ST4+ LAS Registrar in Paediatrics and Neonates - 12 month contract
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Job summary
ST4+ in General/neonatal Paediatrics which is full time and will participate on the on call rota.
The post-holder will cover predominantly paediatrics during working hours (ward cover, acute GP referrals seen within Paediatric A&E, daybed patient reviews), although will need to cover neonates out of hours. There will be an opportunity to cover outpatient clinics. During on-call shifts (from 5pm and weekends) the registrar will cover a mix of both neonates and paediatrics. We have separate consultant rota for general paediatrics and Neonates.
Neonatal unit is a level 2 SCBU were we manage preterm above 28 weeks gestation. There are 2 ANP's and separate neonatal SHO/FY2/ST trainees as a part of the neonatal rota
Main duties of the job
- Day to day clinical management of children on the two acute children's wards, Dolphin and Lion, including medical aspects of surgical patients and close liaison with doctors involved from other specialties.
- Cover for paediatric problems on the Paediatric Accident & Emergency Unit.
- Provide cover for all acute paediatric referrals from any source.
- Supervision and teaching of the ST1-ST3 doctors on the Acute Children's Wards and the Paediatric Day Bed Unit.
- Out of hours, nights and weekends cover both neonatal and general paediatrics.
- Take part in teaching medical students and physician assistant trainees.
- Active participation in supervised clinics.
Acute on-call rota covering nights and weekends in Paediatrics and Neonates
About us
The Royal Berkshire Hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer:
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
Details
Date posted
03 February 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-MS1560UCG-A
Job locations
Paediatrics Department
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Paediatrics Department
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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