Additionally the postholder Will deliver regular clinics within our outstanding regional Aftercare service and rostered weekend and evening on-call duties supporting the care Of paediatric oncology, haematology and BMT patients
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Or to organise a tour Of our specialist departments please contact: Sarah Farndon
Person Specification
Management & Leadership
Essential
- Evidence Of management training and evidence Of leaming from it
- Ability to organise efficient and smooth running Of a specialist service Ability
- To cope with and effectively organise the workload Of a consultant
- Ability to practice independently as a consultant
- Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence Of leadership
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
Desirable
- Demonstration Of knowledge Of NHS management structures
Interpersonal, communication and team working skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.
- Good knowledge Of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and quenes
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multiprofessional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions
- Ability to be a flexible team member
Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
- Awareness of personal limitations
Desirable
- Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
- Trained as a Consultant Appraise
Other
Essential
- Meets professional health requirements
- Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin St
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)