Consultant Community Paediatrics

1 week ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Paediatrician with a specialist interest in Adolescent Health and Eating Disorders to work with us at University Hospitals Plymouth in the community paediatrics.


We are looking for a dedicated doctor ready to work in a Trust that puts their patients at the heart of everything they do.


The successful applicant will work within an MDT comprising a Paediatric Associate Specialist, CAMHS colleagues and specialist dietician to provide services for young people with Eating Disorders.

They will also work alongside the other fifteen General Paediatric consultants to provide acute, emergency and outpatient care for young people, with a particular focus on adolescent health.


The post which will be divided between the Acute Paediatric service and providing Adolescent Health and Eating Disorder specific services.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the Acute Paediatric service including provision of acute ward service as the admitting consultant, acute shifts on the Assessment Unit, provision of safeguarding medicals and some General Paediatric out-patient work.


Details about the role:

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Location: University Hospitals Plymouth Trust

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Days per week:Monday-Friday

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Shift Pattern: 8:30 - 17:30
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Start Date: ASAP - ongoing
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Pay rate: £90 per hour
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Payment method: PAYE we do NOT facilitate payment through LTD/umbrella companies

General workload includes:

  • Work as part of the existing community paediatric medical team to support and develop our community based services
  • Work as part of a multidisciplinary team contributing to and developing pathways of care, work collaboratively with colleagues across the hospital and in allied agencies to nurture the joint working we have established to date
  • Offer educational and clinical support and leadership to trainees (both medical and nursing), medical students, and other members of the MDT
  • Act as a role model of professionalism and represent the values and behaviours agreed by the trust, and demonstrate these in their work, taking remedial action where poor behaviour is exhibited

Not only do members of Doctors Direct help save money for the NHS, they receive fantastic benefits including;
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First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust - access before they are made available to agency
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Wellbeing incentives -take advantage of the wellbeing hub
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Competitive pay rates - work this week, get paid next week
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Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go - access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
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Essential support when you need it - 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime
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Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
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Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements

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Training and development opportunities:

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Build holiday allowance for every shift you work:


  • Stakeholder pension scheme available

About the Trust


Located in Britain's Ocean City, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is the largest hospital Trust in the South West Peninsula, providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary care to a wider population of almost 2,000,000 people.

The Trust works within a network of hospitals to offer a range of specialist services including kidney transplants, Neonatal intensive care and high risk obstetrics and cardiothoracic surgery, among others.


Employing around 7,000 staff and volunteers, University Hospitals Plymouth is a major contributor to a region that is a mix of both rural and urban.


Doctors Direct have been proudly working in partnership with the Trust since January 2019 to support with the recruitment of doctors and ultimately help them realise their vision of providing excellent care, with compassion, wrapped around people's individual needs.


Why Choose Doctors Direct?


Doctors Direct are part of NHS Professionals and owned by the Department of Health and Social Care, which means that we are part of the NHS family and sets us apart from locum agencies.

Saving money and providing only the highest quality locum cover to our partner Trusts is at the very heart of what we do.


Doctors Direct are part of the NHS and do not charge our partner Trusts the expensive fees associated with private locum agencies.

That means every shift worked by one of our members helps save money for the Trust and the wider NHS.

These vital saving can then be reinvested into what matters most, patient care and safety.

  • As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equal


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