Job summary
This post is for a Trust Doctor to help cover gaps in the middle grade staffing due to a shortfall in registrar numbers. This is a full time post with resident on-call. Neonatal cover is provided separately. The job will include working on the Children's Assessment Unit, participating in ward rounds and providing cover for the in-patient wards. Supervision of more junior colleagues will be expected. There is no regular out-patient commitment in this post. The Consultants provide a consultant of the week service so close team working with both junior and senior colleagues will be required.

Main duties of the job
This post is for a Trust Doctor to help cover gaps in the middle grade staffing due to a shortfall in registrar numbers. This is a full time post with resident on-call. Neonatal cover is provided separately. The job will include working on the Children's Assessment Unit, participating in ward rounds and providing cover for the in-patient wards. Supervision of more junior colleagues will be expected. There is no regular out-patient commitment in this post. The Consultants provide a consultant of the week service so close team working with both junior and senior colleagues will be required.

About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job responsibilities

• Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge.
• Understands principles of clinical governance and medical audit.
• Understanding and implementation of evidence based practice.
• Evidence of involvement in audit.
• Accepts responsibility and is competent the initial management of the spectrum of paediatric emergencies.
• Competent in practical skills required to function as a middle grade paediatrician
• Knows own limitations
• Willing to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate.
• Good oral and written presentation skills.
• Able to communicate with parents and children effectively and sympathetically
• Able to function successfully under stress.
• Able to establish good working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Supportive to juniors
• Understands and values roles of other health professionals.
• Contributes to departmental teaching/training sessions.
• Able to organise own learning.
• Sets realistic goals and deadlines
• Good organisation skills and time management
• Full registration and licence to practice with GMC
• Computer literate

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent
• PLAB if applicable
• MRCPCH Part 1a and Part 1b or equivalent
• Full MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• A minimum of 24 months experience at SHO (ST 1-3) or equivalent in Paediatrics/Paediatric Sub-Specialties
• Previous experience on a Middle Grade rota or equivalent in paediatrics the UK
• APLS provider (or equivalent)

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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