Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics inIsleworth inIsleworth PUBLISHED
THU 31 OCT 2024
This opportunity not only offers a chance to contribute to a restructured and expanding department but also invites the successful applicant to take part in the ongoing development of the paediatric service within the Trust. The job description outlines the primary duties but allows for flexibility and adaptation as needed, reflecting the evolving needs of the department and overall strategic goals of the Trust.
We are looking for a Consultant General in Paediatrics to join our dynamic and friendly department at the West Middlesex University Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we expand our consultant team. This post forms part of our newly designed consultant rota with attending weeks covering the general paediatric and acute pathway including short stay unit.
This timetable is calculated on a weekly average of 8 DCC to 2 SPA which has been annualised to account for 42 working weeks per year.
The attending commitments will be to either the paediatric ward (starlight ward) or short stay unit (PSSU) depending on the needs of the department. This is one week in 5 (approximately 10 weeks per year).
The non-attending timetable occurs 32 weeks of the year.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and energetic paediatrician trained to consultant level. The department is undergoing expansion and re-organisation and this is an opportunity to join the team as we develop our service.
As an acute paediatrician the successful candidate will join our attending consultant of the week system in general paediatrics.
They will work with local, community and tertiary colleagues.
The successful candidate will deliver outpatient clinics at west Middlesex Hospital. A subspecialty interest to complement our team (eg epilepsy) is desirable.
The post is based at the West Middlesex Hospital site, but may be required to work at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital site, in line with service requirements.
Out of hours cover includes cover to the acute paediatric areas and Level 1 SCBU.
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Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
The job description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be inflexible or a finite list of tasks. It may be varied from time to time after consultation with the post holder and in particular during regular job plan review where the strategic direction of the Trust or its constituent departments requires it
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