Consultant In Paediatric Surgery

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

You will manage an acute neonatal and general paediatric surgical take, including a substantial volume of paediatric trauma, and lead Trauma MDTs alongside adult trauma, anaesthetic and specialist colleagues. You will bring competence in upper GI surgery (including cholecystectomy, splenectomy and IBD surgery) and minimal access surgery, and contribute to prenatal counselling for foetal abnormality.

The job plan includes operating lists, outpatient clinics, outreach clinics at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Romford, and a 1:6 on-call commitment. You will also play an active part in teaching, training and clinical governance, supporting junior doctors, specialist trainees and medical students.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

Clinical duties

- Provide a high-quality, accessible consultant-led service in paediatric surgery, in line with our WeCare values

- Undertake paediatric surgery operating lists and outpatient clinics, including new and follow-up cases, and provide training to junior doctors and teaching to medical students during these sessions

- Manage paediatric trauma admissions and lead Trauma MDTs, liaising with adult trauma teams, anaesthetists and allied specialist teams

- Undertake outreach work as timetabled at Homerton, Whipps Cross and Queen's Hospital Romford

- Be up to date with child protection training and undertake appropriate review and action on cases admitted during attending weeks

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT, or CESR (CP), or European Community Rights, with proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date within six months of interview
• FRCS (Paed Surgery)
• ATLS/APLS certified
• Membership of BAPS

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial clinical experience in paediatric and neonatal surgery
• Skills in minimal access surgery
• Ability to offer prenatal counselling for foetal abnormality
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Experience in the management of paediatric trauma at a Major Trauma Centre
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and supervising specialist trainees

Desirable criteria

• Training or experience in NHS management
• A period of research in paediatric surgery or a related subject
• Formal training in teaching

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the need to comply with all 18-week referral-to-treatment performance targets
• Appropriate understanding of NHS directives regarding consultant surgical practice, including clinical governance

Desirable criteria

• Experience of audit management

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
• Ability to prioritise administrative tasks and work co-operatively with administrative and clerical staff
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems, with publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• An enquiring, critical approach to work
• A caring attitude to patients and families
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national level as required

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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