consultant Milton Keynes, England
Job description
To ensure the provision of Paediatric services for the population served by the Trust with responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare of the patients, as well as meeting the changing needs of the local population. The service will offer a preventative component in line with the Trusts objectives. The service is based on the principles of multi professional working Develop a specialist interest in respiratory, in line with departmental and trust objectives. Working with the medical and nursing teams in the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) to ensure the service is responsive, efficient and meets the service demand.
To support emergency care pathways that support direct access, assessment, discharge, and review for non-elective referrals. To observe the Trusts agreed guidelines and procedures, on clinical matters and to follow the local and national employment Human Resources Policies and Procedures. To work as part of a team to provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients. To liaise effectively and in a timely manner with the other medical, surgical, anaesthetic colleagues, General Practitioners, Community Services, and all other health care agencies when appropriate with continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
To participate in the on-call rota [1:13] weekday nights and 1:13 weekends. To maintain out of hours service, ensuring they are contactable and can return to the hospital within 30 minutes. Take part in the Consultant of the Week (COTW) system for acute paediatric care and the Neonatal Unit (separate weeks), Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. To take part in weekend working on the paediatric assessment unit (1 in 13) 9 am till 5pm supporting the on-call consultant.
Ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of their patients to be able to contact them. To be willing to work on alternative clinical sites if service reconfiguration so requires To maintain and promote multi-disciplinary working across specialties working closely regularly with other Consultants, Medical and Nursing colleagues. To provide supervision and teaching to medical students from UBMS and Oxford University. To provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff To be responsible for carrying out regular teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and to participate in postgraduate and continuing medical education activity To accept the Trust formal requirement to participate in audit, clinical governance, annual job plan and appraisal Involvement in research and participation in the Benefits Realisation Programme is expected Contribute to the development of the Paediatric Service by participating in departmental meetings and contributing to service development business plans To participate in and contribute to continuing postgraduate education both for themselves and the staff of the Paediatric Department including nurses and junior medical staff.
The post holder will be required to submit any service or research development plans, particularly those which have resource implications, to the Clinical Director for agreement prior to implementation To work and comply within the departmental policies and guidelines, whilst ensuring evidence-based care is given The successful candidate will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services in a team environment and will share with consultant colleagues in the contribution to management of the service. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of service, the appointee will be expected to observe the Units agreed guidelines and procedures, and in line with others draw up consultation on clinical matters, and to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures.
