Consultant Paediatrician

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:

- The post holders will join the existing team of consultant paediatricians, specialty doctors and specialty trainees working in the Paediatric Directorate which is part of the Women and Children’s Division of The Royal Oldham Care Organisation part of the Northern Care Alliance.- Consultant will join an existing team of 14 consultants and will work in a variety of settings including the emergency department, the paediatric observation and assessment unit, the ward and paediatric outpatients including designated safeguarding clinics This role does not involve neonatal work as the trust has a separate level 3 neonatal unit.**Main duties of the job**:

- The Royal Oldham Hospital has a single inpatient paediatric ward with 24 Paediatric beds including 6 HDU beds. There is also a 24 hour Paediatric observation and assessment unit (POAU). The Emergency department at Royal Oldham is a recognised Trauma Unit in Greater Manchester. A new paediatric area within the emergency department has recently been opened. There is a Level 3 Tertiary Neonatal Unit at Oldham and this has its own directorate and separate staffing arrangements. There is a paediatric specific outpatients department located on the Royal Oldham hospital site. Paediatric outpatient clinics are also held at Rochdale hospital.**Working for our organisation**:
**Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.**

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Education**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Level 3 Safeguarding training

**Skills/Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good rounded training in General paediatrics and neonates
- Involvement in teaching and supervision of junior trainees
- Evidence of communication and team working skills
- Involvement in clinical governance activities

**Desirable criteria**:

- SPIN or higher qualification in Paediatric sub speciality
- Masters/diploma/certificate in Medical Education

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**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:

- You must have appropriate UK professional registration.