Locum Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in HDU

Job summary

This post will be based across two sites Northwick and Ealing Hospitals. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by either Trust, either on an ongoing or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

The main duties of the post will include:

• To contribute to the provision of the paediatric service:

- General Outpatient clinics

- CCL2 service co-lead once implemented, HDU MDT WR

- Acute High dependency clinical service on Rota basis 08:00-18:00

- Leading in organisation and delivery of paediatrics High Dependency clinical teaching to postgraduate paediatric trainees, nursing staff and primary and secondary care clinical colleagues.

• Consultant of the week cover for acute Paediatrics at Northwick Park Hospital 08:00 - 18:00 hrs, shared with colleagues on an approximate 1 in 9 bases, Monday to Friday.
• Paediatrics emergency department rota cover: 10.00-18.00 approximately 12 shifts and 17:30-22:00 approximately 30 shifts (may vary) in 42 weeks.
• On-call duties for Paediatrics shared with colleagues on an approximate 1 in 12 basis Monday to Friday, 17.30 hours until 08.00 hours off site cover.
• On-call duties, 1 in 9 weekends. Weekend on calls include 2 types of shifts: on site cover 08.00-15.00 followed by offsite cover and on-site Paediatrics emergency department 14.00-22.00.

Main duties of the job

This is a fixed term post for less than full time 8.5 PAs consultant paediatrician with special interest in Paediatrics high Dependency Care. The candidate will be required to provide a comprehensive service covering all aspects of the specialty and will be expected to collaborate with the lead clinician in the management and development of the paediatrics service. Previous experience in hospital management would be a benefit. The post only provides general paediatric cover. There is an entirely separate neonatal service on site at all levels.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.