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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
Contact
- Address
- Recruitment Service
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Greetwell Road
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN2 5QY
- Contact Number
- (01522) 597736
Fixed Term Specialty Dr Community Child Health, Looked after Children
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Vacancy status: Closed
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Key details
Location
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Address
- Greetwell Road
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN2 5QY
- Major / Minor Region
- Lincolnshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (1 Year Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 sessions per week (7.5 PAs per week)
Salary
- Salary
- £61,825 - £70,425 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community Child Health
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in the post of Specialty Grade Doctor Community Child Health – Named Doctor for Looked after Children .
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
The Named Doctor for Children in Care (Looked After Children) is expected to fulfil the competencies and role descriptions provided in the Intercollegiate Document Looked After Children: roles and competencies for healthcare staff, published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on behalf of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) in December 2020.
This job description has been formulated using the Intercollegiate Document and describes the competencies outlined for those working at Level 4 as Named Professionals. The number of Programmed Activities available for this role has been calculated based on the population of Children in Care in line with the recommendations stated in the Intercollegiate Document.
This post would not meet the minimum threshold to attract sponsorship
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This post holder will hold the statutory role of Named Doctor for Children in Care (Looked After Children) on behalf of Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust.
The Named Doctor works in partnership with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and Associate Director Safeguarding & Statutory Services to:
· Develop strong internal Children in Care policies, guidelines, and protocols.
· Support the management and quality assurance of statutory health assessments.
· Stimulate the awareness of the health needs of this client group, influencing policies that affect health and the facilitation of health enhancing activities.
· Effectively communicate Children in Care knowledge, research and findings from audits, challenge poor practice and address areas where there is an identified training/development opportunity.
· Facilitate and contribute to internal and multi-agency audits, and statutory inspections.
· Conduct Children in Care training needs analysis, and to commission, plan, design, deliver and evaluate single and inter-agency training and teaching for staff within the Trust.
· Support the delivery of Initial Health Assessment (IHA) clinics and work with the Named Nurse to ensure continuous quality improvement. Provide specialist advice and supervision to staff who have direct contact with Children in Care and Care Leavers.
Working for our organisation
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. We provide a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to over 800,000 people across the county of Lincolnshire. We operate 4 hospital sites and deliver services in a range of other settings; we employ around 7,800 staff, and have a turnover in excess of £400m per annum.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust will assist new employees, who are eligible, with relocation expenses.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Service Leaver
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current valid Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- MBChB or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of annual appraisal and participation in revalidation process.
Desirable criteria
- MRCPCH
- D.C.H. or equivalent
- Full UK driving licence
- Evidence of Level 3 training and experience in Safeguarding Children
Experience, Skills and Qualities
Essential criteria
- Recent experience within community paediatrics and have considerable clinical experience of assessing and examining children and young people as appropriate to the role
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility.
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach and attitude to the delivery of services and working pattern.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in safeguarding medicals
- Experience in Looked After Children medicals
- Competent user of MS Office.
- Experience of using SystmOne.
- Excellent team working, leadership, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent clinical and interpersonal skills
Audit, Research and Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Experience in departmental teaching
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recently undertaken audits relevant to the speciality
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post including regular travel between clinic bases.
- Satisfactory immigration status, health clearance and disclosure check.
- Wishes to further a career in community paediatrics demonstrating a commitment to speciality and to learning
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Piper Coghill
- Job title
- General Manager - CYP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Joanne Shuck, Clinical Service Manager
j.shuck@nhs.net
or
Dr Sarala Gandhi - Consultant Community Paediatrics and Clinical Lead.
[email protected]
07723 081483
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