We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative, General Paediatricians with a specialty interest in High Dependency Care to complement the department. We are passionate about our ethos and philosophy and are driven to provide the best care for our patients. We are moving into our new Acute Hospital The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Spring 2024 which offers many opportunities for the Paediatric Department. Paediatric Medicine has 40 beds over 2 wards and includes 6 HDU and 6 Adolescent beds. The new state of the art acute hospital in Grove Lane, Smethwick will bring together all acute services onto one site.

Closing Date: 13th June 2023

Interview Date: 29th June 2023

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric unit is currently hosted across two sites with a number of outpatient specialty services being delivered, including many specialty clinics such as allergy, diabetes, infectious disease and cardiology. The Consultants provide clinical care for patients admitted to a co-located ED/PAU at City Hospital on a rotating basis and also the main paediatric Unit at Sandwell Hospital on a 1 in 8 'hot week' model with 1 in 8 weeks as the 9-5 service Consultant and 1 in 8 as the second on Consultant. HDU patients are looked after in selected areas on the wards throughout the year. The current on-call commitment is 1 in 8. This job will have no neonatal on-call which is covered by a separate rota.

The Paediatric Medicine department is renowned for being a popular site for trainees who have a regular in-house teaching programme. Trainees are also involved in teaching and education. APLS is run within the trust by paediatric consultants. The department has regular presentations at local, national and international meetings of its work, services and innovation.

The successful candidate will be within 6 months of obtaining a CCT in Paediatrics.

About us

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population

We have three strategic objectives:

People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;

Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;

Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As People is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Birmingham is a vibrant, multi-cultural city and it is a very exciting place to live and work. It has a population of 1.1 million, the youngest in Europe. Its residents speak over 140 languages and blend different cultures and nationalities with history that is rich in industrial heritage.

The area boasts affordable housing with popular residential districts within an easy commute to either of the main hospital sites. There are a number of very good schools and colleges locally (including a number of independent and grammar schools such as the King Edwards Schools). Birmingham is a very green city with more than 8,000 acres of green space including impressive parks. Due to our central location and good motorway connections we are in easy reach of a number of beautiful rural locations including the Peak District, Cannock Chase, the Lickey Hills and the Cotswolds.

For an informal discussion please contact Dr Maria Atkinson, Clinical Director Paediatrics and/or Dr Nick Makwana, Group Director, Womens and Child Health through the hospital switchboard (phone 0121 553 1831).

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and is a no smoking organisation

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Entry on the Specialist Register in paediatrics (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
• MRCPH or MRCP or equivalent
• Level 3 safeguarding

Desirable

• Higher Degree

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in paediatrics
• Fulfils all other essential criteria as per Personal Specification
• GMC registration with License to Practice

Desirable

• Special interest that complements the existing consultants
• Formal training in teaching
• Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Paediatrics
• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

BMJRef: BMJ-123747/381-WC-5304007