Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Job summary
The Children's Cardiorespiratory and Intensive Care Directorate are currently seeking a full time paediatric respiratory consultant with a specialist interest in Sleep Medicine. The successful candidate will have a broad expertise in PRM, ideally with a special interest in Sleep Medicine. The candidate should have completed national grid specialist respiratory training or its equivalent and ideally have engaged in research and obtained or be engaged in achieving a higher degree.

Outpatients and office space will be located at the Royal Brompton Hospital. Inpatient ward cover and on call is based at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. (10PA)

Candidates who would prefer a locum fixed term contract should please get in touch, and look out for a separate advert to apply.

Main duties of the job
This is a whole-time Consultant post in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine currently with outpatient clinics and office space at the Royal Brompton Hospital. Inpatient ward cover and on call is based at the Evelina London Children's Hospital. (10PA)

This is a general post in paediatric respiratory medicine (PRM) with a focus on sleep medicine. The successful candidate will have a broad expertise in PRM, ideally with a special interest in sleep. The candidate should have completed national grid specialist respiratory training or its equivalent and ideally have engaged in research and obtained or be engaged in achieving a higher degree

About us
Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas'.

Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in hospital and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life for children, young people and for women from London, South East England, and - for some rare conditions - around the UK and the world.

As the only NHS Trust in London with women's and specialist children's services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through four clinical directorates: Neonatology and Medical Specialties, Surgical Services, Theatres and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Community Services and Women's Services.

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Job responsibilities
To provide clinical services for paediatric respiratory patients in accordance with clinical and legal requirements and in keeping with the international role of the Trust.

Clinical Responsibilities
Attending consultant for the week, providing in-patient services to Sky Ward and respiratory patients on Mountain ward and Snow Leopard (long term ventilation and sleep unit). Acute second opinion requests will come from all other areas of the hospital including NICU and PICU. On call is a 1 in 7 or 8 acute week, with weekend ward rounds. General paediatric respiratory cases such as acute asthma cases or bronchiolitis admitted via Evelina A&E come under the care of the general paediatric teams.

Current sleep work is home sleep study reporting, covering this on a weekly basis providing a service to legacy Brompton children from most areas in London. The in-patient sleep service is currently provided by the on-call teams but the service is developing as the services merge to achieve the best way of working for the patients. There is ongoing work around expanding sleep beds, and sleep cover may change as a result of this.

Outpatient clinics at Brompton 1 general paediatric respiratory, 1 long term ventilation sleep clinic fortnightly. Some of these can be video clinics.

The post will include close liaison with the sleep services at Evelina site unit, working with sleep physiology teams from both the legacy RBH and Evelina sites and management of long-term ventilation patients.

The post-holder will be required to contribute fully to the administrative and management needs of the Paediatric Respiratory service and the similar needs more widely within the Trust.

The post-holder should be able to perform flexible bronchoscopy, although support for development of this will be available.

Teaching and Training
There is a commitment to teaching undergraduate students from both Imperial College and GKT medical schools both during their paediatric attachments and in special study modules (SSMs). We also have a large commitment to postgraduate training.

Professional Responsibilities
To seek and maintain professional CPD and Trust mandatory training.

To maintain current knowledge of paediatric respiratory medicine and to participate in a recognised programme of continuing medical education and professional development

To set and maintain high professional standards.

A strong commitment to clinical audit, quality improvement, evidence-based practice and to developing a research programme in line with the research strategy of the Paediatric Directorate and the Trust will be required of a successful applicant.

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent
• Eligibility (or within 6 months of eligibility) for specialist registration in paediatrics (and paediatric respiratory medicine)
• MRCPH or EU/ USA/ Canada/South Africa/New Zealand, Australian or other recognised equivalent
• Trained in paediatric respiratory medicine

Desirable

• Trained in paediatric sleep medicine
• Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience
Essential

• National Grid training [or equivalent] completed (or to be completed within 6 months) in paediatric respiratory medicine
• Adequate training in child safeguarding
• Participation in a recognised scheme of continuing medical education
• Paediatric advanced life support training

Desirable

• Research experience with significant publication record and contributions to major professional conferences
• Teaching experience at national level
• Interest in Education Supervision

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential

• Good interpersonal and communications skills in line with the Trust's Core Behaviours (see appendix one)
• IT skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• Ability to conduct research and teaching at national level
• Ability to perform paediatric bronchoscopy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).