Locum Consultant in Paediatric Allergy - London, United Kingdom - North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The appointee to this post is required to:

Provide senior clinician services to Paediatrics as per job plan or as agreed within the Trust, and as required when on call.
Work with consultant colleagues and nursing staff to ensure efficient use of Trust's resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit.
Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
Actively participate in the Unit's Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multiprofessional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.

We have a busy, newly expanded and refurbished, dedicated paediatric emergency department that currently sees almost 50,000 children a year.

Our Paediatric department has 22 beds split between a 16 bedded Paediatric Ward and a 6 bed Paediatric Assessment Unit based just off the Trust Paediatric Emergency Department.

Our level 2 neonatal unit has 22 beds at present (6 ITU/HDU). We saw 13,000 children in our outpatient department last year.

We have a reputation for excellent training, motivated junior doctors and consistently high quality nursing and allied health professionals. We are compliant with the London Quality standards. We work within a multi-ethnic population with a high index of deprivation. This is both a challenging and a fascinating hospital to work in. We have a reputation as a close knit and friendly team.

We want to appoint dynamic and enthusiastic consultants. All posts are amenable to part time working. We are looking for individuals who will be passionate about the quality of care we provide.

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.