Led St3+ Paediatrics

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic ST3+ to join Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a fixed term period of 12 months. This is a new post due to a rotational vacancy.

The Trust would welcome discussion with individuals looking for a more flexible working pattern to support a different work life balance.

The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and LTP.

This post will be within the middle grade tier working at ST3+ level.

**Duties will be across**:
Inpatient paediatrics; assessment and management of acute referrals from A&E and primary care.

Care of those already inpatient on children’s wards and support and supervision of first on-call trainees.

Neonatal Unit; on-going care and management of babies on the NNU, in transitional care and the post-natal wards. Support and supervision for first on trainees in these areas. Attendance at high risk deliveries.

Outpatient clinics alongside consultants

Safeguarding; assessment and management of children referred for safeguarding assessment under direct supervision of on-call consultant.

Attendance at monthly peer review meetings.

Administration; responsibility for e-discharges, Badger summaries, safeguarding reports and outpatient letters.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

For further details regarding the role please refer to the attached job description and personal specification.