Job summary

Applications are invited for the Trust post of Specialty Registrar for Community Paediatrics at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH).

Main duties of the job

Duties include -

• Assessment and management of new patients in an outpatient setting
• Ongoing follow-up and management of patients in an outpatient setting
• Provide child protection on call
• Attend Multi-disciplinary meetings
• Complete school and nursery observations and liaise with education
• Medical student supervision and teaching.
• Contribution to development of guidelines.
• Contribution to/involvement in directorate governance agenda.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as \competent and caring staff by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of �337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Trust Specialist Registrar in Community Paediatrics position available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.

As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is �13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience & Achievements

Essential

• Eligible for Full Registration with GMC
• SpR experience in Community Paediatrics

Desirable

• Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships,
• Other evidence of academic achievements

Organisation and Planning and wider skills

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit in the past 12 months

Desirable

• Information Technology Skills

Personal skills

Essential

• Communication and language skills (ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English

Organisation and Planning and wider skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to organise oneself and own work
• Experience and ability to work in multiprofessional teams

Desirable

• Understanding NHS Clinical Governance and resource constraints
• Ability to present an evidence based approach to patient care

Personal skills

Essential

• Interpersonal skills (empathise, work co-operatively)
• Decisiveness / Accountability (ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions)
• Resilience (able to operate under pressure, cope with set backs)
• Thoroughness (is well prepared, self discipline / committed is punctual and meets deadlines)
• Shows initiative / drive / enthusiasm
• Probity (displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality)

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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