Locum Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant

LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

POST OF: LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY AND CHRONIC PAIN

Oxford University Hospitals are recruiting for for a Locum Consultant in paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Oxford Children's Hospital. This is for 9PAs.

This post is flexible fixed term locum for sickness cover of an existing Consultant, to start ASAP.

Please contact Clinical Lead Dr Akhila Kavirayani if needed for further details

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Current Paediatric Rheumatology consultant team comprises of Dr Kathy Bailey, Dr Akhila Kavirayani, Dr Pam Dawson, Dr Inga Turtsevich (locum) and a well-established clinical team working in the key areas of Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join a well-established multidisciplinary providing a comprehensive paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain service for the Thames Valley and surrounding region.

The appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with consultants and allied professionals from the Children's Hospital Oxford, as well as a number of other DGH's throughout the region. There are close links with the adult rheumatology service.

The appointee will also be part of the regional Chronic Pain service providing a comprehensive out-patient and intensive day case service to young people and families from across the region and beyond.

We are looking for a person with appropriate clinical and leadership abilities. The post holder will be fully supported by a busy and friendly department and will be encouraged to take part in research and academic development.

Close links to the University of Oxford provide an excellent opportunity to develop research interests in a variety of areas.

About us

Oxford Paediatric Adolescent Rheumatology Centre (OxPARC) is a nationally recognised specialised paediatric rheumatology service, established in 2004, providing a secondary care service for much of Thames Valley and the tertiary referral centre for Northern South Central and neighbouring areas. The emphasis is on one-stop clinics with a full multidisciplinary team including ophthalmology.

Oxford provides a comprehensive service for chronic pain (OXCYPP) with multiprofessional out-patient assessment and in-patient rehabilitation programme.

There is a strong multidisciplinary team working across all areas of the service, please see job descriptions and person specification for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited from candidates with appropriate training and experience for the post of Locum Consultant (or SAS might be offered based on experience) in Paediatric Rheumatology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants should possess, or be within 6 months of receiving, a CCST in paediatrics (or equivalent) or have equivalent training in Paediatric Rheumatology at the time of commencing the appointment and have had appropriate experience within a dedicated paediatric rheumatology unit.

Oxford is a tertiary paediatric rheumatology specialist services (OXPARC), established in 2004, providing a secondary and tertiary care service for much of Thames Valley Additional specialist services provided include a skeletal dysplasia service, sports medicine and Combined ID clinic.

The service includes the Oxford Children and Young Peoples Chronic Pain (OXCYPP) service, a regional service providing both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation programmes for young people in pain. There is an embedded transition service supported by an adult rheumatologist with age appropriate MDT clinics provided in both the paediatric and adult setting. This provides seamless care for adolescents and young people with rheumatic disease to adult services.

Please note, the post might close sooner than advertised if suitable applications received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
Full GMC with licence to practice
MBChB or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent
Completion of competencies for GRID training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
APLS or equivalent in date
Trained to level 3 or equivalent safeguarding
Transport - Ability to travel to outreach centres
Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
Desirable
Higher medical degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
Training in paediatric chronic pain. Management qualification
Management qualification
Trained in adolescent and transitional care
Experience

Essential
Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric rheumatology in a tertiary paediatric rheumatology centre
Experience working in adolescent transition and young adult services
Experience and training in managing patients with Chronic Pain
Experience with independent intra articular steroid injections, both under local and general anaesthetic
Prescribing of complex medication
Experience of managing complex patients requiring multi-specialty input and intensive care
Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
Experience as Locum or substantive paediatric rheumatology consultant
Experience leading and developing services for young people including transition and young adult clinics
Work experience in one of the major pain centres.
Experience working within a clinical network
Experience of joint assessment and injection with ultrasound
Skills

Essential
Evidence of leadership in clinical and management setting.
Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork and service improvement.
Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate well with children, parents and teams.
Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Participation in clinical research
GCP or equivalent training
Experience recruiting and contributing to research studies
Desirable
Leadership experience in regional or national project.
Leadership qualification
Management qualification.
Evidence of additional management responsibilities
Education qualification
Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications Research grants
CSG /NIHR activity/experience
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