About this role
Job summary
Consultant Paediatrician in Respiratory Medicine
West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH)Base Site: St Mary's Hospital, with cross-site working across WLCH
WLCH is seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Consultant Paediatrician in Respiratory Medicine to join our busy paediatric respiratory service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the UK's most innovative and collaborative child health partnerships, bringing together services across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will join a highly regarded multidisciplinary respiratory and sleep medicine team led by Professor Louise Fleming. The post offers a particular opportunity to develop expertise and service provision in paediatric asthma alongside broader respiratory medicine practice.
In return, WLCH offers:
Outstanding learning and development opportunities Access to specialist clinical supervision and leadership development Opportunities to participate in research and innovation through Imperial College London and the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH) A supportive multidisciplinary working environment Opportunities to work across diverse specialist paediatric services Access to NHS pension and staff benefits schemes If you are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people and thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Paediatrician in Respiratory Medicine will play a key role in delivering and developing paediatric respiratory medicine services across West London Children's Healthcare, primarily based at St Mary's Hospital with cross-site responsibilities as required.
The postholder will join an established multidisciplinary respiratory team and contribute to the provision of high-quality inpatient, outpatient and acute respiratory care for children and young people. A key focus of the role will be supporting and developing paediatric asthma services across WLCH.
The successful candidate will participate in consultant attending and on-call respiratory rotas, provide specialist respiratory and sleep clinics, and work collaboratively with colleagues across WLCH and partner organisations to ensure safe, effective and equitable care.
The role also includes active involvement in teaching, training, clinical governance, quality improvement and research, with opportunities to develop academic interests through close links with Imperial College London and the Imperial College Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health.
The postholder will contribute to service leadership, pathway development and strategic planning to support WLCH's vision of improving outcomes and reducing inequalities for children and young people across North West London.
About us
West London Children's Healthcarebrings together paediatric services acrossImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustandChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trustto deliver integrated children's healthcare across North West London. Our services operate across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital, alongside specialist child development services.
Our vision is to create healthier futures for all children and young people across North West London by delivering outstanding clinical care, reducing health inequalities and driving innovation in child health. We are committed to building a thriving, diverse and inclusive workforce where staff are supported to develop, collaborate and lead improvements in care.
Through strong academic partnerships withImperial College London, we offer exceptional opportunities for teaching, research and service innovation within one of the UK's leading paediatric healthcare networks.
Job description Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide high-quality paediatric respiratory and asthma services primarily at St Marys Hospital and across West London Childrens Healthcare (WLCH) as required, with particular interest in problematic, severe asthma, Paediatric lung function testing and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
Key responsibilities include:
Participating in clinical and other service activities to ensure a high standard of patient care Delivering outpatient, inpatient and on-call care as part of the consultant respiratory rota Providing outreach support to other North West London paediatric acute provider Trusts Working collaboratively with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to improve clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience Participating in clinical governance activities including audit, incident reporting, quality improvement and implementation of NICE guidance Supporting service development and business planning across WLCH Taking an active role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, departmental research, clinical audit and CPD Supervising, supporting and appraising junior medical staff and contributing to recruitment and workforce development Working flexibly across WLCH sites in line with service needs, including clinics at both St Marys Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Providing oversight and planning associated with the St Marys Hospital Lung Function Laboratory
The role includes participation in an annualised consultant rota with attending and on-call commitments, including predictable and unpredictable out-of-hours work and weekend ward rounds.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications Essential
Should be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT/CSER/CSER (CP) or equivalent at the time of the interview: Paediatric Medicine MRCPCH or equivalent
Experience Essential
Broad general experience in paediatric respiratory medicine Experience of managing paediatric on-call provision Valid BLS Training Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training Valid APLS and NLS provider
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Understanding of clinical governance audit IT skills and computer literacy Knowledge of budget management Experience of managing hospital staff. Undergraduate/ postgraduate and formal bed side teaching Experience of quality improvement projects
Teaching & Training Essential
Experience of teaching and training trainees, medical student, nurses and GPs
Academic achievements including research/publications Essential
Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at a consultant level at C&W and ICHNT Publications in peer reviewed journals
Clinical Governance Essential
Understanding of clinical governance Participation in audit
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Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address West London Children’s Healthcare
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)