Specialty Doctor Community Paediatrics
Job Description
Job title: Specialty Doctor Community Paediatrics
Company: British Medical Journal
Job description: We are looking to recruit one full time or 2 part time (0.6) Specialty Doctor(s) to join our team in Community Paediatrics in Swansea Bay. The post holder will provide a clinical service in conjunction with colleagues and under the direction of a Consultant Community Paediatrician. This is a replacement post. The number of sessions and base can be flexible to meet the needs of the right candidate.The Community Child Health Services cover the Unitary Authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. These are mainly urban with rural communities to the west and north of the coastal strip. There are pockets of significant deprivation in several of the inner city wards with a Jarman Index of 3.47 for Neath Port Talbot and 5.57 for Swansea. Neath Port Talbot has five wards with the highest deprivation in Wales and also has the highest incidence of teenage pregnancy. There were 220 children on the Child Protection Register (2015) in Neath Port Talbot and 205 in Swansea. The child population covered in Neath Port Talbot is 24,637 (2011 census) and in Swansea is 41,396.There is a Child Development Centre at Singleton (Hafan y Mor) and Neath Port Talbot hospitals. These are the bases for the Community Paediatricians, as well as the Paediatric therapists. They form vital hubs for wider multiagency working with colleagues from education, social services, and third sector organisations.Main duties of the jobPlease see the attached detailed Job Description which outlines the main responsibilities and duties of this post for your information.About usWe believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services – wehave a job for you.There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.Our values – Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe’s most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city – look no further.Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached detailed Job Description which outlines the main responsibilities and duties of this post for your information.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC/GDC Registration
- Enhanced DBS Check
- MBBCH or recognised equivalent
- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent) at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialtyOr as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty Or equivalent experience/competencies
Desirable
- Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health or equivalent by examination. DCH/DCCH or higher.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Up to date with current practices – familiarity with clinical research methodology and evidenced based practice
- Liaison with other agencies
- evidence of participation in , progressing and completing audit
- Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems
- 3 years post registration experience as a medical practitioner at SHO/SG or higher
- 6 months community paediatrics or hospital paediatrics including neonatology or general paediatric experience
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Working as part of the Management Team
Desirable
- Experience in teaching and training
- Post qualification experience in general practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to take independent decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
- Ability to manage own time and workload
- Experience of the assessment of emergencies
- Able to work as a member of a team or on own initiative
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
- Understanding of information systems and technology
- Undertake child health surveillance
- Experience in developmental assessments
- Experience in child protection assessments
Desirable
- Teaching skill
- Experience in audiological assessments
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
- Driving license/ability to travel between sites
- Commitment to modern practices
Desirable
- Ability to undertake on call/shift working
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Expected salary: £52542 – 82418 per year
Location: Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot
