Paediatric Specialty Registrar

at  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

This is a ST4-ST8 Post in Paediatrics at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. There is a full shift pattern. Annual leave is at the rate of 6 weeks per year. Single accommodation is available at a small charge; married accommodation is subject to rental less abatement for on-call commitments. Terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the current Whitley Council arrangements for Medical & Dental staff.
These posts will run as a 1:10 full shift rota with prospective cover and offers banding for the LAS ST4 post. This is to cover a vacant middle grade post since Jan 2024. The successful applicant will be on the middle grade rota.
There are 10 registrar posts providing core training within the Department of Paediatrics, each person rotating at six monthly intervals through different parts of the department including community paediatric training. The normal shifts are day shift 08:30 to 17:00, long day 08:30 to 21:30, A&E eve 13:30 to 22:00, Nights 20:45 to 09:30 and weekend long day 08:30 to 21:30 hours.
This post is a LAS post of ST4+ in General/neonatal Paediatrics which is full time, available for 12 months to start immediately from March 2024. There is potential to extend post length/increase hours according to staffing gaps.
This is to cover vacant middle grade post from March 2024. The successful applicant will be on the middle grade rota.
Responsibility for children on the acute children’s wards.
Cover for Paediatric Accident & Emergency
General Responsibilities
Day to day clinical management of children on the two acute children’s wards, Dolphin and Lion, including medical aspects of surgical patients and close liaison with doctors involved from other specialties
Cover for paediatric problems on the Paediatric Accident & Emergency Unit.
Provide cover for all acute paediatric referrals from any source.
Supervision and teaching of the ST1-ST3 doctors on the Acute Children’s Wards and the Paediatric Day Bed Unit.
Out of hours, nights and weekends cover both neonatal and general paediatrics.
Be responsible for referrals from numerous sources, GP, Maternity, ED for the Observation Ward
triage, assess, and manage CYP admitted to Observation bay.
Responsible for discharge and subsequent care planning of CYP from observation bay to their home, acute ward or other medical professionals.
Take part in teaching medical students and physician assistant trainees.
Active participation in supervised clinics.
Acute on-call rota covering nights and weekends 1in 10 SpR rota
The Royal Berkshire Hospital has a rich history for providing healthcare to the people of Reading, West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire stretching back over 180 years.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
Our values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Consultant Ward Based Practice with daily ward round and ward based teaching.
Monthly Academic Half day on paediatric topics.
Audit and Clinical Governance Meetings.
Registrar Teaching Programme.
Weekly Journal Club.
Weekly Paediatric Grand Round.
Monthly Peri-natal Meeting.
Monthly Paediatric X-ray Meeting.
Monthly Procedure & Policy Meeting.
Weekly neonatal Case Based Discussion and Ultrasound meeting

Please refer the Job description for details