Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

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The closing date is 14 May 2025

A Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine is required to join the existing team of Consultants at the Royal Oldham Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). This appointment will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions.

A formal job plan will be reviewed between the appointee and the Clinical Lead, three months after the commencement date of the appointee. The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the appointee ensuring that it meets the requirements of the new Consultant contract and service needs of the Division. This will be approved by the Medical Director. The Job Plan will then be reviewed at least annually. The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultant's duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.

The Emergency Department supports flexible working with an electronic self rostering system for Consultants, which supports a positive work life balance.

Full time and Part time applicants will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of paediatric patients in his or her charge and for the proper functioning of the service, and will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the clinical department.

The post holder will be required to work in partnership with colleagues of all disciplines, external links to the Trust and service users, to ensure the creation of a quality service.

The post holder will supervise the work of junior colleagues and provide advice & support as necessary.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page:Consultant careers Northern Care Alliance Careers

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification Professional Registration and Qualifications

• Professional Clinical Registration
• Primary Medical Qualification (eg MBChB)
• A valid Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
• FRCEM
• GMC Specialist Register or within 6months CCT
• APLS certificate
• ATLS/ETC certificate
• ALS certificate
• Management or leadership qualification
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Sound knowledge of clinical governance
• Wide experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
• Evidence of development and management of change
• Evidence of competencies in line with the GMC
• Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills
• Proven teaching abilities
• Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
• Evidence of participation in research
• Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency setting
• Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
• Attendance at management course
• Attendance at teaching course
• Evidence of work submitted for Peer review

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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