Locum Consultant Paediatrician - Shropshire, United Kingdom - The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Shropshire, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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JOB OVERVIEW
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month locum acute
paediatrician with interest to fit the department eg Paediatric
Oncology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory or Child Protection. The post
has arisen due to maternity leave however the post has been designed
to attract the best and most appropriate person to compliment the
department.

It is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a large district general
hospital with 15 acute paediatricians. It could also provide time for
development of a sub-speciality. You will become part of a team and
will work in what is one of the largest acute District General
Hospital Paediatric departments in the County serving a catchment
population of over 0.5 million.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

Clinical:

To provide educational supervision to trainees

To provide Consultant level care of acutely ill children and lead

the acute care team

To support the department with supporting professional activities

To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and
management of acutely ill patients.

To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and
professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.

To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and
locally with clinical teams and commissioners.

To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

WORKING FOR OUR ORGANISATION
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales,
the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the
west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The

main towns include:
Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry,
Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and
Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys)
- all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in
Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which
are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of
our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital
services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics,
inpatient medical care and critical care.

We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at
the Welshpool Community Clinic, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt
Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen, Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch
Community Hospitals.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The Post holder will cover the acute paediatric ward in their ward
week (consultant of the ward) 3.72 times a year & cover the assessment
unit in their assessment week (consultant of assessment unit) 3.72
times a year. There will general paediatric and gastroenterology
clinics at both sites. The post attracts 2 PAs of supporting
professional activity per week.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the 1:7 full-shift
rota. The post holder will be 1 of the 15 doctors contributing to the
full shift rota with a weekend frequency of 1:7 with
non-resident-night and is prospectively covered for annual and study
leave.