Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Locum Consultant Paediatrician covering sickness)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 151-WPHLCON-13
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Paediatrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for the appointment of a dynamic and enthusiastic Locum Consultant in Paediatrics at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust (at the Wexham Park Hospital site).
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of 19 dedicated WTE Acute Paediatric Consultants.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
Main duties of the job
This post is part of a team of 19 Consultants.
This post is to cover long term sick leave for a colleague.
There will be a general OP clinic per week, in addition to PAU or Ward cover or the Neonatal Unit as needed. Instead of PAU work you may need to conduct Child Protection Medicals as needed.
You will be working with a dynamic group of consultants who support each other, flexibility will be key, and makes this role suitable for an individual who is on the specialty register but may not have Consultant level experience. There will be some on call and weekend work.
Each week we have two consultants attending, one for Paediatrics, and one for Neonates
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is part of a team of 19 Consultants.
This post is to cover long term sick leave for a colleague.
There will be a general OP clinic per week, in addition to PAU or Ward cover or the Neonatal Unit as needed. Instead of PAU work you may need to conduct Child Protection Medicals as needed.
You will be working with a dynamic group of consultants who support each other, flexibility will be key, and makes this role suitable for an individual who is on the specialty register but may not have Consultant level experience. There will be some on call and weekend work.
Each week we have two consultants attending, one for Paediatrics, and one for Neonates.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- Full GMC registration/on specialist register of GMC
- NLS and APLS
- Primary Medical degree
Desirable criteria
- NLS/APLS Instructor status
Knowledge and clinical expertise in specialty
Essential criteria
- Accreditation in HST in 5 years in paediatrics or within 6 months of CCST
Desirable criteria
- 6 months tertiary neonatology or equivalent experience
Management and audit
Essential criteria
- Participation in clinical audit
Academic achievements / Research / Publications
Essential criteria
- Participation in Department / Trust research projects
Desirable criteria
- Published research (peer reviewed)
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Participation in training and supervision of junior medical staff / medical students
- Leadership and Management, and Organisation skills
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work constructively within the multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Angela Yannoulias
- Job title
- Deputy Chief of Service, Consultant Paediatrician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 615 4605
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