Locum Consultant In Paediatric Respiratory

Job summary OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY MEDICINE Applications are invited for the above post in the Department of Paediatrics at the Oxford Children's Hospital, Level 2, Oxford OX3 9DU.
This is a 12-month locum post for maternity cover.
The postholder will join as one of 3 specialist paediatric respiratory consultants working within a multidisciplinary team that also includes 5 specialist nurses, 2 physiotherapists, 2 dieticians, a psychologist, a respiratory physiologist and other support staff.
We are a dynamic and committed team who together provide a comprehensive paediatric respiratory service for Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire.
The majority of the postholder's time will be spent at the Children's Hospital in Oxford.
One consultant also delivers a regular clinic at the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
There will be a focus for the post holder on work related to the paediatric respiratory sleep service.
Main duties of the job The postholder's duties will be primarily atOxford Children's Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations such as the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Clinical The postholder will provide, within a multi-disciplinary team including 3 consultant colleagues, a comprehensive paediatric resipiratory service for children in the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire (approximate population 2 million).
The services offered include: regional cystic fibrosis centre respiratory sleep service non-invasive respiratory support service (CPAP and BiPAP) long term ventilation via tracheostomy care of children with tracheostomies management of empyema and other respiratory infections management of asthma management of chronic lung disease investigation of respiratory problems respiratory support to the ITU, cleft service, craniofacial service, neuromuscular service, ENT service, oncology service, cardiology service.
Outreach cystic fibrosis clinics are provided 3-monthly at 5 network clinics.
There are 3 CF Transition clinics per year run jointly with the Adult CF Teams in Oxford and Frimley Park Hospital.
There are biannual PCD clinics run jointly with the Southampton Quaternary PCD service.
The postholder will undertake clinic work and inpatient work, as well as taking an equal share in a 1 in 3 on call service for paediatric respiratory medicine.
About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.
It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Job description Job responsibilities Outline Job Plan Weekly provisional Programmed Activities An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below.
The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment and reviewed after 6 months.
Day Time Location Work Categorisation No.
of PAs Monday 0900-1300 OUH Respiratory Clinic Direct Care 1 1300-1500 OUH CF annual reviews, Bronchoscopy list alternate weeks Direct Care 1500-1700 OUH CPD, Statutory and Mandatory Training, Job planning, Appraisal Supporting Tuesday 0900-1300 OUH Sleep study patient reviews and ward round Direct Care 1 1300-1700 OUH Weeks 1,3 and 5: Respiratory clinic Weeks 2 and 4: Clinical admin Direct Care 1 Wednesday 0900-1000 OUH Sleep study patient reviews Direct Care 1000-1200 OUH Flexible activity (see below) Direct Care Included below 1200-1300 OUH Ad hoc patient MDTs and scheduled inter-specialty meetings with ENT, infectious diseases team Direct Care 1400-1500 OUH Radiology meeting Direct Care 1500-1600 OUH CF MDT Direct Care 1600-1700 OUH Clinical Meeting Supporting Thursday 0900-1200 OUH Clinical admin, report writing, care planning Direct Care 1200-1500 OUH Clinical governance activity, audit, CPD, Statutory and Mandatory Training Supporting 1500-1700 OUH Sleep MDT meeting and report writing Direct Care Friday 0900-1300 OUH Sleep study patient reviews and ward round Direct Care 1 1300-1700 OUH Weeks 2 and 4: Respiratory clinic Plus 2x per year joint Southampton/Oxford PCD clinic held at Horton General Hospital Weeks 1, 3 and 5: Clinical admin Direct Care 1 Saturday Sunday Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly 2 hours OUH To see acute admissions, referrals and review ward patients in hours Direct care Predictable emergency on-call work Unpredictable emergency on-call work Variable OUH On-call from home, telephone advice, attending when necessary out-of hours Direct care TOTAL PAs 10 Programmed Activity No of PAs Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call) Supporting professional activities Other NHS responsibilities External duties Total No of PAs 10 Anticipated on-call availability supplement Agreed on-call rota ( 1 in 5) 1 in 3 Agreed category (delete) On-call supplement % 3% Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full GMC with licence to practice MBBCh or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent.
CCT in paediatrics and paediatric respiratory medicine or equivalent OR CESR OR within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; Current APLS certification Level 3 safeguarding training for children Desirable Higher Medical Degree PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree Experience Essential Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine, including ability to carry out bronchoscopy and experience of managing children on long-term ventilation.
Ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems Desirable Experience in interpreting respiratory polygraphy Skills Essential Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a consultant in a large teaching hospital.
Effective administrative and time management skills.
Ability to work within and lead a multi-disciplinary team.
Good spoken and written English.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
Experience of clinical risk management and clinical audit activities Participation in clinical research Desirable Management qualification.
Education qualification Presentations at national and international meetings and publication of research in peer-reviewed journals.
Research grants