General Paediatrics

Generic Job Families

Specialist Areas

Functional Requirements

Details/Health and Safety Indicators

Outpatient work

 

 

See general outpatient work

Inpatient work

 

 

See general inpatient work

 

The following specialist activities:

Require good manual dexterity and use of hands, wrists and upper limbs, with occasional upper body strength

May present a difficulty for doctors with advanced arthritic/ bone conditions which limits dexterity

 

 

Chest drains/needle thoracocentesis

 

Insertion of intraosseous needle

 

Insertion of long line

Abdominal paracentesis

 

 

 

Use of wrists in hyperextended or flexed position

requires height-adjustable beds

 

Arterial blood sampling

 

Umbilical artery and venous cannulation and venesection

 

Capillary blood sampling

 

Administer intradermal, subcutaneous intramuscular and intravenous injections

 

 

 

Advanced Paediatric Life Support (includes ability to perform external chest compressions)

Requires use of both upper limbs and substantial application of force, repetition and awkward movements and adopting awkward postures. May require ability to sustain for long periods

 

May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back

 

Not practical for doctors in wheelchairs or with significant lower limb weakness or paralysis.

 

Airway management to include bag/ mask ventilation and tracheal intubation of the older child

use of upper body strength for prolonged periods

May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back

 

ECGs

 

 

 

Lumbar Puncture

 

requires height-adjustable beds

 

 

Urethral catheter insertion and supra-pubic aspiration of urine

 

requires height-adjustable beds