Locum Consultant Paediatrician

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join an experienced and motivated child and young people service team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Department of Paediatrics at South Tees is a dynamic department working across two sites - Middlesbrough and Northallerton. This post is a locum post of Acute General Paediatrician and a specialist interest will be encouraged. All Consultants work cross site and a variety of opportunities are available for this.

Main duties of the job

We are a large secondary care centre in the Tees Valley area providing acute, community and specialist care as well as planned services for children in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Northallerton. We provide a broad range of specialist treatments including cardiology, diabetes, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, asthma, paediatric endocrine, allergies, gastroenterology and the full range of community paediatric services. We have 6 commissioned level 2 HDU bed and we are part of the North East Paediatric Critical Care Network.

We have a large number of trainees in the department at all levels of training covering tier 1 and 2 rota including foundation doctors, general practice training, military GP trainee and specialist trainees rotating across the Northern Deanery. The department is actively involved in the delivery of the undergraduate education programme for medical students of Newcastle and Hull University.

About us

The Trust is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in England. Working in the North East offers an excellent quality of life. This area boasts great transport links with easy access to a beautiful coastline and countryside and a great range of local amenities.

Applicants should possess full GMC registration, MRCPCH (or equivalent) and either already be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of receiving their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for paediatrics at the time of interview.

The successful candidate will be appointed under the current terms and conditions of service for NHS Consultants. Full consideration will be given to applicants who wish to apply for a reduced/part time contract.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Full GMC registration MRCPCH or equivalent The applicant must produce evidence that he/she is either on the UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of specialist registration date, and is expected to achieve specialist registration APLS or EPLS provider

Desirable

A higher qualification Management course for clinicians Course on "on the job" training Relevant CCT or equivalent

Clinical experience and effectiveness

Essential

General paediatric experience in both secondary and tertiary care Knowledge of and training in Child Protection Knowledge of legislation relating to child health Evidence of clinical audit

Desirable

Evidence of research or innovative service developments Formulation of guidelines 6/12 Experience in PICU during training

Clinical experience and effectiveness

Essential

General paediatric experience in both secondary and tertiary care Knowledge of and training in Child Protection Knowledge of legislation relating to child health Evidence of clinical audit

Desirable

Evidence of research or innovative service developments Formulation of guidelines 6/12 Experience in PICU during training

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