Locum Consultants in Paediatric Anaesthesia inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED
FRI 4 OCT 2024
The role requires engagement in clinical governance, ongoing professional development, and may involve teaching and clinical audits. Additionally, the successful candidates may need to cover one evening theatre session each week and, initially, will not have any on-call obligations. The posts are temporary, filling gaps due to maternity leave, retirements, and expanded activities within the department.
Applications are invited for 2 locum consultant posts (12 months fixed term) in the Department of Anaesthesia at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The post holders may be required to work on other Hospital sites where Birmingham Children's Hospital has a Service Level Agreement to provide anaesthesia. The post holders may be required to undertake one evening theatre session per week. The posts will not involve any duties on the PICU.
The posts will consist of a 10 PA contract involving 6 (possibly 7) clinical sessions per week. There will be no on call commitments initially.
The posts will consist of a 10 PA contract involving 6 (possibly 7) clinical sessions per week. There will be no on call commitments initially.
About us
We have 2 locum consultant paediatric anaesthetist posts (12 months fixed term) available due to maternity leave, retirements and expansion of activity. We are looking for individuals with specialist training and experience in paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia, either in the UK or equivalent training overseas. The successful applicants will not be required to take part in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit consultant cover. The post holders may be required to work on other hospital sites where Birmingham Childrens Hospital has a Service Level Agreement to provide anaesthesia as well as the main hospital site.
The appointees will be offered a 10 PA fixed-term locum contract involving 6 (possibly 7) clinical theatre sessions (7.5 PA) per week. There will be provision of 1.5 PA per week for Supporting Professional Activity time. Within this contract the post holder, in addition to clinical duties, will be expected toparticipate in continuing professional development, may be asked to undertake teaching and training, be involved in and aware of the Clinical Governance issues of the Trust and participate in clinical audit. The successful candidates may be required to undertake one of their clinical sessions on a weekday evening.
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