Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

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Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 9 sessions per week (9 PA Consultant Post) Job ref 085-BC-KF-26

Site Birmingham Children's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 9 PA post Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/:59

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview This is a replacement/reconfiguration substantive post resulting from changes to organisation of consultant team to deliver the existing respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis service. The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis service which provides tertiary respiratory care including Cystic fibrosis, Long-term ventilation, Sleep, Difficult asthma, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis and several other conditions.

Main duties of the job The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis (CF) service which provides tertiary respiratory care including in CF, long term ventilation, sleep problems, difficult asthma, non-Cf bronchiectasis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia and several other conditions. The post holder will participate in general respiratory and CF service outpatient provision and there is provision to develop a subspeciality interest in LTV and sleep based on post holder's experience and service needs. There is also scope to support the development of CF service provision with newer expectations and specifications and lung function testing.

Working for our organisation Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work along with a team of 8 other consultants who work together to provide continuous cover for respiratory and CF patients. The post-holder will be involved in all aspects of the department as described above . Each newly appointed consultant will be expected to participate in a Trust-wide Consultant developmental programme designed to maximize their professional development during their early years as a consultant. This will include areas such as R&D, clinical leadership and management, education and training, and governance. A formal rolling programme delivered within the Trust in selected cohorts over 5 years. Office space is within the department, with personal IT and internet facilities and shared secretarial support.

Direct clinical care (DCC) comprises 7.0PAs and 2.0SPAs for Supporting Professional Activities (1.5 core SPA for teaching, audit, research, administration, clinical governance, appraisal and continuing professional development, additional 0.25 SPA for educational supervision and 0.25 SPA for service development as per specialty interest) are allocated to the post. Additional roles such as educational lead, governance lead, service lead and CF Director come with additional SPAs and are carried out amongst the consultants in a rotational manner and as per interest/ departmental need. The DCC is to cover outpatient, inpatient and MDT clinical work and all clinical activities pertaining to the Consultant role. There is also potential to obtain up to 2 additional research PAs through the BWCH Charity funds.

The work is split over 'on service' (On-call weeks) and non- on service weeks.

Person specification Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
• Higher Degree (MD, PhD, etc)
• Management training

Clinical Skills & Nature of Experience

• Valid BLS training
• Special experience in long-term ventilation, difficult asthma and sleep to complement current interests within department
• Valid APLS

Academic Achievements

• Good knowledge and skills in clinical governance, patient safety and child protection procedures
• Completed audit cycle
• Influenced guideline or protocol development and effected change in practice

Management

• Experience of management and leadership
• Evidence of development of innovative approaches to healthcare delivery
• Experience in developing and motivating staff
• Attendance at recognised management course
• Evidence of some Regional or National experience of committee work

Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes

• Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
• Capacity to gain confidence and trust from others
• Able to build strong and effective relationships with patients, families and colleagues
• Ability to cope with pressure from unexpected or urgent clinical situations
• Flexible and able to lead a professional team
• The ability to organise workload and prioritise competing demands, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Empathy, listening skills and patience
• Ability to work within team
• Honesty and integrity
• IT literacy
• Innovation and an excellent ability to respond to and cope with change

Teaching

• "Training the trainers" training or equivalent Commitment to teaching and training
• Experience in teaching and training
• Formal teaching qualification

Professional Development

• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• To develop the speciality in co-operation with departmental colleagues

Other

• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

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Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

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