Main area Paediatric Medicine Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
8 sessions per week (8 PA’s per week including on call component at QEH.) Job ref 344-8710CONWCY
Site Kent & Canterbury Hospital Town Canterbury Salary £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 03/10/2025
Job overview
We are currently in an exciting period of expansion and development for Child Health services in East Kent Hospitals. Our most recent CQC inspection rated us GOOD for SAFE and WELL LED and we are striving to achieve excellence with our consultant workforce increasing to ensure outstanding care for the local population and meet the RCPCH Facing the Future recommendations.
Applications are invited for a General Paediatrician attracting 8 PA’s, at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury with on call component in Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital alongside the current existent 13 consultant participants. Opportunities are available for development of sub-specialty interests. We aim for every consultant to excel in both clinical and non-clinical endeavours, including clinical leadership, research, teaching and other allied areas, supported by innovative development programs provided within the trust.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will primarily be based at Kent and Canterbury hospital. They will deliver general paediatric clinics, associated admin work, and have proportionate SPA time. An important purpose of this role is to support care of CYP attending the Children’s Assessment Centre (CAC) including Dolphin Ward. They will support the care of children having ambulatory procedures (such as food challenges or complex endocrine testing) under the care of paediatrics. They will be available to support the care of CYP admitted under surgical teams for day procedures (it is not expected they will need to provide routine input, but will be available to provide an urgent paediatric review for the times at which CYP are admitted). This will include a scheduled shift until 7pm once a month to support CYP recovering from afternoon surgery lists.
The appointee will also participate in the Emergency pathway (EP) rota covering a 2pm to 9pm resident shift, to support flow in the general paediatric unit, SCBU, the children’s assessment unit and paediatric pathway via the Emergency Department (ED - with full support of ED staff) including the paediatric resuscitation bay. Travel from the base site would be included in this case.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.
We’re on an exciting journey of transformation.
With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.
In addition, through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post - For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/
We also offer removal expenses (substantive posts), up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.
Person specificationQualifications and Training
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- On the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
- APLS or equivalent provider status MRCPCH
- Valid BLS Training
- Other awards / titles e.g., Honorary lecturer
- Other post graduate qualification or clear potential to achieve e.g., MD/PhD
- APLS, EPALS or NLS Instructor
- Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
Skills and Experience
- Is able to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
- Commitment to maintaining & developing knowledge
- Displays sound professional judgement.
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project,
- Experience working in NHS
- Experience in delivering and leading clinical research including publication
- Experience and training in a desirable sub-specialty
- Qualifications and experience in teaching
- Experience and formal appointment in teaching undergraduates
Clinical Governance
- Understanding of processes by which children and young people are kept safe.
- Experience with use of governance systems (e.g. DATIX)
- Experience in leading audit or guideline development
- Demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for quality improvement.
- Training and experience in methodology for investigation of serious incidents
- Experience in governance or leadership roles
- Nationally or internationally recognised quality improvement/ service development
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.
There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on who are happy to help.
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The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
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