Job Title

Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics

Dear Colleague,

Thank you for your interest in joining our Trust.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) is a dynamic and transforming Trust, committed
to delivering the highest quality service to the communities it serves. DGT is an organisation
that is genuinely committed to making you feel valued and important by supporting your
physical and mental wellbeing, your career development and your general enjoyment of
work.

We provide services across Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Queen Mary’s Hospital,
Sidcup, Erith and District Hospital, Bexley and Gravesham Community Hospital in
Gravesend as well as a number of community locations across our population.

At DGT, we put quality at the heart of everything we do and whether directly or indirectly,
everyone in this organisation contributes to providing safe, effective and compassionate
care.

We are delighted that you are considering to come here and I very much look forward to
meeting you personally.

Warm wishes.

Louise Ashley, Chief Executive

A) INTRODUCTION TO DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST

Our ambition is to be an outstanding Trust. This means providing outstanding care for our patients
through collaboration with colleagues and partners. We are committed to supporting the development of
our staff, recognising the value that each role and individual brings to a team. Dartford and Gravesham
NHS Trust (DGT) is a medium sized acute Trust offering a range of medical and surgical specialties as well
as a number of regional services (such as urology cancer). Surgeons value our dedicated Planned Care
Centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup and colleagues across the Trust maximise the professional
development opportunities available as the founding member of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Healthcare
Alliance.

The Trust is refreshing the clinical strategy in 2019/20 for the next five years, centred on three core
elements: providing outstanding care, being a hospital without walls and developing local specialist
services.

The Trust has a well-developed and embedded set of values that places the patient at the centre of
everything we do.

Our recent achievements include having:

 been selected as one of the three combined hyper acute and acute stroke units across Kent and
Medway which will result in a doubling of stroke activity in the Trust from 2020
 strong friends and family and patient survey results each year and consistently winning external
awards such as CHKS, HSJ, Investors in People silver status and sustainability awards
 a strong track record and clinical strategy that has advanced a comprehensive range of core
elective, non-elective, maternity and outpatient services as well as a number of specialist services
through partnerships with other Trusts such as paediatric epilepsy
 implemented an integrated pathology service with Medway NHS Foundation Trust in 2018,
provided from the laboratory at Darent Valley Hospital.
 In August 2019 CQC inspection carried out and has given us ‘Good’ rating overall.

We are working closely with commissioners, GPs and our community provider (Virgin Healthcare) to
provide services differently, reducing the non-elective demand, supporting patients with long term
conditions to better manage their condition in the community and providing a rapid response community
care team.

The Trust is launching the following three transformational programmes in 2019/20 which are enabled by
digital solutions:

 outpatient transformation
 reducing length of stay
 improving theatre efficiency
Our strategic aims and annual objectives support the delivery of the Trust’s ambition to be an outstanding
Trust:

 Quality - maintain and improve the quality of services delivered by DGT

 Workforce - make DGT a great place to work for everyone
 Strategy implementation - implement and embed the clinical and organisational strategy
 Finance - deliver the 2019/20 financial plan, achieving the £11.7m deficit control total and
delivering a £10.9m cost savings programme
 Operations - deliver all NHS constitutional and contractual standards

Our history

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (the Trust) became a legal entity on 1 November 1993. Its
headquarters are at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent. The Trust offers a comprehensive range of
acute services, with a bed-base of 550, to around 400,000 people in North Kent and South East London.

Darent Valley Hospital (DVH) opened in September 2000. The hospital building is run as part of a Private
Finance Initiative (PFI). This means the building is owned by a private sector company, The Hospital
Company (Dartford) Limited, and the Trust leases the building. Many non-clinical services, such as
portering, domestic cleaning, security and facilities maintenance, are provided by Serco. DVH has
inpatient beds and specialties that include day-care surgery, general surgery, trauma, orthopaedics,
stroke, cardiology, general medicine, maternity and general paediatrics.

Services provided by the Trust at the Planned Care centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital (QMH) in Sidcup
include elective surgery and outpatient services in general surgery, urology, orthopaedics, gynaecology
and paediatrics, diagnostic and therapies. Erith and District Hospital provides x-ray services, outpatients
and physiotherapy. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for the buildings at QMH and Erith and
the Trust works with it and other provider organisations operating from the sites.

