Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

The whole Emergency Department is about to undergo a substantial redevelopment as part of a new Emergency care build. We anticipate that the process will take about 3 years, at the end of which we will have a brand new, fit for purpose, Paediatric ED. This will enable us to kick start the next phase of our service development. This post presents an opportunity to shape a developing service right from the start, and to be involved in the associated change.

Please see Attached Job Description for more detail.

This post is an Emergency Department post. We are happy to consider candidates from EM or Paediatric backgrounds.

For appointees with an EM background, we anticipate a proportion of clinical time will be dedicated to working in the adult ED, participating in weekend and on-call working.

For appointees from a paediatric background, we would anticipate a proportion of clinical time to be dedicated to working within the Paediatric service, including the CAU. There will be an out of hours requirement. The latter will ideally require on-call working but this will be determined by recent experience.

Consultants are expected to provide emergency cover for absent colleagues.

All SPA time will be pointed at the Paediatric ED. We expect the balance and the nature of the weekend and on-call commitments to change as our service develops. We are currently aiming to have a cadre of 4-6 WTE paediatric EM consultants from mixed backgrounds, in the longer term.

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Please see Job Description attached.

The standard job plan for the trust is a standard 8.5 Direct Clinical Care/1.5 Supporting Professional Activities split. Additional sessions may be available depending on the needs of the department and will be discussed as part of job planning. As detailed above we expect appointees for this post to take on a share of running and developing the PEM service. The initial job plan will be reviewed after 6 months to ensure that SPA time matches any responsibilities that are being taken on.

The department operates a system of annualised self-rostering. A timetable cannot be produced since each consultant determines their own schedule as part of this system. Appointees will be expected to participate in evening, weekend and on-call working on an equivalent basis as ED colleagues, with the same ceiling on antisocial hours. We have a progressive system of enhanced PAs for out of hours working.

Study Leave / Postgraduate Studies in Medical Education

All consultants are entitled to 30 days professional leave every 3 years. The current study leave allowance is currently £750 per episode, with some restrictions on how that is apportioned.

• On Specialist register for either Emergency Medicine or Paediatrics or within 6 months of CCST
• Appropriate subspecialty training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Full GMC Registration and License to Practice at the time of appointment
• APLS and ATLS / ETC provider status, and ALS provider status if from an EM background (or equivalent)
• Level 3 Adult and child safeguarding training
• FRCEM or MRCPCH, or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher Degree
• APLS / ATLS / ETC / ALS / NLS Instructor

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Wide Experience in EM or Paediatrics and PEM, including a developed system/advanced model of emergency medicine
• EM background: ability to manage a general ED when on the shop floor and on-call
• Paediatric background: ability to manage a Children's Assessment Unit and Paediatric General on-call
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of all patients in a Paediatric emergency department, both on the shop floor and on call
• Experience of quality improvement

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Advanced airway management skills in relevant age groups
• Advanced procedural sedation skills in relevant age groups
• Level 1 ultrasound competency if from an EM background
• Ability to lead a paediatric resuscitation team

Desirable

• Level 2 Ultrasound competency

Teaching
Essential

• Ability and experience of teaching clinical skills and practical procedures to clinical colleagues and students

Desirable

• Expertise in using simulation to deliver teaching
• Experience in completing research

Communication
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, all staff groups and others
• Honesty and reliable
• Enthusiasm and positivity
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Caring approach to patients and staff
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to fit in with current consultant team
• Knowledge of research methodology
• Basic IT skills

Management
Essential

• Ability to undertake management tasks expected of an early career consultant in paediatric emergency medicine (governance, quality improvement, educational supervision)

Desirable

• Further management experience e.g.: recruitment, rota, clinical governance and service development

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