Consultant in Gen Paeds - Neonatal Transition and Surgical Support

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description for the main responsibilities, which are attached to this advert.

Karen Aucott

General Paediatrician

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration.
• On the GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics, or within six months of CCT at the time of scheduled interview. CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application.

Essential criteria

• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Valid BLS training

Desirable criteria

• Higher professional degree
• Additional relevant postgraduate qualification.

Essential criteria

• Completed training in Paediatrics / General Paediatrics, or training assessed to be equivalent by the GMC.
• Experience in acute and general paediatrics, including inpatient care, outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary working.
• Experience managing children and young people with complex medical needs, long-term conditions, safeguarding considerations and family-centred care planning.
• Evidence of ability to work across organisational boundaries with community, therapy, nursing, primary care and specialist teams.
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with children, young people, families and other health professionals.
• Experience working in the NHS.
• Valid Basic Life Support training.
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Valid APLS training.

Desirable criteria

• Additional experience or training in neonatal medicine, paediatric surgical liaison/support, peri-operative paediatric care, transitional care, ambulatory paediatrics or acute paediatrics.
• Experience of developing cross-specialty pathways.
• Experience of Advice and Guidance or referral management.
• Specific training in communication skills.
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
• APLS instructor

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's  We are here for you  behavioural standards

Essential criteria

• Able to develop, present and ope rationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to delegate appropriately.
• Able to work in a team.

Desirable criteria

• Higher management degree or qualification or training
• Experience of change management

Essential criteria

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Able to use the Trust's IT support systems

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Desirable criteria

• Original Research Publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.