Consultant in General Paediatrics Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is a substantive post for a Consultant Paediatrician with acute and non-acute general paediatric and neonatal skills required for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The sub-specialist area of work for this post is in supporting clinical governance activity.
The core components of the post will include outpatient general paediatric and neonatal follow-up clinics, on-call and hot week cover of the acute paediatric service and neonatal care.
Applicants must have clinical experience and competencies for the broad range of acute inpatient and outpatient general paediatric problems and expertise in the delivery of Neonatal Care.
There are close links with the community paediatric service and emergency department and comprehensive cross-service, multidisciplinary and interagency working. The successful candidate will be contracted by the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They are expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and to comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, where the Consultant is responsible for the management of employees of the Trust, they will be expected to observe the local employment and human resource policies and procedures.
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Expected Duties Include:
* Provision with Consultant colleagues of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
* Any responsibility which relates to a special interest.
* Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.
* Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.
* Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.
We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation. We are truly proud to be the HSJ Trust of the Year for 2020, and of our CQC ratings.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of duties and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Apr 2025.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
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