Community Consultant Paediatrician

The postholder will work as a Community Paediatrician, though as stated above, applicants may wish to retain General Paediatric and Neonatal commitments including and want to share the workload with consultant colleagues, including out-of-hours responsibilities with a Consultant on-call rota. The team also supports mutual out of hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.

1. Share with consultant colleagues the Community Paediatric workload.

2. Provide with the other consultants a mutual out of hours cover for annual, study and professional leave.

3. Out of hours/Weekend responsibilities are 1 in 11 week night and weekend on call

4. Hot week responsibilities are 1 in 11 alternating Paediatric and Neonatal hot weeks

5. Provision with Consultant colleagues of the James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department;

6. To conduct Neurodevelopmental (ND) clinics as part of a ND team.

7. Provide support to ADHD specialists at the Newberry Child Developmental Centre.

8. Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;

9. Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;

10. Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD;

11. Involvement in research

12. Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate;

13. Where it is agreed between the parties, work on behalf of James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or services provided by the Trust for other agencies, e.g. the prison service.

This position provides an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified specialist to actively contribute to a modern Community Paediatric Service, along with Paediatric and Neonatal services within this highly regarded Trust. We have a wide range of acute and community services, and the post will afford high levels of professional visibility.

The hospital is situated in Gorleston, 200 metres from the beach and picturesque countryside, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border close to the towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and within commuting distance from several small villages with affordable housing and local amenities. Residents enjoy a good quality of life with easy access to the Norfolk Broads and unspoilt coastline with opportunities for wildlife, walking, cycling and sailing. The historic city of Norwich is only 20 miles with excellent schools, rail links to London and an international airport, for easy access to the Continent and beyond.

Education and Qualifications

Experience & Knowledge

Desirable: - 6-12 months experience/ training in Respiratory/Allergy or allied specialties (PICU/NICU)

Academic Achievements

Desirable: - Involvement in research projects and published papers

Key Skills

Desirable: - Formal training in teaching skills; - Computer Literate; - Management Training