Locum Consultant Paediatrician - Wirral, United Kingdom - Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Wirral, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

With immediate effect we are seeking to recruit a Locum Paediatric Consultant to be part of a dynamic acute paediatric team.

The successful applicant will join a team of hospital based paediatricians who deliver a range of children's services with separate Paediatric and Neonatal rotas at consultant and trainee level.

We are looking to appoint a motivated colleague to join a team of 7 enthusiastic and forward thinking general Consultant Paediatricians.

The Paediatric Directorate has 23 consultants of whom 7 are acute, 8 community, 7 neonatal, and 1 paediatric audiovestibular consultant.

The post is intended to be part time on 10 PAs wth full on-call commitment.

We are looking for a colleague with good general paediatrics background to complement the existing team of consultants.

The appointee will be responsible for safeguarding assessment during out of hours as there is a regular safeguarding rota in place which is staffed by the community consultants.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us.

We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department.

We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details regarding the main responsibilities of this role.

As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Children's, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service.

The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust.

Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.