Job Summary
Locum Consultant. 10 PA's per week. Fixed term for 12 months. We are looking for an innovative Consultant Paediatrician to join our exceptional Bolton NHS Foundation Trust team. The main duties of the job include delivering unscheduled care in the Children and Young Person's unit, comprising an admission and observation unit and inpatient ward, carrying out child protection medical assessments requested by social care under section 47 of the Children's Act, providing rapid access and outpatient clinics, and the supervision and training of resident doctors and advanced nurse practitioners. Non-resident on-call duties will be included. Additional interests or responsibilities that complement the department will be offered, supported or developed where appropriate.
About the Trust
Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to welcome applications for the post of Consultant Paediatrician within the Families & Diagnostics division. We are looking for a highly motivated colleague with excellent communication and team working skills who wants to deliver the best care for our local paediatric population. The post holder should have a broad training in general paediatric medicine with a special interest in diabetes. The post holder should have a broad training in paediatrics and must hold full and specialist registration with a licence to practise with General Medical Council. Additionally, they should be holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. Development of an area of special interest will be encouraged. The post holder will be expected to participate in hot week, on‑call and safeguarding rotas, and to undertake resident evening shifts. The successful candidate is expected to undertake clinics at Royal Bolton Hospital following the planned move back to site from the current city centre location.
About the Division
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from community services in Bolton to hospital services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have been given a CQC rating of Good for services for children and young people in October 2023. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they do not need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The Families & Diagnostics Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, gynaecology, diagnostic services and a range of acute children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond. The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have. Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
Application Note
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
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