Paediatric Specialty Doctor

2 days ago


Macclesfield, Cheshire East, United Kingdom East Cheshire NHS Trust Full time

About the Role

We are seeking two Paediatric Specialty Doctors to join our friendly Paediatric Department as part of a 6-month fixed-term post. The successful applicants will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality care for patients across our integrated acute service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver day-to-day care for a diverse and challenging mix of paediatric and neonatal patients on the Special Care Baby Unit, Postnatal Ward, and general Paediatric Ward.
  • Review patients attending outpatient appointments, ad hoc reviews, and support specialist clinics.
  • Provide support, supervision, and education for junior doctors.
  • Take a role in the organisation of the daily workload.
  • Participate in audit, clinical governance, and the education programme within the department.
  • Take part in research opportunities within the department through our links to local children's research networks.

Requirements

  • APLS (Advanced Life Support) and NLS (Newborn Life Support) certifications are essential to commence work.
  • A middle-tier doctor in the paediatric setting at ST3 level and above would be expected to perform the following tasks:
    • Review patients who have been assessed by junior colleagues and make robust management plans.
    • Prescribe medication or treatment courses according to recognised local, regional, and national guidelines.
    • Competently perform practical skills, including venous cannulation, capillary blood gas sampling, venesection, lumbar puncture in a neonate and child, neonatal intubation, and management of a basic airway in any child, intraosseous access.
    • Provide advanced paediatric life support and neonatal life support.
    • Liaise effectively with other departments, specialties, and hospitals to obtain required tests and opinions and to make referrals.
    • Provide level 3 safeguarding of children, including spotting signs of abuse and risk factors thereof.
    • Provide appropriate health promotion and signpost to supportive services and mental health resources.
    • Support handovers to the oncoming team of doctors to provide seamless and uninterrupted care.
    • Manage the ward and the flow of acute patients alongside the nursing team and the wider senior staff.

Working with Us

NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year's experience in terms of nature, type, and level of role.



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