About this role
Job summary
Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician: Sleep and Long-term Ventilation
The Paediatric Respiratory Service at the Royal London Children's Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust, is seeking to appoint a substantive Paediatric Respiratory Consultant (10 PAs) to complement five existing Paediatric Respiratory Consultants and a Professor of Respiratory Medicine.
The post holder will help to meet an increased demand for respiratory services across the Trust and allow the continued development of the sub-specialised paediatric respiratory service for children with sleep and long-term ventilation (LTV) requirements in Northeast London. They will also support the paediatric LTV lead and work closely with all members of the Consultant Respiratory Team. The post does not have any neonatal or general Paediatric responsibilities.
We believe this is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking multi-disciplinary team in delivering care for a complex and challenging group of patients. It is an excellent opportunity to broaden skills and gain experience in a specialist tertiary service.
Applications at less than full time are welcome and the successful candidate would have the opportunity to amend and develop the job plan with the consultant team to suit their preferences.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development of respiratory services for children at RLH. They must have excellent communication skills and the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams. The unit proactively promotes clinical governance, and the appointee should be able to demonstrate skills in audit, risk management, and evidence-based guidelines. The post-holder will be required to teach undergraduate students, postgraduate medical staff, and other professionalgroups.
The appointee will provide inpatient and outpatient care for patients with complex respiratory disease. A consultant of the week (COW) system is in place which ensures continuity of care for respiratory inpatients. The COW will be responsible for the day- to-day care of all inpatients admitted under the Respiratory team. They will also be responsible for all new in-patient referrals to the service during the working week. The appointee will be expected to contribute to this on a 1:6 basis. It is expected that all Consultants will support the COW in advising about the management of patients under their long-term care. A rota is in place to cover the Respiratory service out of hours. Cross-cover arrangements are in place to cover patients during times of leave. The appointee will share responsibility for routine and urgent bronchoscopy services (1:6 rota)
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will ensure that they remain up to date in child protection training and undertake appropriate review and action cases, with support from the Named Professionals. This will include attendance at strategy or discharge planning meetings as needed. The post holder is also expected;
To have regard, at all times, to the clinical and quality standards set out in the
Patients Charter and the local purchasers contracts.
To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties, working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.
To be in good standing with the RCPCH and GMC by making regular returns to the RCPCH of CME activities
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of LTV and Sleep services (Polysomnography, MSLT and actigraphy) Broad range of clinical experience in Acute Paediatric Respiratory Valid BLS training Completion of higher specialist training in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training Up to date APLS/PALS
Skills and knowledge Desirable
Experience of research projects (including PI) Experience in Medical Management roles Knowledge of business planning and budgets Experience of dealing with governance and risk
Personal and people development Essential
Ability to work well with colleagues within and across departments and hospitals, share the load and introduce change collaboratively Have positive ambitions for self and department Commitment to continuing CPD, teaching, and education Attendance and punctuality Able to cope with stress, pressure, or setbacks Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical issues Caring, compassionate and respectful of patients and colleagues
Communication and interpersonal skills Essential
Good oral and written communication skills Able to empathise with people from different social, cultural and religious backgrounds Able to communicate with parents and children effectively Resilience when dealing with complex and challenging safeguarding scenarios
Education and teaching Essential
Ethos of lifelong learning and a desire to continually gain and improve knowledge and skills Up to date with annual appraisals and revalidation requirements
Desirable
Experience in undergraduate education
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Rd
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)