Consultant Acute Paediatrician

Job summary Flexible working opportunities Be part of the new state of the art hospital build Friendly Paediatric Department with good links with Community Paediatrics Access to the rolling hills and bustling cities on your doorstep New non-resident consultant on call rota Due to a retirement in the paediatric team we have the opportunity to recruit a consultant paediatrician with an interest in diabetes to our friendly paediatric team.
The department offers a supportive and encouraging environment for professional development and a satisfying work life balance.
Following full middle grade establishment paediatric consultants have become non-resident at night.
The trust is attractive to SAS doctors due to its CESR programme, and it is an expectation that the post holders will also support this development.
There has been a recent investment in the paediatric ward and the unit now has a dedicated assessment area to provide ambulatory care and reduce the number of emergency admissions to our unit.
Further development of ambulatory care is a key part of our future vision with system partners.
Closing date 2nd January Shortlisting date - w/c 6th Jan Interviews to be held during w/c 20th Jan Main duties of the job The role involves covering the children's ward and assessment unit,the neonatal unit and elective work, including clinics.
There will be an option for the appointee to take on the role of 'NamedDoctor for Safeguarding children' This is a shared role at Airedale anda senior community consultant holds half of the role.
The optionwould be to take on the other half of this role with the support of ourexperienced safeguarding team.
Airedale has visiting specialists from the local teaching hospital inLeeds, including Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology and various Paediatric surgical specialities.
There isalso an established diabetes and allergy service, and we are a sharedcare site for paediatric oncology.
The appointee will be required to support tertiary rheumatology in ajoint clinic at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust with the consultant fromLeeds.
No prior rheumatology experience is required.
This would be auseful learning opportunity for the successful appointee.
The paediatric rota is a 1 in 10.
Airedale has a paediatrician of theweek structure with one paediatrician covering the ward Monday -Saturday.
The Monday to Friday paediatric shifts are 9-5 and there isa separate daily neonatal consultant who covers the long day and is then non-resident on call overnight.
The Friday longday consultant also covers the Sunday.
Weekend shifts are 9-6pmand then non-resident on call until 9am the next day.
(Please see thetimetable on page 6 of JD/SPec) About us Facilities The Childrens Unit currently has 15 beds and is shared according to need with the surgical specialities.
There is a Children Assessment Room to assess and observe children.
The Ward has an attached playroom, and a secure external play area.
The Level 1 Neonatal Unit provides care for babies born at more than 32 weeks.
Due to our rural location is it sometimes necessary to stabilise babies born less than 32 weeks or for transfer to Tertiary Unit.
The Neonatal Unit has 10 cots, up to three of which are for stabilisation of sick neonates.
These are fully equipped with Draeger ventilators and incubators.
The Neonatal Unit has its own blood gas machine and radiology viewing station.
The Neonatal Unit has now been re-designated as a level 1 Unit.
The Child Development Service is based on the Airedale site and provides a comprehensive service.
It will not form part of the appointee's duties.
Job description Job responsibilities For further information about the role please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification Person Specification Interview Essential MB BCh or equivalent Higher qualification in Paediatrics -MRCPCH or equivalent.
Desirable Post Graduate Degree MD, PhD, MSc Interview Essential On GMC's Specialist Register or be no more than three months from obtaining CCT at interview date Desirable Experience of working in a DGH General Paediatrics