The hospital also operates at Elm Court, which is located in Priory Mews Nursing Home in Dartford. This
provides over 30 beds for patients from Darent Valley Hospital who have completed their acute phase of
care but still need some rehabilitation, assessment, mobilisation or who are waiting for longer term care
arrangements to be finalised.

In addition, the Trust also provides services at Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend as well as a
number of community locations across our population.

Since 2015 the Trust has been working in partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
and is now the founding member of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Healthcare Alliance. The Healthcare
Alliance presents learning and development opportunities to staff such as leadership and team
development programmes, mentoring and clinical supervision, and access to training in management and
improvement methods. In addition, it has supported the Trust in delivering consistently high-quality care,
for example through implementing new services in proactive care for older people undergoing surgery
(POPS) and paediatric epilepsy.

We are excited to announce that in February 2019 we were selected by the Joint Committee of CCGs to
be one of three hyper–acute stroke units (HASU) in Kent and Medway. The new unit is due to open in
2020 and aims to deliver clinically sustainable, high quality stroke services to local residents 24/7. By
having a specialist stroke unit we aim to deliver significantly improved outcomes for stroke patients and
their families. The benefits of the HASU / ASU model are nationally well evidenced, with London saving
an extra 96 lives between 2008-12 compared to other stroke services in the UK.

The Trust is an active member of Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP), and
South East London STP, as an associate member. STPs are designed to improve current and future care
provision through multi-agency working. Further information on the STPs are available through the
websites below:

http://kentandmedway.nhs.uk/
http://www.ourhealthiersel.nhs.uk/

Trust Plans for 2019/20

Our clinical strategy for 2014-19 (to be refreshed in 2019/20) will continue to be delivered this year
through the following initiatives:

Transforming Core Services Local Specialist Services Hospital Without Walls

 CQC rating of GOOD then  Paediatrics  Integrated Care Partnership
OUTSTANDING  Stroke  Elm Court
 Outpatient transformation  Diagnostics  Community diabetes
 Theatre utilisation  Urology  Advice and guidance to GPs
 Length of stay improvement  Renal  Community respiratory
 Cardiac catheter lab  GSTT Healthcare Alliance
 Endoscopy  Ebbsfleet Diagnostic Centre
 Digitalisation  Minor Injuries Unit
 Recruitment and retention
 Fractured neck of femur
pathway

Our key challenges this year continue to be the sustainability of suitably qualified staff and maintaining a
balance of admissions and discharges which impact the Trust’s ability to provide safe and affordable
services and deliver the improvement plan, particularly given the lack of available capital funding. An
additional challenge will be the impact of the EU exit which may impact discharges, workforce and
supplies.

To address the challenges by investing in staff through new roles, training and development opportunities
and improving accountability and engagement throughout the organisation through the introduction of a
new Clinical Group governance structure. There are also schemes planned that should reduce the demand
for staff which will aid our vacancy rate and reliance on temporary staffing. The Trust is also working
closely with Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Commissioners and GPs to co-design pathways that will
improve the provision of community based care, reduce inappropriate referrals and move us towards an
integrated care partnership.

In 2019/20 the Trust will be making the following investments in quality:

