As a Paediatrician, you have an obligation to ensure that you always prioritise patient care, deliver good medical practice and high quality care.
The person specifications being a the Paediatricians include:
- the ability to work with and understand children and their families
- excellent communication skills, including listening
- the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- the ability to learn from your patients
- a sense of humour
Below is a guideline outlined in the Good Medical Practice:
Make the care of your patient your first concern
Treat every patient politely and considerately
Respect patients' dignity and privacy
Listen to patients and respect their views
Give patients information in a way they can understand
Respect the rights of patients to be fully involved in decisions about their care Keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date Recognise the limits of your professional competences Be honest and trustworthy Respect and protect confidential information Make sure that your personal beliefs do not prejudice your patients' care Act quickly to protect patients from risk if you have good reason to believe that you or a colleague may not be fit to practise Avoid abusing your position as a doctor Work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients' interests
