Locum Consultant Acute Paediatrician

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This post is to support a colleague going on secondment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and motivatedindividuals to join the enthusiastic consultants in the acute paediatricservice at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The department offers asupportive and encouraging environment for professionaldevelopment and a satisfying work life balance.

This 12 month NHS Locum post has been developed due to asecondment within the acute paediatric team. Following full middlegrade establishment paediatric consultants have become nonresidentat night.

The trust is attractive to SAS doctors due to its CESR programme,and it is an expectation that the post holders will also support thisdevelopment.

There has been a recent investment in the paediatric ward and theunit now has a dedicated assessment area to provide ambulatorycare and reduce the number of emergency admissions to our unit.

Further development of ambulatory care is a key part of our futurevision with system partners.

Main duties of the job

The role involves covering the children's ward and assessment unit,the neonatal unit and elective work, including clinics.

There will be an option for the appointee to take on the role of 'NamedDoctor for Safeguarding children' This is a shared role at Airedale anda senior community consultant holds half of the role. The optionwould be to take on the other half of this role with the support of ourexperienced safeguarding team.

Airedale has visiting specialists from the local teaching hospital inLeeds, including Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology,

Rheumatology and various Paediatric surgical specialities. There isalso an established diabetes and allergy service, and we are a sharedcare site for paediatric oncology.

The appointee will be required to support tertiary rheumatology in ajoint clinic at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust with the consultant fromLeeds. No prior rheumatology experience is required. This would be auseful learning opportunity for the successful appointee.

The paediatric rota is a 1 in 10. Airedale has a paediatrician of theweek structure with one paediatrician covering the ward Monday -Saturday. The Monday to Friday paediatric shifts are 9-5 and there isa separate daily neonatal consultant who covers the long day 9am-9.30pm and is then non-resident on call overnight. The Friday longday consultant also covers the Sunday. Weekend shifts are 9-6pmand then non-resident on call until 9am the next day. (Please see thetimetable on page 6 of JD/SPec)

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

Cycle to Work
Travel Scheme
Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
Onsite Nursery
Buying and Selling Annual Leave
Car Leasing
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Health and Wellbeing
Extensive Reward Scheme
Counselling Service
Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

Committed to Quality of Care
Compassion
Working together for patients
Improving Lives
Everyone Counts
Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-6670834

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Childrens Unit currently has 15 beds and is shared according toneed with the surgical specialities. There is a Children AssessmentRoom to assess and observe children.The Ward has an attached playroom, and a secure external play area.The Level 1 Neonatal Unit provides care for babies born at more than32 weeks. Due to our rural location is it sometimes necessary tostabilise babies born less than 32 weeks or for transfer to Tertiary Unit.The Neonatal Unit has 10 cots, up to three of which are forstabilisation of sick neonates. These are fully equipped with Draegerventilators, incubators and Space Labs monitors. The Neonatal Unithas its own blood gas machine and radiology viewing station. TheNeonatal Unit has now been re-designated as a level 1 Unit.The Child Development Service is based on the Airedale site andprovides a comprehe

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Interview

Essential

MB BCh or equivalent Higher qualification in Paediatrics -MRCPCH or equivalent.

Desirable

Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc

Interview

Essential

On GMC's Specialist Register or be no more than three months from obtaining CCT at interview date

Desirable

Experience of working in a DGH General Paediatrics

Person Specification

Interview

Essential

MB BCh or equivalent Higher qualification in Paediatrics -MRCPCH or equivalent.

Desirable

Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc

Interview

Essential

On GMC's Specialist Register or be no more than three months from obtaining CCT at interview date

Desirable

Experience of working in a DGH General Paediatrics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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