  Improving SNAPP data and to work towards a Stroke centre of excellence – Darent Valley
Hospital is due to become one of three combined hyper acute and acute stroke units. The
commissioner approval in February has allowed the Trust to commence with the implementation
plan in 2019/20 which includes investment in digital solutions and workforce to improve the
quality of care.
 Minor Injuries Unit – management of the MIU at Gravesham Community Hospital from August
2019 as a precursor to the longer term plans to develop an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC),
following public consultation in 2019/20.
 Care closer to home – the Trust is working with the CCG to identify services that could be
provided more locally with the upskilling of staff, through the GSTT Healthcare Alliance where
appropriate. This improves the financial position of the local system and provides care closer to
home whilst maintaining access to high quality care.
 Quality standards in Cardiology Catheter Lab – equipment at the Cath Lab at DVH requires
replacing/upgrading to meet quality standards and improve patient experience.
 Cancer, RTT and screening standards: Endoscopy – the Trust is reviewing options for long term
capacity of Endoscopy services and refreshing the 10 year Strategic Estates Plan. As a minimum
to maintain JAG accreditation in 2019/2020 the Trust must address the decontamination
arrangements to be compliant and limit the risk of infection.
 Improving access through outpatient transformation – the Trust is working with the CCG to
expand the use of telephone clinics/advice lines within specialities such as IBD, gynaecology and
diabetes. Further transformation is being explored through digital innovations. These are in the
early stages of development so have been included to varying degrees in the activity and finance
plans.
 Digitalisation – the Trust will be implementing an inpatient E-Noting system from Q2 as a
precursor to rollout of ePMA (electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration), in addition to
roll out of e-rostering to more services/ staff groups. This aligns with the vision to be a digital first
NHS. Benefits include improvements to patient safety, reduced length of stay, improvement in
workforce flexibility (health and wellbeing) and data accuracy.
 7 day services – the Trust will continue to work with STP partners to explore how best to
affordably achieve the 7 days service standards through sharing resources / digital solutions as
currently, services such as interventional radiology, will fail to comply with the standards and as
cited as a vulnerable service.
 Improving recruitment and retention – working with the STP to harmonise payment rates,
focusing on recruitment and retention to minimise reliance on temporary staff, adopting a bank-
first approach to support zero agency use by 2021.
 Introduction of the Nightingale Programme – working collaboratively with the GSTT Healthcare
Alliance to support reduction in patient harm and staff turnover. The effectiveness of this will be
assessed through the ward accreditation process.
 Fractured neck of femur pathway – development of an innovative team to manage and support
these patients pre and post operatively, to reduce mortality in this high risk group.

Relationships between Consultants, Manager and the Trust Board

The management of all staff, hospitals and other health care facilities within the Trust is the responsibility
of the Trust Board discharged through its Chief Executive, Clinical Group Directors, Associate Directors of
Operations and Associate Directors of Nursing. Consultants have a responsibility for the reasonable and
effective use of such Trust resources as they use and influence. It is Trust policy that Consultants take
responsibility for budgets where expenditure is under their control.

Each Consultant is responsible for the management of his/her practice, including supervision, appraisal
and discipline of such junior doctors who report to them. Each Consultant will be required to participate
in clinical and medical audit, pursuing an agreed agenda with colleagues and the Trust Board and fully co-
operating in implementing the results in order to achieve best practice.

The Trust recognises that the relationship between consultants and managers is of the utmost
importance. To achieve a successful and effective service, Consultants contribute to the running and
development of services and to the development of policy and strategy for the whole Trust. When
contracts are agreed, Consultants will be expected to treat patients for whom there is a contract and not
to treat patients for whom there is no contract or extra contractual agreement.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust locality

We are uniquely placed for access to London and rural Kent. This means that living and working in the area
gives a great choice of places to live, and relax. London, Bromley, Canterbury, Bexley, Orpington,
Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells are all within easy commuting distance. Each of these areas offers
excellent transport links, green spaces and schools.

Rail: Ebbsfleet International Station (Channel Tunnel) is within our area, which runs a 20 minute train service
to central London as well as the Eurostar offering quick access to Europe. Dartford is a main terminal for
three suburban train lines to London Bridge, Charing Cross, Waterloo East, Cannon Street and Blackfriars.
There are frequent buses from Dartford station to the on-site bus stop.

Road: The main road from London to Canterbury, the A2 is no more than five minutes away allowing easy
access to London, the Kent Coast and the Continent. Just as close is the M25 motorway providing easy
access to Gatwick, Stansted and Heathrow airports, the Home Counties and the national motorway
network. The M20 also connects Dartford and the Kent coast.

Kent is known as the Garden of England. As you travel into Kent from Dartford and Gravesend you are
sure to agree. With castles, country parks, gardens and stately homes to visit, riverside walks, the coast
and a variety of seaside towns to suit all tastes, you will always find something to do, whatever the
weather!

Schools and childcare: Kent offers an excellent range of primary and secondary schools. Kent continues
to operate a grammar school system, with places allocated by an 11+ examination. There are also
excellent independent schools in the area.

The Trust operates a childcare voucher scheme providing flexible and cost-effective support for working
parents,

Bluewater is one of the largest shopping centres in Europe, and is located five minutes from the hospital.
This has gained national renown and offers a stunning mix of designer and specialist shops, department
stores, all mixed liberally with places to eat and to be entertained, all housed in the most modern of
facilities. Lakeside shopping centre and Retail Park at Thurrock in Essex is a short distance across the
Dartford River Crossing.

