Locum Consultant General Paediatrician (6 PAs per week)

Job summary

Applications are invited for the appointment of a dynamic and enthusiastic Locum Consultant in Paediatrics at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust (at the Wexham Park Hospital site).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of 19 dedicated WTE Acute Paediatric Consultants.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

This post is to cover long term sick leave for a colleague.

There will be 2 general OP clinics per week, in addition to PAU or Ward cover or the Neonatal Unit as needed. Instead of PAU work you may need to conduct Child Protection Medicals as needed.

You will be working with a dynamic group of consultants who support each other, flexibility will be key, and makes this role suitable for an individual who is on the specialty register but may not have Consultant level experience. This job does not require any out of hours or weekend work.

Each week we have two consultants attending, one for Paediatrics, and one for Neonates.

Main duties of the job

Management structure

The paediatric department is part of the Frimley Health Women's and Children's Directorate.

The Paediatric Unit

Ward 24 paediatric unit has a total of 26 cots or beds, with the ability to accept infants, children, and teenagers, in addition there are 8 spaces in the Paediatric Assessment Unit. As well as direct admissions from ED, the ward also facilitates elective activity, and the PAU takes direct GP admissions. In addition to this we also take day cases, offer ambulatory care and open access for some patient groups. Separate areas on the ward are designated for children with medical conditions, children having surgery and those suffering from infectious diseases.

The Neonatal Unit

Local Neonatal Units (LNU) for babies born at 27 weeks gestation and above and care for babies with a range of care needs and conditions. We also workwith the neonatal transport teams to transfer babies to other hospitals who need care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). NICUs will care for babies who are born extremely prematurely or require additional specialist care or surgery.

Paediatric Assessment Unit.

The Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) is adjacent to the in-patient ward and is staffed by nurses and doctors in training. The unit will see typically between 20 to 30 children referred from primary care or ED. With the increase in activity Consultants have PAU cover sessions in the job plan to support the work on PAU and maintain patient flow.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham St

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham St

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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