Specialty Doctor Paediatric and Neonates

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Speciality Doctor Paediatric and Neonates
We are looking for a permanent Specialty Paediatrician. The posts provide excellent experience in General Paediatrics and Neonates. We are extremely keen to help develop the successful candidates’ career. We have been very successful in supporting doctors onto the Deanery paediatric training scheme and also providing opportunities to gain admission to the specialty register through the CESR process. These posts are suitable for doctors with at least two years post-graduate experience in paediatrics, including experience in neonatal intensive care.
The appointee will form part of the Middle Tier Rota (pro rata) alongside other specialty doctors and paediatric trainees from the North West Deanery.
Previous experience at second on call tier level would be useful but is not essential. We will provide on-call support for the successful candidate if this is their first middle grade experience.
We are seeking an enthusiastic middle grade doctor to join our expanding team of paediatricians. The role will cover all aspects of acute inpatient care of children & neonates, attending deliveries of sick term & preterm infants on delivery suite and seeing unwell patients in the Emergency Department and resus when required. The role also involves providing medicals for S47 assessments, with direct consultant supervision.
Candidates have the opportunity to attend outpatient clinics and take part in audit/research activities. They will be encouraged and supported to develop an area of interest. We provide experience in medical education with one middle grade doctor being trained as an educational supervisor with their own trainee. We encourage management & clinical governance experience with opportunities of developing leadership within these areas.
The rota is being expanded with standard days, long days & nights.
There is a 10 person tier one (junior doctor) full shift rota, providing dedicated ward and NICU cover 0900 - 2400 Mon to Fri and 0900-2130 at weekends. There is cross-cover overnight.
Consultant cover is provided by a “hotweek” system for the ward and NICU. Out of hours consultant support is provided through a robust on call system and consultants are resident at peak times during the Winter.
We have a strong track record in supporting doctors to successfully access “run through” training and to gain entry onto the specialist register via the Article 14 route.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Children’s Medical Ward
Participation in ward rounds – including post-take ward round
General paediatric work, including assisting with admissions, performing practical procedures and reviewing children on the Observation and Assessment Unit
Supervising the work of junior doctors
Seeing cases of suspected NAI, under Consultant supervision, and producing appropriate S47 reports
Reviewing some children, as needed, in the Accident and Emergency Department
Neonatal Unit
Providing middle grade cover and continuity of care
Supervising the work of tier 1 colleagues
Performing practical procedures
Attending certain high risk deliveries on the labour ward
Care of infants on Transitional Care (postnatal ward)
Overseeing discharge letters for babies from the NNU and Postnatal wards.
Ensuring updates of clinical records on Badger system
Outpatients
We would encourage and try and support as much as possible outpatient experience, under consultant supervision and to produce outpatient letters on patient’s reviewed

Please refer the Job description for details