Locum Consultant Paediatrician with special interest In Urgent Care
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Job summary
Upwards of 60,000 children visit our emergency departments every year. This requires significant paediatrician input into providing care for these children. The acuity and demand is such that the traditional model of consultants managing both a chronic caseload and supporting the assessment and treatment of acutely unwell children arriving at the front door is more challenging and there is great opportunity for sub-specialisation in the emergency pathway and ambulatory care.
The successful candidate will join a team of paediatricians and neonatologists providing Child Health services to our local population of approximately 200,000 children. Providing General Paediatric expertise to our outpatient, inpatient, daycare and Emergency Department service, you will work as an acute paediatrician with colleagues to support the urgent care aspects of the service.
The consultant medical team works across both of our hot sites, Queen's Hospital, Romford, and King George Hospital, Ilford, and supports junior medical staff to deliver care to patients in all our patient settings.
Main duties of the job
Locum Consultant Paediatrician with special interest In Urgent Care
The successful applicant will be part of a team of 23 general paediatricians (to be expanded to 24), providing a consultant delivered service to children at BHRUT.
The main principles of the rota are:
3 hot weeks in 24 (on-take for either Tropical Lagoon ward at Queen's Hospital or Dahlia/A&E at KGH).
5 Hot days covering the Emergency Department, CYPAU and Hot clinics at QH over 8 weeks.
12 paediatric clinics over 8 weeks
On calls (Category A) 1 in 7 resident until 7pm (Monday to Friday) and resident from 8.30 - 13:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays (times are under review with expected changes to 10pm on all days with reduced frequency).
About us
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings forurgent and emergency careat Queen's and King George hospitals; anddata released by NHS Englandshowed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
Details
Date posted
10 June 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£99,532 to £131,964 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-0648-UE
Job locations
Paeds Medical Staff
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Paeds Medical Staff
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
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