Locum Consultant Paediatrician

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE

This is a locum post to cover sickness. There is retirement vacancy to follow, therefore there is a potential for a substantive role following the recruitment procedures. This is a traditional consultant post with no contribution to Tier 2 rota. Special interests that support the Department’s service needs will be considered. Neonatal experience required to support on-site neonatal services.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

To provide clinical leadership in general paediatrics. During service weeks and on-call this will include acute paediatrics and neonates.

Provision of supervision of junior medical staff.

Participate in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programme.

Participate in clinical governance issues, which include medical audit and research.

Participate in the consultant of the week system for general paediatrics at a frequency of 1:8 weeks.

Participate in the consultant of the week system for Neonatal unit, 4 to 5 / year

Provide on call off-site Consultant cover 1:9 frequency

CTM UHB was formally established on 1st April 2019.

In total, CTM UHB employs over 7,600 staff across three District General Hospital sites - Prince Charles Hospital which opened in 1978, the Princess of Wales Hospital opened in 1985 and Royal Glamorgan Hospital, which opened in 1999, and six smaller community hospitals.

The Directorate of Children, Young and CAMHS is within the portfolio of the Director of Primary Care, Community and Mental Health.

The newly formed Cwm Taf Morganwwg Health Board stretches from the Southern Brecon Beacons in the North to the Welsh Jurassic Coast at Southerndown and Ogmore by Sea in the South.

There are many facilities for enjoying the areas of outstanding natural beauty and outdoor pursuits on the doorsteps of our hospitals.

For the more natural city dwellers, PCH is situated close to the vibrant Capital city of Cardiff provides an excellent choice of concert venues, theatres, restaurants, bars, museums and galleries as well as housing and good schools within easy commuting distances of Prince Charles Hospital.

Transport links including road, rail and from Cardiff airport are all within easy reach.

This is a full time post offering 8 sessions DCC and 2 SPA sessions. Part time arrangements will be considered. The post holder will be based at PCH.

At present, all the Consultant Paediatricians in PCH excluding the Community Paediatricians contribute to the non-resident on-call rota and In-patient service week for paediatrics (consultant of the week). In addition, the ‘consultant of the week’ model is now implemented for the Neonatal unit. All consultants are expected to contribute to the above stated areas of service requirement. During the non-resident out of hours, consultants are responsible to provide cover for the General Paediatric ward and Neonatal unit (32 weeks and above model). Babies requiring continued intensive care / ventilation are retrieved by the Regional Neonatal Transport Team and taken to one of the Tertiary Units in South Wales. The non-resident Consultant has one tier 1 doctor and two tier 2 doctors providing resident cover.