Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Attainments Professional qualifications

Essential criteria

• Fully registered medical practitioner
• GMC registration
• MRCPCH part 1
• Equivalent Postgraduate qualification in paediatrics

Desirable criteria

• MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience Job specific

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate paediatric experience, including both general paediatrics and neonatal intensive care.

Desirable criteria

• UK Paediatric and neonatal experience

Management/audit

Essential criteria

• Awareness and Involvement in audit and Management

Desirable criteria

• Completed audit or Quality Improvement projects

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Evidence of interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable criteria

• PG qualification in medical education

Personal skills

Essential criteria

• Able to prioritise and organise own workload
• Must be able to communicate clearly in oral and written form
• Must be able to work as member of a team
• Flexible approach
• IT Skills

Training

Essential criteria

• As required by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (demonstrate paediatric experience and training - including level 3 NNU)
• NLS provider
• APLS provider
• Level 2 Safeguarding Children Training

Desirable criteria

• UK Paediatric and neonatal experience
• NLS instructor
• APLS instructor
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• SLED Job Description (PDF, 664.3KB)
• Person specification (PDF, 152.4KB)
• SLED Functional Req (PDF, 920.2KB)