London is less than an hour away from Dartford or Gravesend by rail or road. The choice of things to do
and see is vast, with museums, national landmarks, cathedrals and ancient churches, theatres with
international stage shows and musicals, shopping in the West End and Knightsbridge, Royal Gardens,
Parks and Restaurants.
B) INTRODUCTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS

DIRECTORATE OF PAEDIATRICS
The Paediatrics Directorate is led by the Clinical Director and supported by the general manager and
secretariat.

Clinical Director Dr Alok Gupta

Divisional Director of Operation Miss Felicity Canning

DIRECTORATE STAFF
Consultants with their special interest

 Dr MPS D'Costa: Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology

 Dr Alok Gupta: Diabetes
 Dr A Bokhari: Cardiology
 Dr Abdul Hasib:Neonatology
 Dr Suresh kumar: Paediatric Assessment Unit/ A&E liaison
 Dr. Shahinul Khan: Gastroenterology and Lead for Child Protection
 Dr Bharath Gowda: Neonatology and UG Lead
 Dr Kishanee Kiriella: Diabetes
 Dr Chinwe Ude: Epilepsy
 Dr Jatinder Jheeta
 Dr Lam Sophie
 Dr Hemant Ambulkar
 Dr Abimbola Odeniye
 Dr. Bassoy
 Dr Jyoti Khanna
 Dr Sapna Singh
 Dr Shorsh Abdallah

Junior Doctors

 10 SHOs (ST Paediatrics x 2, FY2 x 2, FY1 x 1, GPST x 4, BBT x 1)

 4 Clinical Fellows / SAS
 3 Specialty Doctors
 1 ST4 – Acute Paediatrics
 2 ST4 plus (ST4 to ST8) – Community Paediatrics

C) JOB DESCRIPTION

This post is one of the existing posts which provide middle grade cover to the general paediatric,
neonatal and to the out-patient clinics under supervision of the consultants; and complements the
existing middle grade training posts in the department.

The post is based at Darent Valley Hospital and serves the population of Dartford, Gravesend and
surrounding areas
Duties and responsibilities of the post

DUTIES OF POST
1. Attending daily ward rounds in the Children's Ward and in the Special Care Baby Unit.

2. Supervision of all SHOs and acting as a source of advice and support to the nursing staff.

3. Give advice to A & E Staff and Paediatric Orthopaedic staff.

4. See Paediatric patients in A+E presenting as emergency or at times on the request of

consultants when situation demands.

5. To liaise with the Accident & Emergency Consultant regarding Paediatric problems.

6. To carry out medical examinations on children, when child abuse is suspected; and
participates in child protection assessment/investigations, including attendance at case
conferences.

7. Attend specialist clinics in Cardiology, Paediatric Surgery, Endocrinology, Neurology and

Gastroenterology.

8. See new and follow patients in the clinics under direct supervision of a consultant.

9. Making sure the discharge summaries are completed in time with relevant information both on
SCBU and Paediatric wards.

10. Participate in clinical/medical audit, teaching and research within the children’s service.

The on call commitment is shared with the other middle grade staff. The rota does include
prospective cover for annual leave and study leave.

The above mentioned programme has to be read in conjunction with the proposed work
programme. Obviously it may need to be varied to meet the needs of the service and to maintain
patient care.

Every effort will be made to get locums in place when colleagues are on leave but in emergencies
and unforeseen circumstances the post holder would be expected to provide cover for absent
colleagues.

PRESENT WORKLOAD IN THE DEPARTMENT

Academic activities in the department
Monday 13.00 -14.00 Consultant led topic teaching based on monthly
theme

Tuesday 12.30- 14.00 1st Tuesday – Joint radiology meeting

2nd Tuesday – Guest lecture

4th Tuesday – Journal club

Wednesday 13.00 -14.00 Consultant led cased based or bedside teaching

3rd Wednesday – Perinatal meeting

Thursday 14.00-15.00 Simulation/Skills and drills (monthly)

Friday 13.00 – 14.00 Case of the Week presentation

4th Friday - Governance meeting

Main Conditions of Service

The post is subject to the Terms and conditions of service for Specialty Doctors and the salary is based on
the Specialty Doctor Salary scale 2021.

