Trust Grade Paediatric Registrar; Equivalent To St

Applications from experienced, enthusiastic, and dynamic clinicians are invited to apply for a Paediatric & Neonatal Trust Grade Registrar level post at Kettering General Hospital. To be considered for the post, you must have full GMC Registration and it is desirable to hold MRCPCH or equivalent. You should have appropriate training and experience in general paediatrics and neonatology. The successful candidate will participate in the fully compliant Middle Grade Rota, rotating throughout the neonatal unit, general paediatric ward, Pediatric assessment unit and paediatric outpatient clinics.

On-call cover includes evenings, weekends and nights. The post holder will be well supported by Consultants in the department.

The post has clinical responsibilities covering services to children within the Acute Trust working as a team with Consultants, Registrars, SHOs and foundation year 1 Doctors, to provide elective and emergency children's acute service for children of North Northamptonshire. Our neonatal Unit is a level 2 or 'Local' neonatal unit. It is part of the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (EMNODN) and is designated to provide intensive care for gestations twenty-seven weeks and above.

Our cot numbers are 2 intensive care, 6 high dependency, and 8 special care cots.

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• GMC registered/licensed Medical Practitioner or eligible for registration
• Medical Degree - MBBS or equivalent

• MRCPCH or equivalent

• Experience appropriate to grade, including examination, history taking and infection control and understanding own limitations
• Paediatric and Neonatal Paediatric experience
• Understand current issues in Paediatrics and practise in the UK

• Experience of Audit

• Ability to lead
• Clinical skills appropriate to the grade
• Able to prioritise time and workload
• Able to communicate (speak and write) to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
• IT skills and computer literacy

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users

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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