Locum Consultant Paediatrician

3 days ago

Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital Full time

A formal job plan and timetable will be agreed between the new Post Holder and the Clinical Director, and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment. The post holder will join the Consultant of the Week and Paediatric Admissions Unit rotas Consultant of the Week: This involves covering the Paediatric Wards, Monday to Friday 0830 to 1700hrs. You are present at the 08:30 handover from the night team, and the 16:30 handover to the evening team. During those weeks the post holder is not expected to do routine clinics.
**Paediatric Admissions Unit**: This involves covering the Paediatric Admissions Unit, Monday to Friday, 09:00 17:00. The Consultant carries the admissions bleep whilst covering PAU. During those weeks the post holder is not expected to do routine clinics. Contents of Job Plan All new appointees will start as per Trust policy on 10 PA's under the new Consultant contract.
The division of timetable should reflect commitment to 8.5PA's, direct clinical care and 1.5 PA supporting activities which will include continued professional development, audit, teaching and research/management. The job plan will be reviewed annually in accordance with the Trust policy on Consultant Job Planning. Agreement will be reached between the appointee and their Clinical Director with regard to the scheduling of all other activities prior to starting the job. On call Commitments The appointee will join 1:8.5 rota for the paediatric on call team for general paediatrics there is a separate neonatal rota.
There are both Tier 1 and Tier 2 doctors on site 24 hours a day. The consultant on-site availability varies between winter and summer on-calls as below: Winter weekday on-calls From 1st October 1st March the post holder will not be expected to be on-site until 16:00 for the afternoon handover (cancelling clinical commitments on on-call days). They are expected to be on-site from 16:00 22:30. They are then able to complete their on-call off-site if the clinical situation allows Summer weekday on-calls From 1st March 1st October the post holder will work a normal working day and then attend the afternoon handover.
Following this, they are able to complete their on-call off-site if the clinical situation allows Weekend on-calls Weekend days are split, with one person undertaking Friday and Sunday and a separate person undertaking Saturday on-call. The on-call will be 24 hours 08:30 08:30. The post holder will attend the morning handover at 08:30 and then conduct the ward round on both wards. They can then complete the on-call off-site if the clinical situation allows.
Further information and more details on the role and responsibilities can be found in the Job description document.

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