The appointment is subject medical assessment which is satisfactory to the Trust. A Heaf test, blood tests
and full medical examination will be required unless you can produce documentary evidence of having
undergone these tests within the last twelve months. You will not be allowed to take up duty until
evidence has been received in The Trust's Occupational Health Department that you are free from
Hepatitis B infection and TB.

Requirements for the post

Specialty Doctors must be fully registered with the GMC and must have at least 3 years full time regular
hospital service (or equivalent) as ST1/2 Level or above of which at least 6 months must be in the
speciality of Paediatrics
Our Behaviours
All staff are expected to behave in accordance with ‘Our Behaviours’. The six areas of focus are the
responsibility of each individual and should be the basis for all work undertaken within the Trust. We ask
all interview candidates at least two values based questions to ensure that we recruit people that will
uphold our organisational values.
D) PERSON SPECIFICATION

Criteria Essential Desirable

Qualification MBBS or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent RCPCH
GMC registration approved qualification, APLS,
Medical defence membership NLS.
Experience Minimum 24 months 6 months Level 3 neonatal
experience in paediatrics & experience in U.K or in
neonates equivalent unit
Skills Neonatal procedures like
Intubation, vascular access
skills etc
Knowledge Appropriate to middle grade
level, ability to manage
emergencies
Communication Ability to communicate
effectively & clearly
Clinical governance Experience of active Understanding audit, risk
involvement in audit management procedures
Teaching Evidence of contribution to Teaching achievement
teaching (attendance at teaching
courses etc)
Management Evidence of management Management courses
activities

E) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

The post is covered by the published Terms and Conditions of Service for Specialty doctor 2021 (England).
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust will be the employer. The successful candidate’s salary will be
determined in line with these terms and conditions.

Annual Leave –

Annual leave entitlement is according to T/&Cs.

Notification must be made six weeks in advance to the Rota Managers and relevant departments that will
require this information in order not to disrupt the delivery of the service. The Trust’s Medical Staff Leave
Policy applies.

Study Leave

Study leave entitlement is 30 days in three years with £800.00 per annum towards expenses at the
discretion of the Medical Director. Application must be made six weeks prior to the leave to the Medical
Education Department.

Sickness

If you are absent due to sickness, notification to the Rota Manager for Paediatrics is essential together
with other key areas; failure to do this will result in nil pay. A Self-Certificate must be sent from the 1st
day of sickness covering you to the 7th day.

A Medical Certificate is required from the 8th day onwards covering the period until you return to work.
Without this, sickness benefit cannot be paid. Long-term sickness will require you to be seen by
Occupational Health prior to return to work.

Location

Whilst the duties of the NHS appointment will be primarily at the hospital(s) stated, the appointment will
be made to the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and there will be a commitment to attend
occasionally at any other hospital or clinic in the Trust, as may be necessary from time to time.

Registration

Full registration with the General Medical Council with a license to practice is required. Failure to
maintain registration during employment could lead to disciplinary action being taken against you.

Appraisal and Revalidation

The General Medical Council’s Good Medical Practice Framework for appraisal and revalidation sets out
the broad areas which should be covered in medical appraisal and on which recommendations to
revalidate doctors will be based.

The Framework is based on Good Medical Practice (GMP), the GMC's core ethical guidance for doctors,
updated in 2006, which sets out the principles and values on which good practice is founded. GMP is used
to inform the education, training and practice of all doctors in the UK. The Framework sets out clearly
what the GMC will require a doctor to do at their appraisal, in order to revalidate.
All NHS staff, including doctors, is expected to have annual appraisals. The appraisal process is central to
ensuring the whole workforce is engaged; training and development needs are recognised; and that all
staff is working to the highest standard.

It is essential that doctors ensure that their managers, who are usually also doctors, provide regular and
effective appraisals. Effective and regular appraisal will be at the heart of revalidation so it is essential
that well managed processes are in place now. The primary aims of medical appraisal are:

 to identify personal and professional development needs of doctors

 to ensure that doctors are adhering to the GMC’s Good Medical Practice framework.

An appraisal will usually take place between the subject doctor (appraisee) and a colleague (the appraiser)
familiar with their work and it is expected that this will take place annually in line with the organisation’s
business and planning cycle. It is expected that there will normally be five consecutive appraisals in a
revalidation cycle of five years. The Trust’s Appraisal Guide for Doctors is available on the intranet
together with all the relevant forms and information.

