Overview
Locum Consultant Paediatrician-Paediatric Emergency Medicine Interest. This is a full time 12 month maternity cover post to ensure the acute Paediatric department at Croydon University Hospital continues to deliver excellent high quality, patient centred, and responsive care. We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic colleague to join our Paediatric Department. General paediatrics on call (including the level 2 neonatal unit) is a requirement of the post. A key component of this job is to develop the paediatric asthma service; applicants with an interest in asthma (ideally having completed Respiratory SPIN module of the RCPCH) are encouraged to apply. Applications will also be considered from individuals with a CCT (or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview) or with a Certificate of Equivalence of Specialist Registration (CESR). Croydon University Hospital is a large District General Hospital with strong links to local teaching hospitals. Croydon Health Services offers a family friendly working approach for all staff to ensure a good work-life balance. It is an environment where family life is promoted. The Trust provides a supportive mentoring and career planning programme. Enquiries may be directed to: Dr Matthew Whitaker, consultant paediatrician, clinical lead; Mr David Rose, clinical director, Integrated women\u2019s, children\u2019s and sexual health directorate.
Main duties of the job
To provide paediatric and neonatal care and this includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department. Responsible for covering colleagues\' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness. Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives. Please refer to job description for further information.
About us
The Trust was formed on 1 August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our Vision: "Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it" Our 5 key Here for you promises to the people of Croydon are: You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff. You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff. You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians. You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home. You feel it\u2019s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description for further information. Enquiries may be directed to Dr Matthew Whitaker, consultant paediatrician; Mr David Rose, clinical director, Integrated women\u2019s, children\u2019s and sexual health directorate.
Experience
* Broad Neonatal and General Paediatric experience and understanding of Clinical Governance
* Resuscitation of sick infants and children
* Adequate training in Child Safeguarding
* APLS and\/or NLS instructor status
Qualifications
* MRCPCH
* Registration MB BS or equivalent, MRCPCH inclusion in the specialist register for Paediatrics or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
* Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
* Paediatric respiratory SPIN module or equivalent
Management and leadership
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
* Experience in day to day organisation of services in a busy teaching hospital
* Formal management training
* Involvement in setting up services and service delivery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will require a Disclosure to be sought from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year London weighting + On call category A, 5% supplement.
#J-18808-Ljbffr