Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant (7.5 PAs)

Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant (7.5 PAs) Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for a 7.5 PA Substantive Consultant post in Paediatric Palliative Medicine (PPM) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) foundation trust. The post holder will be an integral member of the Louis Dundas Centre for Paediatric Palliative Care in the Blood Cells and Cancer Directorate.

The Louis Dundas Centre (LDC) at GOSH is one of the leading paediatric palliative care teams in Europe. The Centre aims to bring together academic research and clinical expertise to ensure that children, young people and families have access to specialist care of the highest standard. The Centre is linked with the UCL Institute of Child Health.

This role will promote and support the delivery of all aspects of palliative and end-of-life care to GOSH patients referred from multiple sources within London and the South East of England. The team's activity is undertaken both on site and in the patients' homes, local hospitals or hospices.

If interested in this post, please contact Dr Rene McCulloch, Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant, or Julie Bayliss, Service Lead, by telephone on ext 8678 for more information.

Main duties of the job

This 7.5 PA appointment for a Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine (PPM) will involve providing senior medical delivery of palliative care to infants, children, and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

Person Specification

• GMC specialist registration with a Licence to Practice (obtained by designated start date)
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent post-graduate qualification in Paediatrics
• CCT/CCST in Paediatric Palliative Medicine (PPM) (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience (eligible for CESR)
• Higher degree - PhD, MD or equivalent
• Formal teaching qualification

Experience/Knowledge

• Extensive experience in Paediatric palliative care
• Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
• Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects.
• Valid BLS Training
• Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
• Published research in peer-reviewed journals in relevant area
• Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials
• Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks
• Experience of clinical leadership or management
• Valid APLS and NLS (this may be mandatory for some posts).

Skills/Abilities

• High level written and oral communication skills; advanced communication skills training
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Ability to work on own initiative within an ever-changing environment.

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.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata per annum