Consultant Paediatric SARC Clinical Sessions

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Job summary

A regional health authority is looking for a Consultant Paediatrician to join their Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) team in Swansea. This permanent, part-time position involves conducting assessments and providing medical reports for children up to 14 years who have experienced sexual assault. Candidates must have full GMC registration and significant experience in child health. This role offers an opportunity to work within a supportive multiagency team dedicated to improving children's well-being.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Access to training and development programs

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licensed to practice.
• CCT in Paediatric Child Health or related field.
• Experience in managing a team and working with multidisciplinary staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments of children in SARC.
• Work as part of a multiagency team to achieve best outcomes.
• Provide safeguarding medical reports.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT in Paediatric Child Health

MRCPCH by examination

Job description

Overview

Main area Paediatrics Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 1 session per week (Will work 1 session per week) Job ref 130-NPTSSG10075S

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site Swansea regional SARC hub
Town Swansea
Salary £110,240 - £160,951
Salary will be commensurate with your current salary scale
Salary period Yearly
Closing 16/02/2026 23:59

Consultant Paediatric SARC clinical sessions

Consultant

We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:

• Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
• Working together- as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
• Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.

Job overview

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

Applications are invited for a Paediatric Consultant to join the Swansea Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) for 1 session. This is a permanent post commencing as soon as possible and is based within the Swansea regional SARC hub at Unit 3 Langdon House, Langdon Rd SA1.

The service will provide historic and acute sexual assault medicals for children. Clients may access a range of support depending on when they present, and what their needs entail. The Welsh Regional Sexual Assault service will see children up to their 14th birthday who have experienced an acute Sexual assault, or where there are concerns a child may have experienced an acute sexual assault, are seen jointly with a Forensic Medical Examiner (contracted by police) and a Paediatrician. The role of the paediatrician in SARC is to support the FME in the holistic assessment of child and provide a safeguarding medical report. The FME is responsible for taking appropriate forensic samples for the police. It is recognised that the paediatric competencies can be met by a clinician from specialities outside of paediatrics, as per quality standards set out below. The service aims to increase the age cut off for joint examination between FME and a practitioner with paediatric competencies to 16 once staffing has reached a sustainable level.

Main duties of the job

You would be working as part of a friendly and supportive team. Although the work has its challenges, and can be emotional, there is great satisfaction in having time to spend with the child and family and offer some support and reassurance. You will be working together as part of a multiagency team, to achieve the best outcomes for children seen.

As a Health Board in Wales, we are committed to the communities we serve and determined to uphold the fundamental values of the NHS. We are passionate about delivering excellence in clinical services and taking early action to promote and protect health and independence.

Working for our organisation

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales. Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person specification

Other Requirements

• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post
• Satisfactory Health Clearance
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Licensed to practice
• GMC specialist registration • On the GMS Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview Note: Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application Note: The International Recruitment & AAC Team can advise on MRCPCH equivalence
• CCT in Paediatric Child Health, Community Child Health or Sexual Health
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Valid BLS Training
• Higher Degree, e.g MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatrics Note: The International Recruitment & AAC Team can advise on these qualifications Note: In some countries the MD is the primary medical qualification, not a postgraduate qualification.
• Diploma in Medical Education
• Teaching Diploma
• Valid APLS or NLS

Experience

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (”Working Together”)
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (“Always Improving”)
• Values partnership with other agencies (”Working Together”)
• Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
• Evidence of engagement with revalidation
• Evidence of previous involvement in developing a service
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Experience in preparing and defending reports following examination of victims of sexual assault
• Experience in Integrated Sexual Health
• Experience of managing a team
• Paediatric Safeguarding Competencies and experience in Child/ Young Person Medical Assessment.

Skills & Abilities

• Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change (”Working Together”)
• Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (“Caring for each other”)
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (“Caring for each other”)
• Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
• Understanding of the NHS management structure
• Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
• Meets the requirements of the GMC’s ‘Good Medical Practice’
• Understands information systems and technology
• Counselling skills
• Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process ,etc.
• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (“Always Improving”)

Personal Attributes

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (“Always Improving”)
• Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
• Ability to work under pressure
• Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact information

Name Sian Moynihan
Job title Lead Clinician, Swansea SARC
Email [e-mail]
Telephone [phone]

Additional information

Sue Kotrzuba
Directorate Manager, Children & Young People
[e-mail]
07800 919676

Pramodh Vallabhaneni
The Clinical Director for Children & Young People
[e-mail]