Performance

Continuation of your appointment under this agreement is subject to satisfactory performance. Your
performance and progress in relation to agreed standards will be reviewed at regular intervals.

Indemnity

The Trust will cover all medical staff for NHS work under NHS Indemnity. Dartford and Gravesham NHS
Trust is required to encourage Medical and Dental staff to ensure that they have adequate defence cover
for any work that does not fall within the scope of the Indemnity Scheme (HSG (96) 48 refers). Any
private practice undertaken on NHS premises must be covered by subscription to a medical defence
organisation.

Whistleblowing Policy

Darent Valley hospital is committed to the highest standards of quality, probity, openness and
accountability. We are committed to tackling any issues of abuse or serious malpractice. As part of that
commitment, we encourage employees with serious concerns about any aspect of our work or practices
of fellow employees to come forward and express those concerns to someone who can help.

Infection Control

All Trust employees are required to be familiar with, and comply with, Trust policies and guidelines for
infection control and hand hygiene in order to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections.
For clinical staff with direct patient contact, this will include the uniform and dress code policy, the use of
protective equipment guidance, the guidance on aseptic techniques and the safe handling and disposal of
sharps. All staff is required to attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all
measures known to be effective in reducing healthcare-associated infections.

Equality and diversity

We committed to the concepts of equality and diversity. You are required to fulfil your responsibilities
under this policy and to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of
their gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religion, creed, colour, race, ethnic or national
origin, HIV status, age, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is not placed
at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Health and safety

To share in the responsibility for abiding by health and safety policies and regulations, infection
prevention and control policies and act in accordance with the Risk Management Policy. You have a
responsibility under health and safety legislation and Trust policies to abide by safe systems of work,
undertake required training, to identify risks, and to follow the incident reporting system, which will
ensure that the Trust can manage risks to patients, visitors and staff.

Confidentiality and IT

All personal matters relating to patients’ diagnosis and treatment and personal information relating to
members of staff are strictly confidential and under no circumstances is such information to be divulged
to unauthorised person(s). Breach of this condition may result in disciplinary action including dismissal. A
breach of confidentiality may also result in a civil action for damages.

It is a condition of employment that all medical staff complies with the Trust’s IT policy in respect of
secure use and safeguarding confidentiality. It is a condition of employment that the post holder:

 Attends and satisfactorily completes training on Trust’s clinical IT systems as they relate to the
medical care and management of patients

 Conforms to the Trust’s IT security policy, which includes:

- Safeguarding the confidentiality of his/her password

- Not allowing the use of his/her password by anyone else
- Logging off promptly at the end of each task
- Not using other people’s passwords
- Not misusing the internet facilities available through the Trust’s IT system
- Safeguarding patient confidentiality.

The Trust monitors the use of its IT facilities, passwords, e-mail and internet traffic. Failure to comply with
the Trust’s IT Security Policy will be taken seriously and may result in formal disciplinary action.

F) APPOINTMENTS PROCESS

Specialty doctor in Paediatrics

Pre-employment checks

The satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks confirming your right to live and work in the UK,
satisfactory language skills, DBS disclosure, references, health check, professional registration and
qualifications is a condition of the appointment. Further information on these requirements is provided
below.
Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore is subject to a
satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosure check. Applicants are, therefore, not
entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the
provisions of the Act. Failure to disclose such convictions could, in the event of employment, result in
dismissal or disciplinary action by the Trust. Any information given will be completely confidential and
will be considered only in relation to the particular post.

A copy of the Trust’s Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders and the DBS Code of Practice is
available on request to the Human Resources Department.

Occupational Health
A full examination will not normally be required but the successful candidate will be required to complete
a health questionnaire.
Posts are offered on the understanding that the applicant will comply with local requirements regarding
immunisations. Applicants will be asked to supply written evidence to the Occupational Health
department of degree of immunity to Hepatitis B. If not immunised, the result of a test that indicates
freedom from carrier state will be required and immunisation should then be commenced. Applicants
should be aware of the guidance to HIV infected health care workers from the Department of Health and
the GMC/GDC.

If you have any further questions on this post, please contact:

Clinical Director – Dr Alok Gupta- [email protected]

Divisional Director Operation – Felicity Canning - [email protected]