Job Overview
We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Paediatrician. This is an opportunity to join the enthusiastic and friendly paediatric department in Wigan. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of acute paediatric/neonatal care at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.
Responsibilities
The post is advertised as a standard 10 PA generic post. The appointee will see patients at the outpatients on the Thomas Linacre and Leigh Infirmary. There are visiting clinics in cardiology, neurology, nephrology, urology, and allergy by specialists from the tertiary hospitals in the region. Paediatric surgical facilities are on the RAEI site as is the A&E Department for the Wigan and Leigh district. This has been redeveloped and includes a self‑contained Paediatric Emergency care centre, and all acute children’s admissions are seen here.
About the Trust
WWL Foundation Trust caters for a population of 310,000. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the provider of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding area. The Trust operates across three hospital sites and a number of other health settings with 705 beds (516 inpatient, 189 day case) and invests over £300 million each year in a broad range of highly regarded general and specialist acute services.
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